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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
The same is true of corporation-published books. Proof-readers were the first to go when they needed to make efficiency savings. All books have been riddled with errors for the last 5 years or so.
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In the past few years, editors, too, have joined the exodus. In a recent conversation with an in-house person who is responsible for deciding who will edit a book, I was told that he/she didn't care what an American editor would charge for editing a book because whatever the amount was, it was more than the price for an Asian-based editor. His/her sole concern was price, not quality. Besides, I was told, no one complains about the errors until after they have bought the book and long after the time allowed to return has expired. He/she further said that experience demonstrates that the only one to suffer from really bad editing is the author.
Ebooks and the dramatic rise of self-publishing have had unintended effects on both quality and pricing.