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Originally Posted by HarryT
We are discussing in this thread copy editing for independently-published eBooks. These are books that have never had paper versions.
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Even books that have/had paper versions do not necessarily have electronic files available. Many publishers hire outsiders to take Microsoft Word files and "typeset" them electronically in programs like InDesign. These outsiders then forward to the publisher a PDF file, which is transmitted to the printer. In the mean time, the InDesign files are kept by the "typesetter" and eventually discarded.
Another problem is that the typesetting program used 10 years ago may no longer exist, so having the electronic files may be meaningless.