Copyeditors' Knowledge Base

Basics

“101 Reasons Freelancers Do it Better”
A blog entry on the many reasons being a freelancer is better than being an employee [online]
“Becoming an Editor”
A blog entry on how to get into the editing business [online]
BookJobs.com
A centralized place for job seekers and basic information about the book publishing industry [online]
Editorial Services Guide
Definitions of various editorial services, from developmental editing to copyediting to proofreading and beyond [online]
“Freelance Permissions Editor: Julie Cancio Harper at Permissions Trackers”
Blog post about what a permissions editor does and how to find work in the field [online]
Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog
A book publisher's future visions of print, online, video, and all media formats not yet invented; blogger Joe Wikert is a vice president and executive publisher in the Professional/Trade Division of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. [online]
“Let us now praise editors”
Article about what it is editors really do (Note that the link is to a Salon article. If you're not a subscriber, you can still read the article; you'll just have to put up with the ads. Firefox users, you'll need to view the article with Internet Explorer, as Salon's site doesn't deal well with Firefox.) [online]
Occupational outlook for writers and editors
Article from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, covering working conditions, training, job outlook, and earnings [online]
Publishing Careers
A blog that serves as an online "informational interview" for college students, new graduates, and career-changers interested in knowing what jobs in publishing are like and how they can get them [online]
“So, You Want to Be an Editor?”
Article from the Editors' Association of Canada [online]
“Top 10 Reasons Why Being a Copy Editor Is So Cool”
Why copyeditors love what they do. [online]