What does a Book Editor Do?

Book editing is a type of editing profession. The main task is to plan and select topics according to market needs, or to select topics based on company planning, and then to find suitable editors based on the topic selection requirements, to draft, review, proofread, and organize publication.

Book editor

There are many types of book editors:

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The chief editor's office is the organizer and manager of editorial work. It is the commanding and staffing agency of the chief editor. Its basic duties are to organize the formulation and implementation of the various plans of the editing work, coordinate the relations between the various links, contact the authors and readers, manage the copyright business, provide quality services for the editing work, and promote the quality of the books. improve. The work involves all aspects of editorial work, and it is the bridge and tie to undertake and contact the editorial department up and down, left and right, and inside and outside. Its important role is to promote the implementation of the publishing policy, strengthen the management of publishing, the communication of information, the smooth flow of editorial work, the coordination of various departments, the consistent pace of work, and the link between the upper and lower links. Editorial work is a type of editorial organization management with strong policy.

Do the author work. Publishers should strengthen their contact with the authors, often understand their situation, provide necessary conditions for their writings when possible, and listen to their opinions with an open mind to improve their work. Always grasp the basic situation of the author and his research and writing, and establish a complete author file. The rights of translators are protected in accordance with the Copyright Law, and the signing and implementation of publishing contracts are supervised and checked. If problems occur, try to resolve them as much as possible. Cooperate with the financial department for timely settlement and payment of manuscripts, and present sample books to authors and submit sample books to superior departments.

Coordinate the work of editing, printing and distribution. Prepare a manuscript release plan, arrange the manuscript releases in each editing room reasonably, and align the overall design with the manuscript release. Cooperate with the publishing department to arrange the layout of the manuscripts, understand the progress and existing problems, and prevent work from being disconnected from each other. Compile a subscription catalogue, conscientiously implement national standards for book cataloging, and submit the cataloging information in time to cooperate with the distribution department to do a good job of book subscription. The publishing and distribution departments shall truthfully introduce the books in order to promote the subscription advertisements printed by the books, and shall have the written opinions of the editor-in-chief of the editor-in-chief and the responsible editor in advance.

Organizing, keeping and using books and archives. Book archives are collected, sorted, and filed by the responsible editor, and reviewed and signed by the editor's office for archival management. Book archives are the history of a book, and all book archives are the history of a publishing house. Improving books and archives is very important for summing up experience, inheriting traditions, educating employees, and improving the quality of books. It is necessary to establish and manage the manuscript files in accordance with the "Administrative Measures for Publishing Manuscript Files" published by the Press and Publication Administration and the National Archives in 1992. The manuscript file of each type of book should reflect the entire process of editing and publishing, and its contents are: (1) topic selection, manuscript, record of publication, and relevant contracts and agreements (including cooperative publishing) of the manuscript; (2) at all levels Manuscript review comments and external review, meeting review comments, and processing records; (3) Requests, reports, superior instructions, approvals, important phone calls, interviews, and meeting records in the process of publishing manuscripts; (4) originals or copies ( Originals should be returned to the author with the author's receipt); (5) Cover design, inscriptions and handwritings of important figures; (6) Correspondences with the author on the issue of manuscripts, and suggestions for return and correction; (7) Notification of book publication, proofs , Sample books; (8) changes after publication (such as changes in book titles, author signatures, distribution methods, suspension, printing, sales and scrapping, etc.) and the basis of the changes; (9) notice of draft remuneration and royalties; (10) Records of awards and penalties; (11) Letters from readers with reference value and important comments on books. The archives are filed under the title of the book, archived according to the year of publication, sorted and catalogued for easy inquiry and properly kept. There must be regulations for borrowing and use, and they cannot be lost.

Modern management of editorial work. Editorial work is complicated and specific, involving all aspects. To achieve orderly management, there must be management rules and regulations. At the same time, advanced scientific and technological means are used to gradually implement computer management in various tasks and to network with other departments in the society.

Basic Rules for Book ProofreadingChina Publishing Workers Association