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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I get what you're saying, but the numbers are pulled out of thin air.
I guess I should ask my friend again what his estimate is for the amount of time he takes to put a book together. I can't remember now, but I don't believe it was thirty hours per book. And the books he puts out are of higher quality than many small press books I've purchased (though those have gotten better).
Also, there's a publisher I like, Piccadilly Publishing. They specialized (at least initially) in releasing westerns by the UK authors known as the Piccadilly Cowboys. These were books written '70's and '80's and you can be fairly sure that there weren't digital copies readily available. They sell their books for $1.99. I'm sure nobody is getting rich off the venture. But they've at least make enough to stay afloat for five years. And they wouldn't be able to do it if the costs you are quoting are accurate.
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Does he proofread for OCR errors?
Because I could do a book in under an hour but I wouldn't guarantee its readability.