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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I suppose, on further consideration, I'm not sure what kind of rates would apply. $50-100 seems like very little for professional editing services, even fairly cursory ones, and much more than that would block most would-be self-published authors. OTOH, $50-100 for spellcheck, *basic* grammar/punctuation check (the kind that proofreading people get twitchy when they're not allowed to make), and simple formatting might be reasonable, and would greatly improve the quality of some self-published ebooks.
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If you find a "professional" editor who claims they can give you editorial help for $50-$100 total cost -- RUN faster than you have ever run. It is a scam.
Professional editors with experience charge anywhere from $35 to $200+ AN HOUR in the United States. Spellcheck can be run within that $100 budget, but to check even basic grammar means one has to read the manuscript and even the speediest editor, if they are doing a decent job, can't read a 250-page manuscript in an hour or two.