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Notes on editorial services

Explanatory notes on editorial services Abridgement, cutting of texts: rate per hour and average estimated fees include abridgement (cutting of text to length specified by client or decided by MNE) and the copy-editing of abridged text either to a style specified by the client's style sheet or to be imposed by MNE. View prices and rates for abridgement Americanization of texts: rate per hour and average estimated fees include Americanization (including general style, vocabulary, punctuation etc., either as specified by client in style sheet or using Webster's Dictionary) and the copy-editing of Americanized text either to a style specified by the client's style sheet or to be imposed by MNE. View prices and rates for Americanization Anglicization of texts: rate per hour and average estimated fees include Anglicization (including general style, vocabulary, punctuation etc., either as specified by client in style sheet or using Oxford English Dictionary, Hart's Rules and The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors) and the copy-editing of Anglicized text either to a style specified by the client's style sheet or to be imposed by MNE. View prices and rates for Anglicization Bibliographical research: rate per hour and price per page include bibliographical research to provide complete bibliographical reference in cases where only a partial reference has been provided (e.g. author and title but no publisher or year of publication); alternatively MNE will provide a selected bibliography for any given subject (assuming that bibliographical sources exist) either following a brief from the client or at MNE's discretion; the above rate and price includes editing the bibliography to a consistent style either as specified by client's stylesheet or to be imposed by MNE; flat fee per item refers to each bibliographical entry. View prices and rates for bibliographical research Bibliographical validation: rate per hour and price per page include checking and validating bibliographical references provided by author to ensure accuracy of bibliographical sources and also checking that references in text are consistent with them; the above rate and price includes editing the bibliography to a consistent style either as specified by the client's style sheet or to be imposed by MNE; flat fee per item refers to each bibliographical entry. View prices and rates for bibliographical validation Bibliographical editing: rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style either as specified by the client's style sheet or to be imposed by MNE. View prices and rates for bibliographical editing Caption-writing: rate per hour and average estimated fees for writing picture captions and other types of captions; the creation of captions follows client's requirements or is at MNE's discretion. View prices and rates for caption writing CD preparation: rate per hour and average estimated fees for preparing all files for burning to CD, including editing text files, organising folders and, if desired, creating html or PDF versions of the file collection so that they can be accessed via Internet browser or Adobe Acrobat reader; designing and writing all html for this process; designing and creating appropriate CD labels and jewel cases; preparation of CDs follows client's requirements or is at MNE's discretion. View prices and rates for CD preparation Compilation: rate per hour and average estimated fees for planning and compiling book contents, including subject selection, determining themes and levels of writing, deciding on number of words to be allocated for each section and checking at a later stage that commissioned contents conform to the original brief; compilation follows client's requirements or is at MNE's discretion. View prices and rates for compilation Copy-editing 1: the simplest, most straightforward category of copy-editing; this level assumes that the text has been very well presented by the client and requires only a basic copy-edit to check for accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees assume that references in text are consistent with bibliography and bibliography has already been presented in a more or less consistent style; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for copy-editing 1 Copy-editing 2: second level of copy-editing: this level assumes that the text has been generally well presented by the client but may require a certain amount of work to establish accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees assume that references in text are consistent with bibliography and bibliography has already been presented in a more or less consistent style; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for copy-editing 2 Copy-editing 3: third level of copy-editing: this level assumes that the text has been averagely presented by the client and requires a certain amount of work to establish accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for copy-editing 3 Copy-editing 4: fourth level of copy-editing: this level assumes that the text has been averagely presented by the client but that the general standard of English may be unsatisfactory and that a certain amount of work is required to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for copy-editing 4 Copy-editing 5: fifth level of copy-editing: this level assumes that the text has been averagely presented by the client but that the general standard of English may be unsatisfactory and that substantial work is required to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; copy-editing follows either client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for copy-editing 5 Copy-editing 6: sixth level of copy-editing: this level assumes that the text has been poorly presented by the client and that the general standard of English may be unsatisfactory and that substantial work is required to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; copy-editing follows either client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for copy-editing 6 Copy-editing 7: seventh level of copy-editing: this level assumes that the text has been poorly presented by the client and that the general standard of English may be unsatisfactory and that considerable work is required to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; copy-editing follows either client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for copy-editing 7 Copy-editing 8: eighth level of copy-editing: this level assumes that the text has been very badly presented by the client and that the general standard of English may be very unsatisfactory and that an extreme amount of work is required to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for copy-editing 8 Copywriting: all types of copywriting are undertaken; minimum fee: £50.00 for a single item; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for copywriting CRC (camera ready copy) checking: this is essentially a second proofread that assumes that all or most literals have been spotted on the first proofread; it includes cutting lines or filling to fit the margin width and depth; checking that all headings, page numbers and crosas references are correct; and that all figures, tables and notes are correctly positioned; proofreading follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for CRC (camera ready copy) checking CRC (camera ready copy) production: MNE will create camera-ready copy from either paper or electronic text sources; proofreading (and editing, if necessary) follow client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for CRC (camera ready copy) production Cross references, checking/paginating: either chedcking all that cross references are correctly paginated and follow a consistent style or inserting page numbers for cross references; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices/rates for checking/paginating cross references Data verification (fact-checking): all information will be checked by MNE using various bibliographical and online sources; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for data verification (fact-checking) Editing on disk (screen editing) 1: the simplest, most straightforward category of screen-editing; this level assumes that the text has been very well presented by the client and requires only a basic screen-edit to check for accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees assume that references in text are consistent with bibliography and bibliography has already been presented in a more or less consistent style; screen-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for editing on disk (screen editing) 1 Editing on disk (screen editing) 2: second level of screen-editing: this level assumes that the text has been generally well presented by the client but may require a certain amount of work to establish accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees assume that references in text are consistent with bibliography and bibliography has already been presented in a more or less consistent style; screen-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for editing on disk (screen editing) 2 Editing on disk (screen editing) 3: third level of screen-editing: this level assumes that the text has been averagely presented by the client and requires a certain amount of work to establish accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; screen-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for editing on disk (screen editing) 3 Editing on disk (screen editing) 4: fourth level of screen-editing: this level assumes that the text has been averagely presented by the client but that the general standard of English requires a certain amount of work to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; screen-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for editing on disk (screen editing) 4 Editing on disk (screen editing) 5: fifth level of screen-editing: this level assumes that the text has been averagely presented by the client but that the general standard of English requires substantial work to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; screen-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for editing on disk (screen editing) 5 Editing on disk (screen editing) 6: sixth level of screen-editing: this level assumes that the text has been poorly presented by the client and that the general standard of English requires substantial work to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; screen-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for editing on disk (screen editing) 6 Editing on disk (screen editing) 7: seventh level of screen-editing: this level assumes that the text has been poorly presented by the client and that the general standard of English requires considerable work to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; screen-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for editing on disk (screen editing) 7 Editing on disk (screen editing) 8: eighth level of screen-editing: this level assumes that the text has been very badly presented by the client and that the general standard of English requires an extreme amount of work to establish clarity of expression, as well as accuracy of spelling, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography and editing bibliography to a consistent style; screen-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for editing on disk (screen editing) 8 Editorial advice and consultancy: MNE will provide an editorial report either addressing specific concerns of the client regarding a text or following a standard agenda of editorial issues, i.e. (a) short description of text and probable market; (b) synopsis; (c) style; (d) overall standard of presentation; (e) structural problems and issues; (f) suitability of style/presentation for probable market; (g) other comments. Minimum fee for editorial advice: £50.00. View prices and rates for editorial advice and consultancy Fact checking (validation): all information will be checked by MNE using various bibliographical and online sources; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for fact checking (validation) Fiction-writing: MNE will provide commissioned works of fiction (short stories or full-length novels) following brief by client; prices are negotiable and depend on the scale of the project (i.e. prices listed here are given as a very rough guide); terms are generally one-third (33%) of overall fee on approval of sample; one-third (33%) on delivery and acceptance of first half of text; one-third (34%) on delivery and acceptance of second half of text; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for fiction-writing Ghostwriting: MNE will ghostwrite short or full-length works of fiction or non-fiction to outlines or drafts provided by client; prices are negotiable and depend on the scale of the project (i.e. prices listed here are given as a very rough guide); terms are generally one-third (33%) of overall fee on approval of sample; one-third (33%) on delivery and acceptance of first half of text; one-third (34%) on delivery and acceptance of second half of text; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for ghostwriting Glossaries, checking: definitions and descriptions given in glossaries checked for accuracy and to ensure that key words are highlighted in text on first mention; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for glossaries, checking Glossaries, creating: selection of key words for glossary will be provided either from client's brief or by MNE who will also supply definitions; key words are highlighted in text on first mention; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for glossaries, creating HTML coding and conversion: paper and electronic texts are converted to HTML by MNE; design and format follow those of the original or may be revamped either from client's brief or at MNE's discretion; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for HTML coding and conversion Illustration caption writing: suitable captions will be provided by MNE from client's brief or at MNE's discretion; the aim will be to complement the text as far as possible and not to duplicate textual information; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for illustration caption writing Indexing and index repagination 1: the first and simplest level of indexing; the lowest prices and rates are based on the assumption that there will be: (a) relatively few key words requiring indexing per page; and/or (b) that the text is well organized and includes headings that are easily indexable with little modification; and/or a simple index of proper names rather than a thematic index is required. Similar conditions apply to repaginating an existing index (e.g. from a previous edition). View prices and rates for indexing and index repagination 1 Indexing and index repagination 2: the second level of indexing; the lower prices and rates are based on the assumption that there will be: (a) relatively few key words requiring indexing per page; and/or (b) that the text is well organized and includes headings that are easily indexable with little modification; and/or a simple index of proper names rather than a thematic index is required. Similar conditions apply to repaginating an existing index (e.g. from a previous edition). View prices and rates for indexing and index repagination 2 Indexing and index repagination 3: the third level of indexing; prices and rates are based on the assumption that there will be: (a) slightly lower than average number of key words requiring indexing per page; and/or (b) that the text includes an average number of indexable headings, although these may require a certain amount of modification; and that either proper names or themes or both are required. Similar conditions apply to repaginating an existing index (e.g. from a previous edition). View prices and rates for indexing and index repagination 3 Indexing and index repagination 4: the fourth level of indexing; prices and rates are based on the assumption that there will be: (a) an average number of key words requiring indexing per page; and/or (b) that the text includes an average number of indexable headings, although these may require a certain amount of modification; and that either proper names or themes or both are required. Similar conditions apply to repaginating an existing index (e.g. from a previous edition). View prices and rates for indexing and index repagination 4 Indexing and index repagination 5: the fifth level of indexing; prices and rates are based on the assumption that there will be: (a) a slighly higher than average number of key words requiring indexing per page; and/or (b) that, although the text may include indexable headings, these will require modification and supplementing with thematic entries extrapolated from the text; and that a substantial number of proper names or themes or both are required. Similar conditions apply to repaginating an existing index (e.g. from a previous edition). View prices and rates for indexing and index repagination 5 Indexing and index repagination 6: the sixth level of indexing; prices and rates are based on the assumption that there will be: (a) a higher than average number of key words requiring indexing per page; and/or (b) that, although the text may include indexable headings, these will require modification and supplementing with a substantial number of thematic entries extrapolated from the text; and that a considerable number of proper names or themes or both are required. Similar conditions apply to repaginating an existing index (e.g. from a previous edition). View prices and rates for indexing and index repagination 6 Indexing and index repagination 7: the seventh level of indexing; prices and rates are based on the assumption that there will be: (a) a large number of key words requiring indexing per page; and/or (b) that, although the text may include indexable headings, these will require modification and supplementing with a substantial number of thematic entries extrapolated from the text to produce a complex thematic index. Similar conditions apply to repaginating an existing index (e.g. from a previous edition). View prices and rates for indexing and index repagination 7 Indexing and index repagination 8: the eighth and most complex level of indexing; prices and rates are based on the assumption that there will be: (a) a very large number of key words requiring indexing per page; and/or (b) that, although the text may include indexable headings, these will require modification and supplementing with a large number of thematic entries extrapolated from the text to produce a very complex thematic index. Similar conditions apply to repaginating an existing index (e.g. from a previous edition). View prices and rates for indexing and index repagination 8 Keyboarding: keyboarding services are offered at 50 pence ($0.75) per thousand characters with fast turnaround to meet your deadlines. View prices and rates for keyboarding See also Retyping Letterheads: MNE will design and create business and personal letterheads customised to your individual requirements. The prices above apply as follows: cost per hour of designing and creating letterhead: £15.00; average cost for creating a single letterhead based on 3 hours' work: £45.00; cost per page for printing letterhead: 10p (total cost = £45.10); cost for 100 pages: £10.00 (total cost = £55.00); cost for 200 pages: £18.00 (total cost = £63.00); cost for 300 pages (total cost = £69.00). View prices and rates for letterheads Metrication: conversion of Imperial measurements to metric and vice versa; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for metrication Non-fiction-writing: MNE will write short or full-length works of non-fiction to outlines or drafts provided by client; prices are negotiable and depend on the scale of the project (i.e. prices listed here are given as a very rough guide); terms are generally one-third (33%) of overall fee on approval of sample; one-third (33%) on delivery and acceptance of first half of text; one-third (34%) on delivery and acceptance of second half of text; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for non-fiction-writing Novelization: MNE will adapt scripts/screenplays for film, TV or stage into short or full-length works of fiction or non-fiction; prices are negotiable and depend on the scale of the project (i.e. prices listed here are given as a very rough guide); terms are generally one-third (33%) of overall fee on approval of sample; one-third (33%) on delivery and acceptance of first half of text; one-third (34%) on delivery and acceptance of second half of text; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for novelization Permissions acquisition: following handover of (a) material that has been quoted from published sources and for which permission to publish is required and (b) a brief on all rights/territories for which permission is to be sought, MNE will (i) create a database of permissions data; (ii) research and update list of copyright holders; (iii) initiate and follow up correspondence with copyright holders; and (iv) regularly submit updated versions of the database to the client until all permissions have been obtained. All invoices and statements from copyright holders will be sent to the client. Broad agreement should be reached between MNE and the client on acceptable permissions fees but MNE will consult with the client in cases where permissions fees quoted by copyright holders appear to be excessive. View prices and rates for permissions acquisition Promotional material: writing catalogue copy: MNE will (a) prepare draft catalogue copy either from a synopsis, draft or finished text; (b) submit this to the client and then provide a final version after any feedback from the client; (c) prepare standard catalogue information (e.g. format, number of pages/illustrations, retail price, ISBN etc.) in a consistent style in the case of multiple titles requiring catalogue copy; the minimum fee is £35.00 for a single title; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for writing catalogue copy Promotional material: writing jacket copy (blurbs): MNE will (a) prepare draft jacket copy (blurb) and/or author biography for inclusion in book jacket either from a synopsis, draft or finished text; (b) submit this to the client and then provide a final version after any feedback from the client; (c) prepare standard book jacket information (e.g. format, number of pages/illustrations, retail price, ISBN etc.) in a consistent style in the case of multiple titles requiring jacket copy; the minimum fee is £50.00 for a single title; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for writing jacket copy (blurbs) Promotional material: writing press releases:MNE will (a) prepare draft press release either from a brief, notes, synopsis, draft or finished text; (b) submit this to the client and then provide a final version after any feedback from the client; the minimum fee is £50.00 for a single press release; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for writing press releases Proofreading 1: the simplest, most straightforward category of proofreading; this level assumes that the proofs have been very well presented both by the client and typesetter and require only checking for literals, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees assume that references in text are consistent with bibliography and bibliography has already been presented in a more or less consistent style; style follows client's style sheet or, in the absence of the latter and where there are minor inconsistencies, the 'majority rule' applies (i.e. style variations that occur in the majority of cases are applied in cases of inconsistency). Where this may require a large amount of rekeying by the typesetter and therefore affect the overall costs, MNE will query the inconsistency. View prices and rates for proofreading 1 Proofreading 2: second level of proofreading; this level assumes that the proofs have been generally well presented by the client and typesetter but may still require a certain amount of work in establishing accuracy apart from checking literals, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees assume that references in text are consistent with bibliography and bibliography has already been presented in a more or less consistent style; style follows client's style sheet or, in the absence of the latter and where there are minor inconsistencies, the 'majority rule' applies (i.e. style variations that occur in the majority of cases are applied in cases of inconsistency). Where this may require a large amount of rekeying by the typesetter and therefore affect the overall costs, MNE will query the inconsistency. View prices and rates for proofreading 2 Proofreading 3: third level of proofreading; this level assumes that the proofs have been averagely presented by the client and/or typesetter and may still require a certain amount of work to establish accuracy apart from checking literals, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography, checking that bibliography is in a consistent style; checking that all cross references are present and correct and, if necessary, inserting page numbers for cross references or repaginating them; style follows client's style sheet or, in the absence of the latter and where there are minor inconsistencies, the 'majority rule' applies (i.e. style variations that occur in the majority of cases are applied in cases of inconsistency). Where this may require a large amount of rekeying by the typesetter and therefore affect the overall costs, MNE will query the inconsistency. View prices and rates for proofreading 3 Proofreading 4: fourth level of proofreading; this level assumes that the proofs have been averagely presented by the client and/or typesetter and that the general standard of English may still be unsatisfactory and require a certain amount of work to establish clarity of expression and accuracy, apart from checking literals, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography, checking that bibliography is in a consistent style; checking that all cross references are present and correct and, if necessary, inserting page numbers for cross references or repaginating them; style follows client's style sheet or, in the absence of the latter and where there are minor inconsistencies, the 'majority rule' applies (i.e. style variations that occur in the majority of cases are applied in cases of inconsistency). Where these and any other corrections may require a large amount of rekeying by the typesetter and therefore affect the overall costs, MNE will query the correction. View prices and rates for proofreading 4 Proofreading/collation 5: fifth level of proofreading; this level assumes that the proofs have been averagely presented by the client and/or typesetter and that the general standard of English may still be unsatisfactory and require substantial work to establish clarity of expression and accuracy, apart from checking literals, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography, checking that bibliography is in a consistent style; checking that all cross references are present and correct; if necessary, inserting page numbers for cross references or repaginating them; and, if necessary, collating two or more sets of corrected proofs into the master set (e.g. corrections from one or more authors as well as from an expert reader); style follows client's style sheet or, in the absence of the latter and where there are minor inconsistencies, the 'majority rule' applies (i.e. style variations that occur in the majority of cases are applied in cases of inconsistency). Where these and any other corrections may require a large amount of rekeying by the typesetter and therefore affect the overall costs, MNE will query the correction. View prices and rates for proofreading 5 Proofreading/collation 6: sixth level of proofreading; this level assumes that the proofs have been poorly presented by the client and/or typesetter and that the general standard of English may still be unsatisfactory and require substantial work to establish clarity of expression and accuracy, apart from checking literals, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography, checking that bibliography is in a consistent style; checking that all cross references are present and correct; if necessary, inserting page numbers for cross references or repaginating them; and, if necessary, collating two or more sets of corrected proofs into the master set (e.g. corrections from one or more authors as well as from an expert reader); style follows client's style sheet or, in the absence of the latter and where there are minor inconsistencies, the 'majority rule' applies (i.e. style variations that occur in the majority of cases are applied in cases of inconsistency). Where these and any other corrections may require a large amount of rekeying by the typesetter and therefore affect the overall costs, MNE will query the correction. View prices and rates for proofreading 6 Proofreading/collation 7: seventh level of proofreading; this level assumes that the proofs have been poorly presented by the client and/or typesetter and that the general standard of English may still be unsatisfactory and require considerable work to establish clarity of expression and accuracy, apart from checking literals, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography, checking that bibliography is in a consistent style; checking that all cross references are present and correct; if necessary, inserting page numbers for cross references or repaginating them; and, if necessary, collating two or more sets of corrected proofs into the master set (e.g. corrections from one or more authors as well as from an expert reader); style follows client's style sheet or, in the absence of the latter and where there are minor inconsistencies, the 'majority rule' applies (i.e. style variations that occur in the majority of cases are applied in cases of inconsistency). Where these and any other corrections may require a large amount of rekeying by the typesetter and therefore affect the overall costs, MNE will query the correction. View prices and rates for proofreading 7 Proofreading/collation 8: eighth level of proofreading; this level assumes that the proofs have been very badly presented by the client and/or typesetter and that the general standard of English may still be very unsatisfactory and require an extreme amount of work to establish clarity of expression and accuracy, apart from checking literals, consistency in style and headings etc.; rate per hour and average estimated fees include checking that references in text are consistent with bibliography, checking that bibliography is in a consistent style; checking that all cross references are present and correct; if necessary, inserting page numbers for cross references or repaginating them; and, if necessary, collating two or more sets of corrected proofs into the master set (e.g. corrections from one or more authors as well as from an expert reader); style follows client's style sheet or, in the absence of the latter and where there are minor inconsistencies, the 'majority rule' applies (i.e. style variations that occur in the majority of cases are applied in cases of inconsistency). Where these and any other corrections may require a large amount of rekeying by the typesetter and therefore affect the overall costs, MNE will query the correction. View prices and rates for proofreading 8 Reports: MNE will provide an editorial/reader's report either addressing specific concerns of the client regarding a text or following a standard agenda of editorial issues, i.e. (a) short description of text and probable market; (b) synopsis; (c) style; (d) overall standard of presentation; (e) structural problems and issues; (f) suitability of style/presentation for probable market; (g) other comments. Minimum fee for editorial/reader's report: £50.00. View prices and rates for reports Research: MNE will undertake research on subjects related to the contents of a book project; information will be obtained by MNE using various bibliographical and online sources; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for research Retyping: MNE will retype texts either from handwritten manuscripts or poorly presented or illegible printouts; typing follows either client's specifications regarding format, font/size, line spacing etc. or MNE's specification (i.e. A4 format, 12 pt Times Roman, double spaced for main text, 14 pt or larger for headings, depending on level, 11 pt Times Roman, single spaced for extracts etc. View prices and rates for retyping See also Keyboarding Reviews: MNE will provide reviews of books, articles and other texts either addressing specific concerns of the client regarding a text or following a standard agenda of issues, i.e. (a) short description of text and market; (b) synopsis; (c) style; (d) overall standard of presentation; (e) structural problems and issues; (f) suitability of style/presentation for market; (g) other comments. Minimum fee for review: £50.00. View prices and rates for reviews Rewriting: the prices and rates quoted for rewriting are based on the assumption that in other respects (e.g. general level of presentation and copy-editing requirements) the text is in an average condition (see level 4 and level 5 in copy-editing explanatory notes). In general the overall price for rewriting a text is negotiable as it depends so much on the amount of work required, especially if the author is a non-English speaker; copy-editing follows either client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for rewriting Scanning: MNE will scan text or images according to the client's requirements. If possible, and desired, OCR (optical character recognition) will be applied View prices and rates for scanning Screenshots: MNE will produce screenshots and screenshot-related captions for publications relating to PCs and the Internet. View prices and rates for screenshots Structural editing: the prices and rates quoted for structural editing are based on the assumption that in other respects (e.g. general level of presentation and copy-editing requirements) the text is in an average condition (see level 4 and level 5 in copy-editing explanatory notes). In general the overall price for structural editing of a text is negotiable as it depends so much on the amount of work required; copy-editing follows either client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for structural editing Synopses: MNE provide synopses of full length works (fiction and non-fiction) as well as of short texts (articles, short stories, etc.). View prices and rates for synopses Tagging: paper and electronic texts are converted to plain text (ASCII) and tagged according to client's pre-defined list (e.g. for Quark XPress); MNE will provide definitions of all tags not included in pre-defined list; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for tagging Text creation, writing: MNE will write short or full-length works of fiction or non-fiction to outlines or drafts provided by client; prices are negotiable and depend on the scale of the project (i.e. prices listed here are given as a very rough guide); terms are generally one-third (33%) of overall fee on approval of sample; one-third (33%) on delivery and acceptance of first half of text; one-third (34%) on delivery and acceptance of second half of text; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for text creation, writing Thesis/dissertation editing: the prices and rates quoted for thesis or dissertation editing are based on the assumption that, in regard to the general level of presentation and copy-editing requirements, the text is in an average condition (see level 4 and level 5 in copy-editing explanatory notes). In general the overall price for thesis or dissertation editing is negotiable as it depends so much on the amount of work required; as a rough guide, the minimum charge for an 8,000-word essay will be in the region of £100; copy-editing follows either client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for thesis/dissertation editing Typesetting: MNE will typeset from either paper or electronic text sources; proofreading (and editing, if necessary) follow client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for typesetting Web page creation and design: Web pages are created and websites designed according to client's requirements. In the case of paper and electronic texts converted to HTML by MNE, design and format will follow those of the original or may be revamped either from client's brief or at MNE's discretion; copy-editing follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for web page creation and design Writing: MNE will write short or full-length works of fiction or non-fiction to outlines or drafts provided by client; prices are negotiable and depend on the scale of the project (i.e. prices listed here are given as a very rough guide); terms are generally one-third (33%) of overall fee on approval of sample; one-third (33%) on delivery and acceptance of first half of text; one-third (34%) on delivery and acceptance of second half of text; style follows client's style sheet or MNE's style rules. View prices and rates for writing

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