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Development of the 7th edition of the Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
The Department of Finance and Deregulation (Finance) is preparing for an approach to market in mid 2013 seeking to form a joint arrangement with a suitably qualified provider to develop, publish and distribute the 7th edition of the Style manual for authors, editors and printers (Style manual).
Phase 1 of the project involves consulting with industry in order to explore and better understand potential business models under which the 7th edition could be produced, published and distributed. Finance is particularly interested in business models where the provider recovers development costs through collecting revenue from selling the Style manual, rather than Finance providing the capital to develop the 7th edition. Companies wishing to register their interest in this process should contact Finance using the contact details below.
At the conclusion of this consultation process a position paper, outlining the approach that Finance will pursue to develop the 7th edition of the Style manual, will be published on the AGIMO blog at agimo.gov.au/blog/. It is anticipated the position paper will be released in early March 2013 followed by an approach to market, via AusTender, in early May 2013.
The Style manual, first published in 1966, provides detailed advice on best practice in writing, editing, design and production. It provides a standard reference work for government and is also widely used within academic, business and professional writing spheres. The current edition is over ten years old and requires updating to incorporate guidance on digital publishing and to reflect current conventions in style and language usage. It is anticipated that any future editions of the Style manual will be published both digitally and in hard copy.
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Companies wishing to register their interest taking part in the consultation process should do so at govstyle@finance.gov.au