I'm sure developmental
editing cost more, but I don't know many authors who pay for that.
Not exact matches
And
more speed means less
cost for writing,
editing, and translation.»
The photography, acting,
editing and use of sound effects and music are quite professional; McNaughton's movie looks and sounds as if it
cost much
more.
By not hiring a
more established name, the studios cut
costs on the directors and also get
more clout in the
editing room.
Copy
edits of books of high complexity (e.g. nonfiction books with extensive footnotes) may
cost more.
In either case, while an editorial evaluation may delay your project or even
cost you
more money should you choose a substantive
edit, you will ultimately save money by not investing your dollars in an unmarketable book.
Based on a pick - and - choose menu of services that includes
more than just
editing — which right away is a departure from the standard, as too many «author services» companies require all or none expensive packages — the platform is delving into things like review services that will send out copies of an author's book to their channels, along with talks of translation (an ungodly expense for indie authors that can easily
cost upwards of tens of thousands of dollars per language) and audiobook services.
I've written a blog post that goes into
more depth on what these different types of
editing are and how much they
cost.
But the author can, in theory, make
more per copy on that «cheaper» book than he might have in a legacy publishing structure... even after overhead
costs of
editing, design and promotion are taken into account.
Most
editing costs are going to run anywhere from $ 500 - $ 1,200 or even
more; it depends on the length of your manuscript and how professional or in demand the editor is
Other than whatever investment you put in your cover, possibly
editing, and the price of copyright, it
costs nothing
more to self publish.
That's one thing to think about as you're
editing yourself is, the longer your book is, the
more it's going to
cost you on the
editing side.
As an indie author, it's significantly cheaper to pay for copy -
editing of a shorter novel, and the production
costs of printing the final books are also
more affordable.
Justine Bylo [00:07:06] And developmental
editing usually
costs a little bit
more money than copy
editing, so also keep that in mind.
AUTHORS: Uh... doesn't that mean for an 80,000 - word manuscript, it would
cost me
more than $ 6,100 to have my manuscript professionally
edited?
This is also less «subjective» than structural
editing and
more of a «commodity» in that there are plenty of qualified people that can be hired for reasonable
costs.
There is no getting away from the fact that
editing, design, print and e-conversion (not to mention distribution)
cost money, but be wary if you are being pushed to cough up
more than a couple of thousand pounds and are not sure what you'll be getting for it.
The
more modest
costs of publishing services to package his book (book
editing, designing, illustrations, etc.) amount to $ 8,000.
However,
editing is more expensive than you thought it would be (see Why Does Editing Cost So
editing is
more expensive than you thought it would be (see Why Does
Editing Cost So
Editing Cost So Much?).
What's
more, if you're not entirely satisfied then we'll do a round of
edits and changes at absolutely no
cost.
However, the
more editing you need, the
more the service
costs.
This will
cost you $ 5,000 — $ 6,000, or
more if your book is long and requires a lot of
editing.
It means already forged relationships with booksellers, critics and other writers — and it means
more time to write, rather than haggling over the
costs of a book cover design or
editing.
If the mechanics of the writing make the manuscript unclear or the manuscript is an early draft, the
editing process will take longer and
cost more.
A
more grammatically lax piece will take longer to
edit and
cost more.
While your budget may still be stinging from
editing — it's one of the biggest
costs of your Read
more about 3 ways to waste good writing and
editing -LSB-...]
[RICK ADDS: The
cost of professional
editing services varies and depends on the type of
editing you require (in - depth is
more expensive than basic proofreading).
I've heard
cost breakdowns to be $ 300 - 400 for a professional cover art design, $ 250 - 350 for formatting, CE
cost of $.02 / word (
more expensive if you do a full book doctor kind of
edit), and
more design work if you offer print books (for the spine and back of book, etc.) But again, all of this is fixed.
As a professional editor, I have to say that even for fiction, professional
editing costs a lot
more than the «$ 500 +» listed above.
By the way, I'd love to know
more about the «professional
editing» you mention — what it entailed, what it
cost (roughly), and how substantial it was.
I believe that book earned out
editing and cover art
costs, but not much
more.
Developmental
editing (aka content
editing, big picture, or macro
editing)
costs more than copyediting (aka micro
editing), and copyediting
costs more than proofreading.
Her rates are per word, and for example a 35,000 - word manuscript would
cost between $ 525 and $ 700 depending on whether you need proofreading or a
more comprehensive
edit.
As
more and
more authors seek to be independently published, and traditionally published authors feel the pressure to spend on marketing even in the face of shrinking advances, savvy marketers and publishers alike are seeking ways that authors can raise the funds to cover the initial
costs of
editing, cover design, and marketing (i.e. author websites, training, PR campaigns).
Because
editing costs so much, I'm thinking that the
more I can do for myself before handing my work to a professional might help with this
cost.
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Smartening up your photos increases your chances of selling your item for
more, but top - end graphics software can
cost # 1,000 s. Instead, download a free photo
editing suite, where you can crop, resize, touch up and polish your pictures before sharing them.
Hell, low -
cost video
editing technology has been around for
more than a couple of years — and the bandwidth is there.
Travel time, assistant fees, additional image
editing work and
more can all add to the photographer's workload and your
costs.
While integrated graphics are
more power efficient, run cooler and
cost less than a standalone discrete graphics chip, they also eat into your system memory and can't handle
more demanding graphics tasks such as photo and video
editing or gaming.
You should be careful not to waste the voucher on menial
edits, as there won't be any
more until later this spring, and they'll
cost real money.