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Originally Posted by rhadin
Welcome to the world of editing -- the real world where editing is being outsourced to the cheapest provider regardless of ability, knowledge, or anything else. The decisions are being made by the bean counters. One former client of mine, a major publisher, told me that they are being pressured to stop paying for editorial services altogether because the savings would increase shareholder value. The bean counter rationale is that people don't see editorial problems until after they have already bought the book and actually started reading it, which usually occurs long after the return period. Consequently, editing is unnecessary.
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And after the customer gets bitten a time of two with bad editing, they stop buying. Or they hold off buying until they can see a review that states if there is bad editing. I have a list over 20 books or so I won't buy, because of editing recommendations. Those are lost sales to the publisher.