Lemma: editor Hyphenation / Phonetics: [re-dat-to-re]
Etymology: Derive. lat. reda ¯ ctus, part. pass. to draw up the first king, cf. draw
Definition: sm [f. -Matrix], who draw up an act, document, report or any other text, who works in a newspaper, magazine, publishing houses, who takes care of the drafting and finalization of the texts to be published / chief editor, who co-ordinates editorial work, according to information provided by management (both in journalism and publishing houses), editor in chief.
Garzanti drawn from linguistics, www.garzantilinguistica.it
BIRTH
PUBLISHING The publishing industry can be considered as the first industry in the modern sense because it deals with the mass production of books and related products. If Gutenberg inventòl a printing press and, consequently, the printing is AldoManuzio, Venetian who lived between 1400 and 1500, to be consideratoil first editor. Manutius printed a huge number of books, mainly Greek and Latin classics.
BIRTH
PUBLISHING The publishing industry can be considered as the first industry in the modern sense because it deals with the mass production of books and related products. If Gutenberg inventòl a printing press and, consequently, the printing is AldoManuzio, Venetian who lived between 1400 and 1500, to be consideratoil first editor. Manutius printed a huge number of books, mainly Greek and Latin classics.
THE EDITOR: Who is it?
The editor of a publishing house and care follows, from birth to finished product, the various stages of publication of books, magazines, encyclopedias, multimedia products and the like.
WORK IN A PUBLISHER
In a publishing house, depending on its size, number of people working, which play different roles. In smaller companies it is very likely that covers more than one person, or that some tasks are absent.
THE EDITOR: WHAT DOES IT DO?
In many cases the editor has specialized in a particular field and embodies itself in numerous roles. In general, however, we can consider it as the bridge, which is the bond between author and publisher as the book follows the process from concept to completion until the material. If the publisher is not very big, the editor is called to do more things can be corrected proofs and play the role of editorial director. In the latter case, is also involved in public relations or of everything concerning the organization of presentations, la ricerca di nuovi autori e la partecipazione a fiere e convegni del settore allo scopo di allacciare i contatti giusti.
Tra i compiti che gli possono essere affidati:
In many cases the editor has specialized in a particular field and embodies itself in numerous roles. In general, however, we can consider it as the bridge, which is the bond between author and publisher as the book follows the process from concept to completion until the material. If the publisher is not very big, the editor is called to do more things can be corrected proofs and play the role of editorial director. In the latter case, is also involved in public relations or of everything concerning the organization of presentations, la ricerca di nuovi autori e la partecipazione a fiere e convegni del settore allo scopo di allacciare i contatti giusti.
Tra i compiti che gli possono essere affidati:
• mantenere le relazioni e i contatti con autori, traduttori ed editore;
• coordinare grafici, autori, fotografi, correttori di bozze e traduttori;
• curare l’editing e la correzione delle bozze;
• eseguire il controllo finale della copia cianografica (il fac-simile del libroche verrà poi stampato);
• ricercare informazioni;
• preparare le schede promozionali del libro;
• comporre la quarta di copertina;
• coordinare grafici, autori, fotografi, correttori di bozze e traduttori;
• curare l’editing e la correzione delle bozze;
• eseguire il controllo finale della copia cianografica (il fac-simile del libroche verrà poi stampato);
• ricercare informazioni;
• preparare le schede promozionali del libro;
• comporre la quarta di copertina;
• aggiornare il sito della casa editrice;
• organizzare le presentazioni;
• curare i rapporti con la stampa;
• preparare comunicati stampa;
• partecipare a manifestazioni librarie;
• scrivere egli stesso recensioni e manuali;
• rapportarsi con i fornitori;
• mantenere i rapporti con le eventuali aziende di servizi alle quali la casaeditrice assegna incarichi per alcuni lavori;
• definire, assieme all’ufficio tecnico, i costi dei prodotti.
• organizzare le presentazioni;
• curare i rapporti con la stampa;
• preparare comunicati stampa;
• partecipare a manifestazioni librarie;
• scrivere egli stesso recensioni e manuali;
• rapportarsi con i fornitori;
• mantenere i rapporti con le eventuali aziende di servizi alle quali la casaeditrice assegna incarichi per alcuni lavori;
• definire, assieme all’ufficio tecnico, i costi dei prodotti.
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