User Documentation Book Suggestions

[Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>]

Daniel,

You're right. The one we used is by Carolyn Rude. Is that the book which
described an editor with a penchant for using purple pen?

-Tony
On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Daniel Friedman <
daniel -dot- friedman42 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> Tony, it seems to be the same book, but everyone on this thread has listed
> a different author for it. The one I used at the Seneca College program was
> by Carolyn D. Rude.
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/183-4221188-8760422?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=technical+editing
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 11:42 PM, Kate Schneider <
> kateschneider42 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
>> We used this "Technical Editing," by Carolyn Rude & Angela Eaton, in my
>> class at Northeastern. Good book, but woooooo, expensive.
>>
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0205786715/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1424234299&sr=8-1&keywords=technical+editing+5th+edition&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=51wrLRDoivL&ref=plSrch
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> wrote:
>>
>> > Is that the only book on technical editing? We used that at BCIT too.
>> >
>> > -Tony
>> >
>> > On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, Monuck Melikian <cmelikian -at- mac -dot- com
>> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I recommend "Technical Editing: The Practical Guide for Editors and
>> > > Writers"
>> > > by Judith Tarutz, 1992. It wasn't published recently, but it is still
>> an
>> > > excellent reference. It is currently available from Amazon for $35.02.
>> > >
>> > >
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