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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Because I'm one guy, not an editor or proofer, not a CEO, and with no capital. I simply don't have the financial resources or wherewithal to do the job.
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Think about what it would cost for Random House to switch to your model. Think then what Random House would have to charge an author for the editorial help. Now think:
- How many authors would be willing to pay the inflated price for editorial help, which price includes a CEO's million-dollar salary, the overhead for several hundred editors who may or may not always be busy, the mailroom folk, the human resources department personnel, etc?
- How would Random House be able to compete price-wise with the freelance editors who offer the same service but for half the price (or even less of a price)?
I think the idea is simply not viable and that there is no basis to assume that authors will change their current behavior of not hiring editors.