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Hiring a professional editor and copy-editor is probably going to run you four-figures for a feature length book. Considering most books don't sell well, the fi
by lionhearted 16y ago
Hiring a professional editor and copy-editor is probably going to run you four-figures for a feature length book. Considering most books don't sell well, the first time writer takes a significant risk eating those costs.
Some people can write/polish well enough without those roles, and they stand to gain a lot from the new models. But it'll be a while before traditional publishing is no more. Actually, the biggest worry they should have is that bestselling authors go off on their own after one or two wins, like how Seth Godin just announced he's not doing any traditional publishing any more. That's got to be a little scary for the industry.
- chc 16y agoIf your book is likely to make less than four figures, a publisher isn't even going to give you the time of day.
- true_religion 16y ago> Hiring a professional editor and copy-editor is probably going to run you four-figures for a feature length book. Considering most books don't sell well, the first time writer takes a significant risk eating those costs. If you're an author, your first book is like a startup. You have to either beg your friends and family to do copy-editing for you, do a lot of it yourself, or somehow raise funds to get a pro copy-editor.
- wglb 16y agoHiring a professional editor and copy-editor is probably going to run you four-figures for a feature length book Do you have evidence that outsourcing this will actually cost that?