Timeline for How many errors per page volume is typically "okay" in a book?
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| Nov 6, 2023 at 7:43 | answer | added | Divizna | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 5, 2023 at 21:03 | answer | added | Jack Abaza | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 6, 2022 at 4:06 | answer | added | Scott | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 8, 2019 at 16:54 | comment | added | Cyn | I will note that the answer in 2012, when this question was written, is going to be different from an answer today, in 2019. The rate of errors in printed work has crept up a level I would consider unacceptable for a high school essay. I mean published columns, newspaper articles, and books. I am commenting not answering because I don't know the professional standards (then or now) but, to me, 1-2 errors in a 300 page book is unfortunate. 3+ errors represents a real failure on the part of the publisher. I only mean errors that are small and that don't affect understanding. | |
| Feb 8, 2019 at 16:49 | history | edited | Cyn | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 8, 2019 at 10:27 | comment | added | rus9384 | If your philosophy is that humans are above rules, it's not a problem. That is, if you failed to share your thought, you have failed. But if you didn't, is there any error at all? | |
| Dec 4, 2017 at 9:39 | answer | added | guest | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 21, 2017 at 0:52 | answer | added | James | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 18, 2017 at 19:54 | answer | added | user16226 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 18, 2017 at 19:14 | answer | added | Kelly K. | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 13, 2017 at 23:42 | comment | added | SF. | @sharptooth: If you've found such a reader, you might want to start looking for unicorns in your garden. They are less legendary a creature. | |
| Mar 2, 2017 at 15:16 | comment | added | sharptooth | @SF. Sure. Yet readers sending in errors would mean there're errors in the published book. | |
| Mar 1, 2017 at 14:45 | comment | added | SF. | @sharptooth: really dubious. Finding a reader of your book, who is simultaneously willing to point out the mistakes, more attentive than seasoned proofreaders, and knows grammar better than them is nearly impossible. You may get a report of 2-3 more errors maybe, but don't count on magically catching all the rest after the release. | |
| Feb 22, 2017 at 23:04 | answer | added | Chelsea | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 22, 2017 at 16:20 | comment | added | sharptooth | @SF. The book gets printed and finds its way to readers and those may submit feedback. | |
| Feb 22, 2017 at 13:18 | comment | added | SF. | One fundamental question: How in the world are you going to determine how many errors remained, after your book went through a couple proofreaders??! | |
| Feb 22, 2017 at 0:58 | answer | added | idiotprogrammer | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 21, 2017 at 20:10 | answer | added | Daniel | timeline score: -1 | |
| Feb 17, 2016 at 13:08 | answer | added | Tapper7 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 22, 2015 at 20:13 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWriters/status/657288655615238144 | ||
| Oct 21, 2015 at 6:55 | answer | added | Lizzie | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 11, 2013 at 18:08 | comment | added | user5343 | Great answer. I am a writer and before any project heads to design, I try to review. I am writing and editing; this makes it a challenge for me. I have two people who assist, but then I find myself going at it again, alone. I am very hard on myself and after five books being published, not one of them is perfect. I am learning and I will try to do better next time. Your words helped me immensely. Thank you. | |
| Dec 19, 2012 at 5:16 | comment | added | Jay | @Standback "why would the second catch different errors than the first"? Umm, because they're different people who notice different things? Personally I'd be quite surprised if two proof-readers both missed all the same mistakes. One reviewer might be better at catching spelling errors, another at catching punctuation errors, etc. | |
| Dec 12, 2012 at 14:30 | answer | added | spiceyokooko | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 5, 2012 at 22:37 | comment | added | Standback | @JohnSmithers: You can see I was concerned with the similarity as well. But one question is basically asking what a proofreader's contract covers, while the other is asking what responsibility the editor has. I'm persuaded there's a difference here - though, honestly, I don't see answers to either beyond "here's a little-known metric" and "there's nothing precise, it just shouldn't feel like too many errors". | |
| Dec 5, 2012 at 21:23 | comment | added | Goodbye Stack Exchange | @JohnSmithers - If you want to discuss this further, take it to chat. | |
| Dec 5, 2012 at 16:49 | comment | added | Goodbye Stack Exchange | @JohnSmithers - The answer below is already one that works for this question but wouldn't work for the other proofreader question. This is not a dupe. | |
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| Dec 4, 2012 at 23:28 | comment | added | John Smithers | Are you kidding us, @Standback? How should this question ever get different answers than the other question? No matter how many proofreaders were involved. This is a dupe. | |
| Dec 4, 2012 at 20:06 | answer | added | Eileen Eilis Morey | timeline score: 16 | |
| S Dec 4, 2012 at 13:47 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| S Dec 4, 2012 at 13:47 | history | reopened | Standback | ||
| Dec 4, 2012 at 13:47 | comment | added | Standback | OK, Google turned up references to multiple proofreaders, so I'm reopening. | |
| Dec 4, 2012 at 13:31 | comment | added | Standback | Ummm. The distinction seems academic to me. How many proofreaders would you go through, and why would the second catch different errors than the first? I'm not familiar with practices of hiring multiple proofreaders for a single MS, which means the two questions are the same: how many errors should the MS have once a proofreader's done with it?. If I'm mistaken here, I'll happily re-open. But I'd need some sort of reference or clarification. | |
| Dec 4, 2012 at 10:40 | comment | added | sharptooth | @Standback: I've seen that question, but it's not a dupe of this one. That question asks about hiring one proofreader and the expectations from that process. This question asks about the ultimate result - no matter how many proofreaders. Could you please reopen it? | |
| S Dec 4, 2012 at 10:15 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| S Dec 4, 2012 at 10:15 | history | closed | Standback | exact duplicate | |
| Dec 4, 2012 at 10:15 | comment | added | Standback | Heya! Good question; we had a near-identical question recently: writers.stackexchange.com/questions/6702/… . I'm closing this as a duplicate. Take a look at the link; hope it helps! | |
| Dec 4, 2012 at 9:38 | history | asked | sharptooth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |