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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Hmm. Well, if it is ORC'd proofreading can be expensive, it's true. And publishers may not want to sink an additional funds into the backlist. If the author has the rights, he/she could do it herself or hire someone. If the author does it herself, she also has to buy artwork (and in fact so do the publishers usually as the original artwork may not still be within their original agreement.)
But as someone else said, it isn't rocket science and you gotta do what you gotta do to get a product out.
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The rights issue you're talking about here is another reason why I'm thinking we're eventually going to see the production aspect of books going to a cottage industry. You, the author, own all the content rights, and then hook up with a larger entity (what I assume publishers will be in 5 or so years) to distribute and market your book.