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I want to acknowledge your last paragraph first.
Yes, as someone who pays you for your work I do expect a professional job. The second you published your book you became a professional. It doesn't matter how much money you make.
You made $1 in that field, automatic professional. You can no longer compete in the Olympics.
On fiction, if I bought the first edition, it means I read the first edition. Unless it is a very special book, why would I waste my money on a second edition I won't read. Especially if it is only because the author realized his book was full of errors. Secondly on this note, not only would I not waste my money on a second edition, I wouldn't waste my money on the author again.
Now as to non-fiction, I would not consider buying a second edition unless it said revised and not just the second printing if I owned the first. I have various editions of Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook.
On the Boston Cooking School Cookbook, I have the 1928, 1936, 1948 and 1951 editions. I also have the 1896 reproduction put out in 1996.
Now I did recently replace two cookbooks with exact duplicates.
I know it seems like we have been a bit rough on you. You did ask for feedback.
Some of us just look out for the readers.
Now if you really want to be a professional author, might I recommend Russell Blake's blog and J A Konrath's Guide to self publishing. Especially the earlier blog posts.
And just for your information, the only reason I am not a published author, though I do have a paper book, is because I don't have the $300 or so to get it ready for publication.
Hey question, let's say you have a bit of storm damage. Are you going to go with an actual reputable company in your area or the guy that calls and says he is from pronounce name very fast roofing in the next town over with a number that is 400 miles away? (Oh and gives an 800 number when you ask for the local number.) I think I would pick the first one.
If I didn't think you had potential, I wouldn't have given you feedback.
Please save all your change and get your book redone by someone who's first language is English.
Remember you get what you pay for.
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