The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, 5th Edition: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative News Organization

I bought this writing guide to more formalize my writing. Nice to have a Kindle version for speedy reference. Easy to go in and highlight points of confusion for future reference.

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, fifth edition (2015) is easy to use. Since I have not used earlier editions, I cannot compare/contrast with previous editions; this is my first use of this manual. However, I find the manual concise and informative. The manual may be short on examples, but that's not a criticism. The conciseness tells you what you need to know about correct word use as well as capitalization and abbreviations.

I will be using this book when I start proofreading. So useful and very informative. Definitely a must for writing and proofreading.

I have tried a number of style manuals over the 17 years I've been writing my memoir. How I regret I didn't buy this one earlier! Easy to use, authoritative, complete. In just a few days it saved me hours of research.

Great reference to keep handy while writing.

This Manual of Style is just so-so. Don't care for the layout.

Nice tutorial for anyone, especially when you have not been formally writing anything is years.

Very helpful, easy to use, with all topics alphabetized in a single section. I often consult more than one manual, so this is a good addition to the shelf (with AP Stylebook, APA Publication Manual, MLA Handbook, Chicago Manual of Style, and The Copyeditor's Handbook).