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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
None of the big publisher books I have bought in the last 5 years or so have been error free, that's in both hardback and paperback. I don't buy their ebooks because they are often priced higher than the real ones, but I doubt those are any different.
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I have been in publishing for 28 years and was an avid reader and buyer of books for a couple of decades before that. I cannot ever remember a book being published that was error-free.
Not being addressed is what actually is an error. For example, is using "since" when you mean "because" an error? Maybe, maybe not in today's usage.
As for whether a proofreader or an editor is required, I think you need to define exactly what functions you expect each to perform. In the U.S., a proofreader does not correct grammar. They may question something, but they do not correct it; that is an editor's job.