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Because reputable publishers noticed that people were still buying the self-published ebooks in spite of the lack of solid copyediting or quality typesetting, r
by Mediterraneo10 7y ago
Because reputable publishers noticed that people were still buying the self-published ebooks in spite of the lack of solid copyediting or quality typesetting, reputable publishers, too, are starting to cut back on such things.
I am a translator who occasionally translates literature for some big-name publishers, and I find that the onus is sort of on me now to ensure a high-quality final product, because the publisher no longer provides a real hands-on editor to work on the manuscript after me, only a young and inexperienced (and sometimes downright lazy) copyeditor/proofreader.
- seventhtiger 7y agoQuality control is a common good in retail markets. In a healthy market, consumers don't care about top quality from medium quality. They might even go for low quality if it's marketed well. Only the "pro" consumers or hobbyists care about these differences. So there is profit to be made in price and quality race to the bottom. When the quality drops across the board those uncaring customers just leave the market. This has caused crises in other industries before. They don't care until they're gone, with the passionate hobbyist canaries leaving early.