Re: Have you done a technical book review?
mark writes:
>
> Bingo! Why pay for a professional editor when they can get that
> piggybacked on a much less costly service like a review?
So, approach it like anything else: if it needs work that you'd
be willing to do for pay, say that. e.g.:
It's difficult to evaluate this book for technical content
due to the English being borderline unreadable; it shows
that the author is a non-native speaker and the text has not
yet had sufficient basic editing work done.
and/or:
This book needs significant editing work to make the English
comprehensible before it can be reviewed based on its technical
merits. I can do the editing myself if you'd like, and _then_
do a technical review, but I'd need to charge you ${PRICE}
for the editing work.
--
"'tis an ill wind that blows no minds."
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) <
> g...@freephile.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Seth Cohn
> wrote:
>
> I did tech review for "Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers", and it
> was an ok experience.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> If you are doing editing of English, then the actual Editor isn't
> doing their job. You should be only doing tech review, not grammar,
> etc.
>
> I agree.
>
> I have the feeling that in this day and age of self-publishing and print
> on demand, that they may be dramatically loosening their editorial
> standards and seeing what projects come out the other end of the pipeline.
> But I can't see how that would be a profitable way to run things. Unless
> they get an editor to work for free (like me).
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Re: Have you done a technical book review?
Bingo! Why pay for a professional editor when they can get that piggybacked on a much less costly service like a review? -- mark On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) < g...@freephile.com> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Seth Cohn wrote: > >> I did tech review for "Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers", and it >> was an ok experience. >> >> > Thanks. > > > >> If you are doing editing of English, then the actual Editor isn't >> doing their job. You should be only doing tech review, not grammar, >> etc. >> >> I agree. > > I have the feeling that in this day and age of self-publishing and print > on demand, that they may be dramatically loosening their editorial > standards and seeing what projects come out the other end of the pipeline. > But I can't see how that would be a profitable way to run things. Unless > they get an editor to work for free (like me). > > > ___ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > > ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Have you done a technical book review?
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Seth Cohn wrote: > I did tech review for "Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers", and it > was an ok experience. > > Thanks. > If you are doing editing of English, then the actual Editor isn't > doing their job. You should be only doing tech review, not grammar, > etc. > > I agree. I have the feeling that in this day and age of self-publishing and print on demand, that they may be dramatically loosening their editorial standards and seeing what projects come out the other end of the pipeline. But I can't see how that would be a profitable way to run things. Unless they get an editor to work for free (like me). ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Have you done a technical book review?
I did tech review for "Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers", and it was an ok experience. If you are doing editing of English, then the actual Editor isn't doing their job. You should be only doing tech review, not grammar, etc. Seth On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) wrote: > I was asked by Packt publishing to do a technical book review (Apache SOLR > for Beginners) > > I'm wondering if anyone else on the list has been a technical reviewer > before and would share your experience. > > I was initially excited about the opportunity but it's become apparent, at > least in this case, that the quality is not all there. The author is > Italian, and I'm re-writing the book in proper English rather than making > quality/style assessments. I believe the job of a technical reviewer is to > confirm accuracy in the specifics and concepts to ensure that the author's > message is delivered effectively to the reader. > > I like Packt for their emphasis on Open Source, but I'm at the point where I > have to decide if this project is worthwhile. To help in that decision, I'm > interested to know firsthand how other authors and contributors worked > through the publication process. > > Best, > > Greg Rundlett > > ___ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Have you done a technical book review?
I was asked by Packt publishing to do a technical book review (Apache SOLR for Beginners) I'm wondering if anyone else on the list has been a technical reviewer before and would share your experience. I was initially excited about the opportunity but it's become apparent, at least in this case, that the quality is not all there. The author is Italian, and I'm re-writing the book in proper English rather than making quality/style assessments. I believe the job of a technical reviewer is to confirm accuracy in the specifics and concepts to ensure that the author's message is delivered effectively to the reader. I like Packt for their emphasis on Open Source, but I'm at the point where I have to decide if this project is worthwhile. To help in that decision, I'm interested to know firsthand how other authors and contributors worked through the publication process. Best, Greg Rundlett ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
