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Smart-Edit

  • PO Box 228, 7301, TAS
  • 416424001 / 03 6391 1945

We can help you with many different forms of literature, from Company press releases & procedure manuals, to proofreading novels and articles, both fiction and non-fiction, including reference texts


Editing Services - proofreader, copy editor and copywriter - Tasmania including Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, West Coast, Burnie, Queenstown - located in  Norfolk Plains / Midlands / Lake Country.

With many years of experience in the field of literature, coupled with a keen interest in history, travel, environmentalism, land care, and titles of nobility and military ranks, Jamie Cox of Smart-Edit is able to proofread for tone and facts, as well as correcting grammar and spelling.

Jamie can help you with many different forms of literature, from Company advertisements and press releases to procedure manuals, to proofreading novels and articles, both fiction and non-fiction, including reference texts. Smart-Edit can also help you with school assignments and theses, and Jamie is also experienced with Portuguese to English translations.

Proofreading Proofreading consists of reviewing any text, either hard copy on paper or electronic copy on a computer via email, and checking for typos, style and grammatical errors. The usual rate for proofreading ranges from $5 per page for a basic document, $7.50 per page for a medium complexity document up to $10 per page for a complex document.

Copy Editing Copy editing consists of making the copy (i) clear, (ii) correct, (iii) concise, (iv) comprehensible, and (v) consistent, that is: make it say what it means, and mean what it says. Copy editing involves correcting spelling, punctuation, grammar, mathematics, terminology/jargon, and semantics. In addition to the usual copy editing tasks, Smart-Edit can also copy edit for tone and factual accuracy. The usual rate for copy editing ranges from $5 per page for a basic document, $7.50 per page for a medium complexity document, up to $10 per page for a complex document and, with factual editing, a price would need to be agreed upon depending on the subject of the document.

Translation Smart-Edit can carry out Portuguese to English translations, and limited English to Portuguese translations. The rate for translation ranges from $15 per page for a basic document, $17.50 per page for a medium complexity document, up to $20 per page for a complex document.