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ProfCrash · 06-20-2013, 07:30 AM

I would argue that editing was going down hill long before ebooks. The Publishing houses have been living on thin margins for a while and had started cutting back on editing and proofreades a while back, at least the books I was reading in the early 2000'2 sure seemed like that. Then you have the authos who are cash cows (Clancy, GRRM, Jordon come to mind) who seem to be allowed to write whatever they want with little editing because their fans will buy anything. The Publishing Houses and Authors know that and so the authors say they don't need an editor interfering with their storylines, the Publishers are fine with that because it saves them money, the stories grow in length (more books), and they are bought in huge quantities when they are released. Win Win for all. Except the reader.

I doubt that the rise of self-publication has influenced the Publishers, if anything, the ability to point to eidting and proof reading should improve their sales over the Independent author.

06-20-2013, 07:30 AM	#335
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I would argue that editing was going down hill long before ebooks. The Publishing houses have been living on thin margins for a while and had started cutting back on editing and proofreades a while back, at least the books I was reading in the early 2000'2 sure seemed like that. Then you have the authos who are cash cows (Clancy, GRRM, Jordon come to mind) who seem to be allowed to write whatever they want with little editing because their fans will buy anything. The Publishing Houses and Authors know that and so the authors say they don't need an editor interfering with their storylines, the Publishers are fine with that because it saves them money, the stories grow in length (more books), and they are bought in huge quantities when they are released. Win Win for all. Except the reader. I doubt that the rise of self-publication has influenced the Publishers, if anything, the ability to point to eidting and proof reading should improve their sales over the Independent author.