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Originally Posted by dsvick
I can see new, service based, company arising from this. All they do is that sort of thing for the authors with no actual selling, publishing, or distribution involved.
You write a book they will proof read it for you for $X per page/word. Oh, you need editing as well, that is $y. The author gets the finished product back and can do whatever they like with it.
hmmm, where is my guide to writing business plans....
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Exactly.
And there are already editing companies out there. If you need a proofreader, you can pay for one. Working in academia, I know some profs who pay for copy editing of their articles etc. as English isn't their first language etc.
And the stuff has to go out well as we don't get paid by journals for publishing articles etc. The journals do have editors etc., but they'll reject stuff if it needs much editing when you submit it.
Same thing with free lance journalists etc., some successful ones with the means to do so use editing services etc. to make sure they're work is perfect when it's sent out etc.