Editing Textbooks

CIEP guides provide a short, basic introduction to the various skills and knowledge needed to work as an editorial professional. They are intended for copyeditors and proofreaders, both practising and potential, and will also prove useful to others involved in publishing content, including businesses, organisations, agencies, students and authors.

This guide is an introduction to editing textbooks. It is primarily aimed at editors who have some knowledge of the publishing world and of core

editing skills, and who are interested in applying this knowledge to editing textbooks and other educational materials.

This short guide covers:

1. typical workflows and working practices involved in editing textbooks
2. key questions to consider when development editing textbooks
3. the main tasks and checks to complete when copyediting textbooks
4. advice on how to work well with publishers, packagers and authors.



This practical guide will provide you with a clear understanding of how educational publishing works and help increase your confidence when editing educational resources.