The reading public has no time for badly edited, error-ridden books. That’s true in the traditional publishing world, of course—but it’s even more relevant for indie authors. Sloppy work tars everyone.
Source: Everyone Needs an Editor
The reading public has no time for badly edited, error-ridden books. That’s true in the traditional publishing world, of course—but it’s even more relevant for indie authors. Sloppy work tars everyone.
Source: Everyone Needs an Editor
Nice to read positive news about my industry!
Self-Publishing Boom Boosts Freelance Editing Services | Mediashift | PBS.
Here is an interesting article on one book author’s successful experience with self-publishing last year in Canada.
This inspiring book was written and self-published by a Toronto mom who struggled to help her children understand the journey she, and they, would be facing as she fought breast cancer.
This author published her book through a self-publisher called AuthorHouse, and the book is available through Chapters and Amazon.
I love my Kindle. But over and over I buy an ebook for the Kindle that sounds interesting, and even has garnered rave reviews and four or five stars, but is full of errors and formatting issues. A writer just cannot properly self-edit. Hire a professional copy editor, and you will reap results—I, for one, will probably buy your next ebook, rather than avoiding your work!
Every good ebook needs a good editor | Harriet Evans | Books | guardian.co.uk.
So many companies — who do I publish my book with? More information from the New York Times on web-based self-publishing:
Ins and Outs of Publishing Your Book via the Web – NYTimes.com.
Self-publishing has evolved. Insightful Huffington Post article outlines some of the advantages of self-publishing:
Bernard Starr: The New Vanity Publishing: Traditional Publishing.