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Writing for the web
Redish, J. (Ginny) (2007)
Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web
Content that Works
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN: 0123694868
The definitive book on writing for the web. If you only buy one book,
make it this one.
Price, J and Price, L. (2002)
Hot Text: Web Writing That Works
Publisher: New Riders ISBN: 0735711518
Sensible book on writing. Includes many before- and after- examples.
Usability
Krug, S. (2000) Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach
to Web Usability Publisher: Que ISBN: 0789723107
Very successful, short and accurate. Highly recommended.
Stone, D., Jarrett, C., Woodroffe, M. and Minocha, S (2005) User
Interface Design and Evaluation Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN: 0120884364
OK, I admit it: this is a textbook in usability, rather than having
anything specific to do with editing. But I thought I'd list it anyway
because:
- I'm an author
- Ginny Redish described it as 'a textbook written in Plain English",
- I get a nice warm feeling if people buy it and use it
- The royalties go to The Open University, which is a worthwhile institution.
 Document design
Felker, D. B., Pickering,
F., Charrow, V. R., Holland, M., & Redish, J. C. (1981). Guidelines
for document designers. Washington, DC: American Institutes
for Research
This key work brought together all the best research at the time. Each
guideline is supported by an example and a discussion of the research
that prompted it. Almost impossible to get hold of.
Schriver, K. A. (1997). Dynamics in document design.
New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 0-471-30636-3
A fascinating book that ranges through the history of document design,
through the importance of good design, the role of typography and space,
the interplay of words and pictures and testing. Full of practical insights,
excellent research and comprehensively referenced.
Hartley, J. (1994). Designing instructional text.
London: Kogan Page. ISBN: 0-7494-1037-X
Beautifully designed short book containing practical advice based on
high-quality research. Now out of print, but you can usually find a
second-hand copy.
Punctuation
Truss, L. (2003) Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance
Approach to Punctuation Publisher: Profile Books ISBN: 1861976127
An entertaining book of anecdotes about punctuation. Half the fun is
finding the points where you disagree with her.
Style guides
Strunk, W.I and White, E.B., (1999) The Elements of Style
Publisher: Longman ISBN: 020530902X
An elegantly short book that describes 'style' in terms of key principles.
Now in its fourth edition.
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