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Well, David, look at it this way: There are people selling thousands upon thousands of books a year with fancy publishing contracts, and there are people selling a handful through vanity presses. One of those two makes use of editors, and one doesn't. I'll leave you to guess which is which.
Aside from whether or not writing for publication is an art or a craft (I've never been satisfied with a dividing line between them anyway), if a painter, sculptor, or quilter tried to sell their work to a mass market without asking anyone's input (especially that of another expert) they'd do about as well as the authors of un-edited books. Doctors get second opinions. Engineers get other engineers to sign off on their plans. Programmers have whole QA departments. Authors are no different; someone else can always see the things you can't, and that perspective makes all the difference in the world.
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