Format guide
aka Foam Publishing™ in-house style guidelines
suggestions in consideration of the designer's convenience 
…for final import-ready docs
- cleaned up as much as possible (whitespace, etc.)
- rtf format preserving local formatting only (bold, italics, etc.)
- NOTE: ill have to check up on this, but i think either .txt or .doc are preferable, as indesign (if we are using it) does style, footnote and reference translation from .doc –nik
- and optionally, basic style indications (headings, subheadings, body text)
style/formatting guidelines
following are some key texts which constitute signposts for any judgements in matters of style, and rationales for editorial dictatorship.
- Ritter, R. M. 2002. The Oxford Guide to Style. Oxford University Press.
- Swan, Michael. 1980. Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press.
- Strunk, William Jr. and E.B. White. 2000. The Elements of Style. 4th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
- Gowers, Ernest and Bruce Fraser. 1979. The Complete Plain Words. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
- Angus, Joseph. 1862. Hand-Book of the English Tongue: For the Use of Students and Others. London: The Religious Tract Society.
special notes
- citation style to be confirmed
nik