Thread: A6 vs Indie
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Old 03-05-2012, 03:23 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by anamardoll View Post
If the argument is that Indie = Inferior because they don't proof, it should be pointed out that Traditional = Inferior... because they don't proof.
Harry said indie books aren't professionally edited. There is a lot more to editing than fixing the odd typo/scan error. Edit /= Proof

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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Until independent authors start producing books to professional standards, I don't personally see them as a threat to established publishers. A few - a very few - independent authors take the trouble to have their books professionally edited; most do not, and, frankly, their work is not fit for commercial publication.
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