What level of editing do I need to purchase to ensure a completely error free manuscript?
Finding the answer to this question is right up there with trying to find the Holy Grail. The easy answer is, “no manuscript is ever perfect.” I guess I can buy into that statement, at least conceptually, but I am still left with the follow-up question, “If no manuscript is perfect, exactly how imperfect is considered acceptable?” Whenever I ask that question, all the editor types tend to clear the room. Unfortunately there just doesn’t seem to be a clear cut answer, which ends up leading right back to you, the publisher. Common sense tells us that there will be fewer errors after two editorial passes, than with one, especially if that second pass is with a different person. It follows that even fewer errors will exist after three passes, or four, or five. While this is true, you need to be realistic. Remember, you are running a business. The best thing is to keep your initial press run low enough so you see yourself needing a reprint in six months or so. Then simply keep track of an e
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