I will be checking out the story, story, and personalities (for fiction) or the central debate or thesis (in non-fiction) and taking into consideration concerns such as whether the book will attract its designated market, if the story is meaningful and engaging, whether the personalities are involving, and if not what can be done to develop these points up.
Keep in mind that while developmental modifying, copy editing and enhancing, and proofreading are pretty constant within each genre, editorial evaluation prices are much more variable, so read your estimations thoroughly to guarantee there are no surprises later.
Based on marketplace data Reedsy collected in 2024, it sets you back in between $1,900 and $4,440 to hire an editor for an 80,000-word book Editing prices rely on a variety of elements, including the editor's experience degree, the sort of solution, and the size and genre of the project.