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Re: Book writing mode?
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Micha Feigin |
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Re: Book writing mode? |
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Sat, 29 May 2004 19:37:54 +0300 |
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On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 03:55:04PM -0400, gebser@speakeasy.net wrote:
>
> Again, I'll repeat, it depends upon what the particular editor or agent
> will accept. I've been writing and publishing on and off since the '70s
> and both in the US and in Germany and have *never* encountered an editor
> who requested I submit my work in latex. It would be a disservice to
> the questioner to recommend he learn and use latex unless the editor to
> whom he is submitting his work will accept submissions in latex.
>
>From what I saw up to now, most publishers won't accept raw latex but
do accept ps or pdf, and if there are enough writers interested in
using latex they would supply a sty file to format the output the way
they want.
> Would you agree that it's best to submit in a form which the editor or
> agent wants? Or should you simply always submit all work in latex
> regardless of what the editor or agent wants?
>
>
> At 23:33 (UTC+0200) on 26 May 2004 LEE Sau Dan said:
>
> = >>>>> "gebser" == gebser <gebser@speakeasy.net> writes:
> =
> = gebser> I'm sure that latex is very nice, but if you want to get
> = gebser> published, you should submit manuscripts in a format which
> = gebser> the agent or editor desires.
> =
> = Many academic publishers, esp. those specializing in computer science,
> = math, do accept LaTeX manuscripts.
> =
> =
> = gebser> For electronic submissions this is generally Word (.doc)
> = gebser> format or plain text (ASCII).
> =
> = Postscript has been the industry standard for decades, and more and
> = more electronic submissions accept also PDF files. Both of these can
> = be easiliy generated from LaTeX.
> =
> =
> = gebser> If you're submitting only hardcopy, then this matters much
> = gebser> less. If you don't care about being published, then you
> = gebser> can use whatever you want. :)
> =
> = I've published a few journal articles and conference papers. I only
> = use LaTeX.
> =
> = Nowadays, I use Emacs with AUCTeX and preview-latex. Also 'pclcvs' so
> = that I can use CVS to keep track of the revisions and branches.
> =
> =
> =
>
>
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Book writing mode?, juman, 2004/05/26
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