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Originally Posted by Maggie Leung
I think you're grasping here.
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Maybe we just live in two different economies. I'm watching Target and Wal-Mart offering high school students class credits so they can learn to use a cash register. I know TONS of recent college [English Lit included] who cannot get decent paying jobs and are working to pay off student loans on $10/hour with no health benefits. I know adults in their 40's & 50's that were downsized and now work in places like McDonald's and the mall. I’m sure this trend is occurring in the publishing industry as well.
I do see your point of training and expertise requirements. I have worked with copyeditors in the past and I completely respect their work...but not all copyeditors can demand the same fees nor do all people who want to be copyeditors have the opportunity to break into the business. Considering that we were speaking of Indie authors in great need of this type of work - I can certainly see a recent graduate in need of experience being a good fit for an Indie author who typically wouldn't have the money to pay an editor with 20+ years of experience.
We all have to start somewhere...
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Originally Posted by Catlady
Nothing is stopping these people from offering their services and the indie authors from hiring them.
But maybe even these newbies think they should be paid a decent amount of money for their efforts.
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I believe everyone thinks they should be paid a decent amount of money for their efforts. It’s not regulated to the publishing field. But did you know that a typical BFA student graduating with a $100k loan typically makes about $26k - $31k a year? A starting copyeditor only makes about USD$31k a year. That’s roughly $600 a week before taxes. It’s certainly a lot less than $50/hr.
No one has established a pay scale for this fictional business/site we’re discussing – I’m just saying that the model does have growth potential.