I’ve seen a few posts floating around about the lack of developmental editing in books as of late, but has anyone else noticed a distinct lack of copy editing in traditionally published books?
I purchased a copy of Frankenstein (1818 text) as the film is coming out and i’d like to read before I watch, however in the first 50 pages alone there are multiple spelling errors that should not be in a published copy – silly errors like forgetting the “f” in “myself” and spelling Ingolstadt as lugolstadt.
I find it really egregious that it’s present in a text so widely available as Frankenstein and I even had to check that I hadn’t purchased a print on demand copy – it was a 2025 edition released by Penguin Random House.
I’ve noticed this in multiple physical books i’ve read as of late, especially those published in the last 5 years. Is there really no money in the publishing industry to hire a decent copy editor anymore?
by sugarcookie_latte