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Book editing, proofreading, and formatting

$250-750 USD

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Posted over 10 years ago

$250-750 USD

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Project Summary: I need my first book (75-85.000 words now) edited, proofread, and formatted completely. This means a complete grammar check as well as checking if the book is understandable and logically consistent (and editing it until it is, i. e. explanations may have to be reworked or added here and there). The book is about Linux, so it would be good if you have a technical background or published technical books before. More Details: An example or two of your past published work is much appreciated as well as any credentials. The book is fully written now. It just needs to be worked through to check for logical issues, inconsistencies, grammatical issues, formatting, as well as for polishing the intros and conclusions to get them perfect. Certain sections may have to be reworked or moved around a bit to optimize the readers flow. The book also contains an alphabetical index which needs to be improved too (and should get a second alphabetical index too). Now it is written in an Openoffice Word document, which can be edited with Microsoft Word or Openofice. The formatting is ok now, but it should all become more consistent and the result should look like a professional book (not like a word document), thus needs to publishing and formatting skills (or tools). Please be a native English speaker.
Project ID: 5199564

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Being a platinum level expert ezine author and having 4 years of writing expertise (articles, rewriting, blogs, ghostwriting etc), I am 100% confident that I can deliver you high quality, plagiarism free, seo friendly and error free articles within the earliest possible time and also at an affordable price. Please check my portfolio for samples and details. In addition to these, I can do 5-8 500 words articles per day depending on client’s requirement (20-30 per day for bulk and urgent projects). I run each and every article through copyscape premium before sending them to client. I proofread every content in order to make sure that there is no or minimum error. I always follow deadline. Most of the times I deliver work before deadline. So far I have completed around 800 copywriting projects in freelancer.com. Here is link of my profile and portfolio— https://www.freelancer.com/u/rajat07me.html?ref_project_id=5005781
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A+ EDITOR HERE ---- Ready to start this work, expect HIGH QUALITY from me. Looking Forward.......Thank you!
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I have been an editor for nine years and during this time, I have edited hundreds of books, websites, articles, scripts, and academic papers. I can begin immediately and provide a finished fully edited project within two days. Please see my reviews and exam scores.
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hello ...:) I have done masters in Applied Linguistics and English Literature.... currently attached to a publishing house as editor and translator...i would like to offer my services for the project...i am willing to do a sample of some pages to showcase my skills...kindly consider my bid:)
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GOD BLESS ALL .I have been engaged in an academic writing service for the last year and have provided quality papers that have been rated more than favorably by pleased clients. I have always provided them within the specified deadlines and have never been late. I have a strong command of the English language and have a style that is both informative and engaging. I am more than confident that I can provide quality work in a timely manner
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Hi ~ I have over a decade of Desktop Publishing experience, in a variety of genres, and am a professional proofreader and editor as well. I would be happy to complete this project for you, for $525, within an acceptable turn-around time frame. I assure you that you would be completely satisfied with the results. I would be happy to send you samples as well. Thank you for your time and consideration. Customer satisfaction is my utmost priority! Best Regards, Hillary
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Hi, I am a professional writer & have native team. I can handle your task. Don't worry about quality & deadline. Please give me chance to prove me. I am eagerly awaiting for your response. Thanks & best regards, MR.
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Good morning, I can deliver as I command necessary expertise and am well versed in this type of writing jobs. Further, I am available for immediate start. Moreover, I have, very recently, taken a test [the English Level Test] at examenglishDOTcom/leveltest for English grammar and vocabulary and I have been adjudged to possess proficiency level C2 (advanced/mastery). This is approximately equivalent to CPE, an IELTS band score of 9 or 120 at TOEFL iBT as per the source. In fact, I am in this type of work since April 2007 and can complete the project in time. Hoping to hear from you soon Thanking you, With regards, Indrajit Sarkar
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Hello, First of all let me congratulate you on the completion of your first book. I can understand the satisfaction through accomplishment that one gets when the job is done. I understand that you have specifically asked for a native English speaker which, unfortunately, I am not. However I have been encouraged to apply for this task since, I not only have a technical background (spanned over 20 years), but also have used English language throughout my professional career and educational tenure. My O’ and A’ Level studies were in England (back in the early 80’). I shall be honoured to assist you if this information can help in overriding this specific limitation at my end. The other reason for my application is that it might not only be helpful for me in refreshing certain things but also help me in learning something new while going through your book. I have had the privilege of working on UNIX (AT&T and SCO) and have also worked on different flavours of Linux (Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu). I am also proficient in shell scripting (bourne, c shell and bash) which might come in handy and prove helpful while proofreading. Although I use Liber for my day to day work, I am quite comfortable in working with OpenOffice as well. I have also worked with Adobe writer alongside their other products. Lastly I would like to thank you for you time and am looking forward to hear from you whenever you like to initiate the discussion. Regards, Aitazaz Farooq
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With more than four years of professional editing experience and a passion for literature, I would be the perfect candidate for this project. I am detail-oriented and can produce results within a short time frame. I also have a background in formatting, and have worked in the newspaper and publishing world. If you would like to see samples of my work, please go to the following website: www.megankadlec.com. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.
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As you can see in the documents I have provided in my portfolio are examples of my technical writing capability.
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Hello my name is Erica, and I have a degree in Computer Science. I do have some experience using Linux from college and currently work a little bit on a Unix box to review logs. I really enjoy technical writing and am an avid reader of technical and non-fiction books. In my current job I write documentation on procedures so all members of our support team know how to fix issues when they encounter them. Editing technical books is something I have been interested in for a while and I would love this opportunity for some experience. If you have any questions or would like further information please message me. Thank you! Erica V
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Hi, I have experience in writing technical documents, requirement documents, training guide which lead me to understand the importance of proofread. I ensure that texts due for publication are well written and formatted, grammatically correct and accessible. I work 12 hrs/week which only allows me to deliver quality work within longer period of time. Please PM me.
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Hi, Your book is very interesting and I want to be part of it. I worked as an Editor in a US-based publishing company for 2 years. I can edit up to 15 thousand words per day. My edits are CMOS- based and Merriam for spelling. Let me know if you wish to move forward with me. Thanks, Faith
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I'm an extremely experienced editor who has worked on a wide variety of projects. I've worked for major, multi-billion dollar corporations as an editor. I'm used to collaborating with a writer and offering explanations for my changes so that the writer fully understands what's happening and is able to use those lessons going forward.
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I'm a teacher so I'm very familiar with formal academic writing, but I do admit Linux is not something I know much about. I do have a keen ability for finding mistakes and sometimes when one isn't familiar with the subject matter, it tends to leave the project more open for structural issues to be found. I published my own book on Amazon this past summer. It's a novel called Cotton's Daughter and I received very good reviews. I edited it all completely myself. I've also edited and proofed for various friends and acquaintances. Since I am a recently single mother and work as a teacher I decided to try this freelance avenue to make extra money. I can assure you that I am fast, efficient, thorough and honest. I would love the opportunity to work with you.
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Hi, I am interested to work on your project as I am skilled and experienced in such tasks. I am professional Editor and I assure you accuracy and quality on my work. Looking forward for your response. Regards.
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