I'm sure no one wants typos. Publishers want their product to look quality and authors certainly don't want to look like they don't know how to write. But, writers are human and can make mistakes and copy editors (the folks the editors hire to correct the writer's typos) can also make mistakes. It is the publishers who insist not a single word can be changed after the book is published unless they change it.
On the other hand, at book signings I've had writers open the book, flip to a page and correct a particularly obnoxious typo, before signing the book.
Misha On 2/15/2012 10:48 PM, Susan Lumpkin wrote:
Hi Mayrie And Others,I too am frustrated by the errors we must leave in books! I can’t help but wonder why those errors are left there in the first place.Susan*From:*bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Mayrie ReNae*Sent:* Thursday, February 16, 2012 12:44 AM *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.Hi Valerie, Sue, Cindy Lou, and everyone else frustrated with errors in books,I agree that having to leave errors in books is terribly frustrating. And we're all catching them. This is proof that we are all doing our jobs very thoroughly. We can be proud of this! And if we ever want to apply to be copyeditors, we'll be well prepared.I just worked on a book full of publisher/author errors. And I had to leave them alone. I hated to do it, as the fixes were pretty obvious, but I couldn't fix them.And I too cringe to think that the readers of the book will think they were my fault, that I'm inattentive. But I know I've done my best, and I guess I have to live with it.I comfort myself by reminding myself that I caught what others obviously missed. At least I'm being attentive, right?Just trying to commiserate with everyone here. I know how frustrating the errors that we can't fix are.Happy proofreading everyone! Mayrie ------------------------------------------------------------------------*From:*bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Valerie Maples*Sent:* Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:33 PM *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.You and me, both, Sue! I cringe every time I see an obvious editing error, and some books are AWFUL! Still, I am a rule follower. Every once in a while, though, I write to a publisher about poor editing to get it off my chest. Not sure if Charisma stiller ears, but she wrote an author about mistakes in her books with a list and she did fix it in a subsequent reprint.So, if you need vent your frustration, maybe it's best to approach the author and publishers. Smiles.Valerie *From:*Sue Stevens <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Sent:* Wed, February 15, 2012 11:57:20 PM *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages. Thanks, Valerie. That does make sense to me. Now I understand why we are supposed to change hyphenated words but not actual printed words. But I have to tell you I will wince every time I see something like, “What rime is it?” (smile) Sue S. *From:*Valerie Maples <mailto:vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *Sent:*Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:44 PM *To:*bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *Subject:*[bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages. Dear Sue; I think it is readability and the chance that a missed hyphen or page number/break being announced would ruin the word being comprehended. An author never hyphenates words like that, it is purely a product of the printing process. a Misprinted word, on the other hand, is something the editor or someone else missed along the way, so we cannot change it. At least that is my take, for what it is worth... Valerie *From:*Sue Stevens <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Sent:* Wed, February 15, 2012 4:58:58 PM *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages. Well, you know, I don’t get it. Some things we are allowed tochange, even though we are told we cannot tamper with books as published; whereas, if we see a scanno and it is in the print book, we cannot change it. To me, that doesn’t sound logical. Why are we allowed to change hyphenated words? Don’t get me wrong; I have always done that, but I still don’t see the logic. Sue S. *From:*Jamie Yates, CPhT <mailto:mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx> *Sent:*Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:19 PM *To:*bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *Subject:*[bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages. I see it all the time when scanning books. Just because word processors don't do it, doesn't mean books don't do it.-- Jamie in Michigan
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