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Originally Posted by John Carroll
With all the indie books, conversions and changes in selling books; does anyone think that editing will be the new hot career over the next five to fifteen years?
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No, because people aren't willing to
pay for it.
The dominant feeling I see on MR these days is that people expect to get their ebooks
cheap. Developmental editing, which just about
everyone needs,
costs. Copy editing costs. Proofreading costs. These are
skilled trades occupied by people who are professionally trained, and expect professional rates for doing it.
It is increasingly
not being done, even by major trade houses, in attempts to cut costs and save money.
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Dennis