Are you an author who discovered edit errors in your newly
published book? With a new book released, authors are busy trying
to get reviews, run contests, organize a launch party. They admire the cover, check the spelling of their
name, maybe flip through pages but not study their book with a critical eye. Seasoned authors sometimes advise not opening
a finished book.
An error can jar the reader from the story—stuff
like double punctuation, a capital letter, names spelled differently. Highly embarrassing for the author, right?
For an eBook changes are easier. To
re-print, the problems would have to be really big. Missing lines call for a reprint. Duplicate
pages, yes. What is the cost-benefit analysis? How much time will it cost to
fix it versus what it costs if it isn’t fixed?
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