I will be checking out the tale, plot, and personalities (for fiction) or the main argument or thesis (in non-fiction) and thinking about questions such as whether the book will appeal to its intended market, if the story is meaningful and engaging, whether the personalities are engaging, and if not what can be done to develop these points up.
Note that while developmental editing and enhancing, duplicate editing and enhancing, and checking are pretty constant within each category, content assessment prices are more variable, so read your computations thoroughly to ensure there are not a surprises later.
Based on market information Reedsy accumulated in 2024, it sets you back between $1,900 and $4,440 to employ an editor for an 80,000-word book Editing costs depend upon a variety of variables, consisting of the editor's experience degree, the type of solution, Bookmarks and the length and genre of the job.