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Originally Posted by Hitch
In theory, when you look at #1, the number of proofing errors should be identical, from print to ebook. It rarely works this way, because as elcreative pointed out, I believe, the print layout process creates a massive file unsuited to e-production. Most print layout companies use InDesign or something similar (which outputs seriously crap ePUB files, don't let them kid you)...and the laid-out book is what is sent out, in galleys, to the author/editors for proofing, not the source material. This is where the process diverges, and you end up with two differing sources; the marked-up INDD file, and the original source material. Generally, what happens is that the INDD file gets polished, sent to the printers...and the Word file (or OO, or whatever) gets sent to someone like Aptara, to be spat out as the ebook. So: that's process/item #1.
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Like I said, bad management. When you get the list of mistakes from the beta-readers that should be sent to the writer to sort out. Then when that's done (and someone else has checked they've all been fixed) the original word processor file goes back to the print designer, and a copy goes to the ebook designer.