Quote:
Originally Posted by pwalker8
Why would the publishers keep editable copies of all their books? They don't own the copyright. It's the author's property. If the author doesn't keep copies and backups of the final manuscript, that's the author's bad, not the publisher. Oh, I forgot, the point is to bash the publishers.  |
The publishers should keep editable copies so they can easily do error-free reprints (Or even error-corrected reprints) if a new print run is required.
I don't think the publishers passes back the final proofed & edited copy of the document to the author, so asking the author to store the electronic back-up is not viable.