The Abbeville Manual of Style
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Located New York, New York USA
Tags publishing, art, books, media, humor, language, new york city, design
The Abbeville Manual of Style is produced by Abbeville Press, an independent art book publisher. It features reviews, interviews, and humorous commentary about books, publishing, and art. It is a guide to redefining your world, Abbeville-style.
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- Wrap-Up and Highlights on Aug 24, 2009 in Abbevideo Abbeville News Abbeville vs. Chicago Art Books and Publishing Drink Recipes Interviews Media The Universe
Dear Readers, We are sad to report that due to internal changes at Abbeville Press, The Abbeville Manual of Style has been discontinued until further notice. We are pleased, however, to offer a selection of highlights from the site as our farewell po...
- Book Buying in Lean Times on Jul 28, 2009 in Books and Publishing Polls art deco harold bloom recessionomics
Abbeville’s Popular Art Deco: Depression Era Style and Design It’s no secret that the current recession has cast a pall over the book industry, which was facing its share of problems even before the worst of the crisis hit. But sometimes,...
- Back Next Week on Jul 24, 2009 in Books and Publishing
The Abbeville Manual of Style is taking a brief hiatus and will return early next week. Won’t you peruse our archives in the meantime?
- Editing Palin on Jul 22, 2009 in Books and Publishing Style Points abraham lincoln copyediting sarah palin resignation speech
The phrase “copyeditor’s nightmare” conjures up many images, some almost too grisly to mention. Pages dripping with blood-red ink. Syntax mangled beyond recognition, dying in agony despite all rescue efforts. Like hospital workers,...
- Abbeville vs. Chicago: Caret, Carrot on Jul 21, 2009 in Abbeville vs. Chicago Books and Publishing carat caret karat carrot chicago manual of style style guide will strunk
In today’s battle with the oppobriously orange Chicago Manual of Style, we confront a glaring omission in their “Glossary of Troublesome Expressions.” Here’s the relevant passage: carat; karat; caret. Carat measures the...
- E-Book Piracy, Continued on Jul 20, 2009 in Books and Publishing See Also chicago manual of style digital book piracy e-books
For an addendum to last week’s editorial about digital book piracy, we refer our readers to a pair of recent comment threads at TeleRead and Booksquare, where we’ve involved ourselves in some further debate on the subject. In the ca...
- Friday Mash Note on Jul 17, 2009 in See Also american booksellers association
Abbeville’s Love Letters The Arbiters of Style wish to inform Sarah Rettger, of Archimedes Forgets and Omnibus (the American Booksellers Association blog), that her “blog-crush” is very much requited. Now if you’ll excuse us,...
