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Originally Posted by SlowRain
I would say $50 an hour for someone working out of their home would be excessive in this situation, especially considering there's no capital outlay involved (I don't mind paying people a fair wage to earn a living, but I don't agree with paying ridiculous amounts simply because they and their industry think they're worth it). However, I'd also assume it would take longer than 10 hours, but I guess that depends on the length of the book and how much correcting has to be done. If it's a particularly messy manuscript (about 400-500 pages MMPB), then $500 would certainly not be unreasonable. I'd expect a lower bill if it was a shorter book or if it wasn't too messy.
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So what would you consider a fair hourly rate for a copyeditor? I don't like per-book rates because they really don't reflect the amount of work involved. Hourly's the way to go, that way those who produce better manuscripts get the benefits, and the editor doesn't have to worry about explaining variable rates to clients.
Also, what about developmental editing?