Comments on: A Publisher’s Perspective on Notes http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/a-publishers-perspective-on-notes/ A Journal of the Digitization of a Civil War Battle Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Harry Smeltzer http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/a-publishers-perspective-on-notes/#comment-5781 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:27:43 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=4046#comment-5781 Glad to help out, Don. Good luck with your project, and good luck finding a footnote-friendly publisher.

]]> By: Don http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/a-publishers-perspective-on-notes/#comment-5776 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:58:25 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=4046#comment-5776 Thanks for posting this, Harry. My partner and I just had a similar discussion about which we’d prefer as we start draft two of the manuscript. You validated our decision, at least before a publisher changes our mind for us. 8^)

]]> By: Kevin McCann http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/a-publishers-perspective-on-notes/#comment-5640 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:52:35 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=4046#comment-5640 Harry,

I agree this is a very interesting topic for discussion among publishers and researchers. I agree with the general consensus that footnotes are more convenient than referring back to endnotes. Endnotes are cumbersome, requiring the reader to flip back a few pages to find out what chapter he’s reading, then go to the back of the book for the appropriate endnote. I especially detest endnotes that use a phrase for reference rather than a specific number. Those, to me, are the most confusing of all.

]]> By: Harry Smeltzer http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/a-publishers-perspective-on-notes/#comment-5573 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:30:02 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=4046#comment-5573 Thanks Chris – it’s not the good Civil War books I’m worried about ;-)

]]> By: Harry Smeltzer http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/a-publishers-perspective-on-notes/#comment-5572 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:29:31 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=4046#comment-5572 I agree, that is a little odd.

]]> By: Robert Moore http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/a-publishers-perspective-on-notes/#comment-5569 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:07:43 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=4046#comment-5569 Good stuff Harry. I’m still amazed, however, that a software developer hasn’t tackled the problem with the way publishing software handles footnotes.

]]> By: Chris Evans http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/a-publishers-perspective-on-notes/#comment-5562 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:51:57 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=4046#comment-5562 This has been a very interesting discussion. I agree with the majority that footnotes are the way to go. I kind of enjoy them being at the bottom of the page and reading any additional information in them. Notes at the end of chapters are also not bad. Endnotes at the end of the book always require some flipping back and forth but it doesn’t really bother me. I’m usually just glad to have/own the book. I agree that Endnotes can be very difficult without the corresponding pages on the top. I also agree with Mr. Savas that I don’t believe that notes clumped together at the end of a particular book are there to purposely mislead the reader. I agree that it could have been forced on a particular author. I think most good Civil War books don’t set out to mislead in the endnotes whether those notes are clumped up or not.
Thanks again for a very interesting discussion topic Harry,
Chris

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