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Q&A What is a reasonable rate for proofreading a manuscript in terms of sales percentage?

If offered a percentage of profit for an ebook (e.g. after Amazon's cut), what is reasonable charge for proofreading a somewhat specialized non-fiction manuscript, written by someone whose first la...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by user23721‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:09:39Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26886
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar user23721‭ · 2019-12-08T06:09:39Z (about 5 years ago)
If offered a percentage of profit for an ebook (e.g. after Amazon's cut), what is reasonable charge for proofreading a somewhat specialized non-fiction manuscript, written by someone whose first language is not English (to be fair neither is mine)? I realize the answer will be 'it depends', but just wondering if asking for 10%-15% is too much?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-23T00:47:32Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 3