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Originally Posted by James_Wilde
So come up with a new business model, Harry.
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You're the aspiring writer. You propose one. Harry is the consumer, unhappy with the poor quality indie/self-published work, and refusing to buy in consequence. How do you propose to address his complaints?
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In another thread not a hundred miles from here I seem to remember prices ranging from $500-3000 for editing. At 80% of $2.99 a book, that's 200 to 1200 books sold before one gets around to paying the cover artist - another 200 books. That means you have to sell 400-1600 books before you start making money. I know we do it for love and not for money, but that's a heavy bite into the cake.
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You want the services of skilled craftspeople. You have to expect to
pay for them, at a rate commensurate with the required skill. You used to be an accountant, and then a computer guy. You expected a certain level of payment for your professional skill, and would likely have been unhappy at requests that you work cheaper. So it is for editors, copy editors, and proofreaders.
You can choose to do without such services to save money and issue your book as-is, but you risk being rejected in the market for work that doesn't meet expected standards of quality.
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Dennis