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Originally Posted by Hitch
But on a super-large scale, like one of the big houses (say Random House), I can't imagine how they'd proof all those titles. I really don't.
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There's an army of unemployed college grads who'd be happy to earn money correcting typos and/or grammar. Lots of college-educated waiters and waitresses who'd like to supplement their income. It's not as if Random House has to physically expand, to buy new office space, to get the job done. This is tele-commuting work, for independent contractors paid on a piece-work scheme. (I'd prefer that they be hired as employees, but the economy I'd like isn't the economy we have.)
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Originally Posted by Hitch
putting out really good ebooks isn't significantly easier than putting out a good print title; and proofing one doesn't replace proofing the other--and as someone else pointed out, a good proofing can run $750-$3500 or more.
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If you're going to charge customers as much for e-books as you do for paperbacks, then you'd better damn well pay for proper proofing.
Publishers have zero sympathy from me on this. They're taking money hand-over-fist for e-books, without living up to their end of the bargain.