Galleys redirects here. For other uses, see Galley (disambiguation). A French galley and Dutch men-of-war off a port by Abraham Willaerts, painted 17th century. ... Galley may refer to: A ship primarily powered by multiple sets of oars: see galley. ...

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In printing and publication, proofs are preliminary versions of publications. They may be uncut and unbound, or in some cases electronic. They are normally created as part of the proofreading and copyediting processes, but can be used for promotional and review purposes also. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1520, 1820 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1520, 1820 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... For the weblog software, see Movable Type. ... A composing stick loaded with metal movable type, lying on a lower case with larger boxes for more common minuscule letters: the upper case holds capital letters. ... For other uses, see Print. ... Look up publication in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Old book binding and cover Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper or other material. ... Electronic publishing includes the digital publication of ebooks and electronic articles, and the development of digital libraries. ... Proofreading means reading a proof copy of a text in order to detect and correct any errors. ... Copy editing is the process of an editor making formatting changes and other improvements to text. ...

Galley proofs are so named because in the days of hand-set type, the printer would set the page into "galleys": metal trays into which the type was laid and tightened into place. These would be used to print a limited number of copies for editing mark-up. The printer would then receive the edits, re-arrange the type, and print the final version. Letterpress printing is the oldest printing technique, in which a raised surface is inked and then pressed against a smooth substance to obtain an image in reverse. ... Proofreading means reading a proof copy of a text in order to detect and correct any errors. ...

Some publishers use paper galley proofs as advance reading copies, providing them to reviewers, magazines, and libraries in advance of final publication. These proofs are normally bound, but may be lacking illustrations (or have them in black and white only). Proofs in electronic form are rarely used as advance reading copies due to the possibility of a recipient editing the proof and issuing it as their own. An advance copy of a book is released by the book publisher before it has gone to press. ...

Proofs issued earlier in the proofreading and copyediting process are called either galleys or galley proofs, while those created in a near-final version for editing and checking purposes are called page proofs. It is at this stage that most mistakes have already been corrected, and any mistake caught at this stage will be very expensive to correct. Page proofs typically also have a near-final layout, so that the layout can be examined also. Page proofs also have the final pagination, which facilitates compiling the index (publishing). Pagination is the system by which the information on a newspaper, bookpage, manuscript, or otherwise handwritten or printed document are laid out. ... An index is a detailed list, usually arranged alphabetically, of the specific information in a publication, whether a book, periodical, database or multimedia collection. ...

See also: Composing stick