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Light copy editing, Copy editing, Proofreading, Line editing.
She may also include line edits and
light copy editing.
Not exact matches
Light in fact - checking and
copy -
editing.»
Yes, they do
light editing (but expect the author to have a round already completed before submission); yes they do the cover design and back cover
copy (it doesn't mean that you will like, much less love it); yes, they do the interior design (ditto here); and no, they don't do much in marketing (they expect you be the lead and underwriter of any campaign).
But to satisfy any curiosity you may have now, below I've provided samples of what a
light copy / stylistic
edit and a substantive
edit look like.
Further, editors can be asked to use a very
light copy -
editing hand with big - name authors whose style is well established, even though it's quirky.
If your publisher's only contribution is to slap a cover on with
light editing, putting out the print
copies through Createspace, you might as well do it yourself.
Copy -
editing can range from
light to intensive, depending on need and preference.
A book (according to Making
Light) will generally cost a publisher some tenthousand just for
copy editing etc., to get the manuscript to a publishable form, even before printing costs, let alone marketing.
She also did some
light line
editing and made great suggestions for
copy to add to help flesh it out.