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Originally Posted by HarryT
If, as you claim, "the movement has been so strong in developing its own resources", how would you account for the fact that so very, very few indie books are properly edited? Why is there not a host of editors out there catering to the needs of the indie author?
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There are a host of editors. To answer the first bit, I give 3 reasons: money to afford editors, delusions that they can edit their own work, sucked into the idea that even though they lack editing they can be one of the 0.5% who succeed despite editing issues.
In groups on facebook and G+ there are several groups who have extensive lists of good editors at what I would call affordable prices. Too many indies are eager to rush to publish rather than heed the advice of getting their work properly edited.