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Originally Posted by Mortis
So how do the authors submit the final "Book" in these cases, if on paper, it still needs to be input to a digital format.
If the work is independently-published, wouldn't the author do the editing and proofing or would they hire someone to do it?
Genuinely curious  |
In theory, yes.
However, not all indie authors believe in the value of editing. Some are at an early point in their career and have not yet developed the skills to edit themselves, and some have "golden word syndrome," and don't think anyone else has any right to make any changes or even suggest any changes to their work.
(Commercially published authors usually have the syndrome beaten out of them unless they make the publisher an awful lot of money.)
Some readers don't see the value of editing either, and think it's an unnecessary cost for ebooks that does nothing but inflate the price.