Quote:
Originally Posted by Catlady
And where in this do you see anything to back up your assertion that traditional publishers have outsourced copyediting and proofreading to India for 10+ years?
|
Failure of that link to state the name of affected books makes it impossible to know what to think.
The link back in
#89 mentions one publication whose web site I do check out fairly often, the
South China Morning Post. I like the paper. But, then, I fail to notice most proofreading mistakes.
As for the indie thing, the way I discover books I am not likely to come across them. Mainstream media like the New York Times Book Review rarely review them. The works of Pearl Buck, who essentially had her own family publisher, must have been an exception, but that's going back quite far. It's not, I think, that the Times was broader-minded back then, but that the number of published books today is so great that even they need to somehow whittle down the list for consideration.
I also discover books by looking at libraries for a subject I am interested in (lately, Taiwan and China). Again, you don't see indie.
Sometimes I will also look at recent library history acquisitions, mostly with the Overdrive advanced search. And then I google for a professional signed review before choosing to read. Again, no indie.
I do read some crime and spy fiction, and there must be good indie books in those genres. If they start winning the various prizes like the Edgar and Anthony, I might read some.
I'll also look at non-fiction awards like the Samuel Johnson and Pulitzer. No indie there either, unless I missed it.
As for Amazon customer reviews, I see they work for some, but I wouldn't personally give credence to anonymous reviews.