[Catlady]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

@Catlady, why are you so worried? Do you write books that are unreadable?

I'm not worried; I don't write books of any kind, nor do I read self-published books. I'm not sure why this annoys me, but it does. Maybe because it seems to be turning every paying customer into a faux proofreader. It also seems to be bestowing credibility on books that don't get a "scarlet letter."

Now to answer your question, why should Amazon pay big money to vet books?
It is up to the author/publisher to put out the best book they can. I used to assume that if one wrote a book, that one could actually read on a high school level. Or at least junior high.
I also assumed most writers were somewhat professional and knew this was a business.
(Hitch, you can quit laughing or crying at my assumptions now.)
Too bad I was very highly mistaken.

I don't expect Amazon to "pay big money to vet books." But this new scheme will be costing them money, won't it? There could be massive amounts of time involved in gathering and verifying complaints, dealing with the authors, etc.

Off the top of my head, suppose instead Amazon offered proofreading services for an additional fee?

Oh and Catlady, there are a ton and a half of "proofreaders" on fivver.

Ha ha ha.