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TootsNYC t1_itnop52 wrote

Reply to comment by CerebralBypass in Are typos supposed to be so common in books? Or am I just ending up getting poorly edited ones? by rabidpiano86

It amazes me that “callling” would get through—so they not use a spellcheck ?

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Brettdoad t1_itom7lj wrote

Once a book gets transmitted to the design department, the programs they use are no longer Microsoft Word with spell check. So, any number of errors can get introduced when changes are requested after the book hits lay out and they become much harder to catch. Add in crashed schedules, overworked editors, designers, and managing editors…. And mistakes happen!

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TootsNYC t1_itorlxo wrote

InDesign has spellcheck

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Brettdoad t1_itq8ert wrote

When editors get passes of deigned files, they don't have access to the indesign program. They get it as a pdf. It's really not the same thing.

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