What do you think of professional book editing?

Question

I want to get my book professionally edited but I'm worried about my ideas being stolen. I was going to get it copyrighted beforehand. If I do that, is the copyright still applicable to the "edited" version of the work ?

Answer 1

A "true" professional editor is just that. An editor. They are paid to put your ideas in the proper order, grammer, etc. Write to a publisher and find out if they can help you find one, or send out your manuscript and if the publisher likes it enough they will probably assign one to you.

Answer 2

What exactly is a book editor? Someone who doesn't work for free if they're good enough at it to call themselves a professional... EDIT: Does Microsoft Word complete all of the editing tasks you need done? If it's being operated by a person who understands what needs to be done, yes. If it's being operated by someone who expects to be able to press a few buttons and have a rough draft turned into a professionally edited manuscript, no. This is rather like asking, "If I buy the same guitar and amp as Eric Clapton, will I sound like him?"

Answer 3

After putting so much time into your book, I would hate for you to lose it there for I suggest reading the following advice regarding copyrights..

http://www.mybestseller.com/html/copyright.html

Most legitimate editing services should use an agreement that spells out the scope of the project, the cost, and the schedule ( how long it will take to complete), having this agreement on paper will give you a written agreement that should hold up in a court of law should they try to steal your work. Good luck