The Editing & Production Cycle
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Acquisitions →   Copyediting & Fact-Checking   →  Typesetting    →   Proofing    →  Printing   →   Marketing 

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Acquisitions Resources

Also see the Recommended Readings page. 

Copyediting Resources

Chicago Manual of Style Online
AP Stylebook
Selection of Grammar Tutorials
Introduction to Common Errors in English
​Cliche Finder
​Corpus of Contemporary American English

Fact-Checking Resources

New York University Guide to Finding Experts on a Topic
Reference Desk Fact-Checker
The Virtual Reference Desk
The Verifier
Books in Print

Typesetting Resources

Front Matter, Back Matter, Arrangement, Pagination 
Anatomy of the Book.pdf
Chicago Manual of Style - Parts of a Published Work.pdf
Preparing the Front and Back Matter.pdf
Front Matter.pdf

Design Elements
Drop Caps.pdf
Widows and Orphans.pdf
Leading, Kerning, Tracking.pdf
Margins and Indents.pdf

General
Top Five Book Design Mistakes
Typographic Checklist

Cover Design

The Making of a Granta Cover
Rule of Thirds and Diagonal Scan
Marber Grid