Why do editors make so many mistakes?

Alissa Nesson · Post by **Alissa Nesson** » 05 Jun 2024, 09:20

Shirley Ann Riddern Labzentis wrote: ↑04 Jun 2024, 20:43 Who has come across a book where the typesetting is way off, and if so, did you mention it? I have read a lot of books where all of a sudden the sentences are double spaced. Then after a couple of pages, it goes back to single space. Also the paragraphs are not specified. Some are indented, some start with a double space and some continue right after the previous sentence. I always mentioned this in my reviews and took off a point in the rating. Well, the last editor giged me for it and took off some points saying that it is not the authors fault and I should not have taken points off the rating of the book. No one has ever mentioned this before. Now I am reading another book with the same problem, but I don't know if I should ignore it or mention it.

When I see this in a book, I just put it down as an error in my list of errors on the PRQ

Claudia Angelucci · Post by **Claudia Angelucci** » 05 Jun 2024, 13:44

Shirley Ann Riddern Labzentis wrote: ↑04 Jun 2024, 20:43 Who has come across a book where the typesetting is way off, and if so, did you mention it? I have read a lot of books where all of a sudden the sentences are double spaced. Then after a couple of pages, it goes back to single space. Also the paragraphs are not specified. Some are indented, some start with a double space and some continue right after the previous sentence. I always mentioned this in my reviews and took off a point in the rating. Well, the last editor giged me for it and took off some points saying that it is not the authors fault and I should not have taken points off the rating of the book. No one has ever mentioned this before. Now I am reading another book with the same problem, but I don't know if I should ignore it or mention it.

Yes, I encountered this issue a few times, particularly with EPUB books. It is most likely a formatting problem. I noted the errors as uncounted and mentioned that it is unclear whether they are actual mistakes or related to formatting.

Post by **Alys Sterk** » 05 Jun 2024, 17:43

Formatting errors are distracting and are indeed the author’s responsibility, as they pay their editors to make the book polished, I would check on a different device, if possible, to check if it’s your device. If it happens on both devices, I would take subjective points for this.

Post by **Erin Suttle** » 10 Jun 2024, 07:39

I agree with you all. This system is extremely frustrating to learn. What works with one editor is wrong with another. This makes it seemingly impossible to learn how to get higher ratings. I do wish there was more continuity between all of the reviewers. I'm still new though, hopefully, with time I can at least get to an acceptable level.

Claudia Angelucci · Post by **Claudia Angelucci** » 10 Jun 2024, 16:14

Erin Suttle wrote: ↑10 Jun 2024, 07:39 I agree with you all. This system is extremely frustrating to learn. What works with one editor is wrong with another. This makes it seemingly impossible to learn how to get higher ratings. I do wish there was more continuity between all of the reviewers. I'm still new though, hopefully, with time I can at least get to an acceptable level.

When I first started, I was very confused. Yes, as you said, it would be great if there were more consistency. Anyway, as you keep reading the books and writing your reviews, you will get better and better, for sure. All the best, Erin!

Amarachi maryann Orjiewulu 1 · 28 Aug 2024, 01:30

I had my review sent back because of a single comma, I think in cases like this the editor should be allowed to correct the error and go ahead to publish it, instead of sending it back and wasting everyone's time.

Shirley Ann Riddern Labzentis · 28 Aug 2024, 16:09

That’s ridiculous! That must be a new editor with a feeling of power. There is a huge backlog of reviews to be edited and that just delays everything and wastes everyone’s time. Ugh! That makes me so angry!

Alissa Nesson · Post by **Alissa Nesson** » 28 Aug 2024, 16:10

Yeah, there’s no reason why your review should be returned for one small error. That was a mistake. An error should cause them to take some points off and then just publish it.

Claudia Angelucci · Post by **Claudia Angelucci** » 01 Sep 2024, 12:32

Yes, I don't understand why they sent it back for a missing comma—a very minor mistake. It should have just been published.

Nikita Wallace · Post by **Nikita Wallace** » 17 Oct 2024, 08:03

It is immensely important that we keep one editor per book. It can certainly create disputes as editors score differently. I, however, appreciate the feedback received on my reviews.

Adrian Bouknight · Post by **Adrian Bouknight** » 28 Oct 2024, 17:09

I'm curious, for those that have done editorial reviews, on average, how long does it take you to do one? That could directly relate to the question of why some editorial reviews are of better quality than others.

Post by **Diana Lowery** » 30 Oct 2024, 10:45

Adrian Bouknight wrote: ↑28 Oct 2024, 17:09 I'm curious, for those that have done editorial reviews, on average, how long does it take you to do one? That could directly relate to the question of why some editorial reviews are of better quality than others.

Adrian,
You might find this post interesting: https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewt ... 7&t=400309

Drue Tibbits · Post by **Drue Tibbits** » 31 Oct 2024, 22:05

Claudia Angelucci wrote: ↑01 Sep 2024, 12:32 Yes, I don't understand why they sent it back for a missing comma—a very minor mistake. It should have just been published.

Reviews can be sent back to be corrected? How do they let you know you need to do corrections? Do they revise your score after the corrections are done?

Post by **Diana Lowery** » 01 Nov 2024, 10:15

Diana Lowery wrote: ↑30 Oct 2024, 10:45
Adrian Bouknight wrote: ↑28 Oct 2024, 17:09 I'm curious, for those that have done editorial reviews, on average, how long does it take you to do one? That could directly relate to the question of why some editorial reviews are of better quality than others.
Adrian,
You might find this post interesting: https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewt ... 7&t=400309

Sorry, I just reread your original post. I now realize that you were asking how long it takes an editor to score a review. The link I posted is about how long it takes reviewers to write their reviews.

Blueberry Dragon · Post by **Blueberry Dragon** » 05 Nov 2024, 22:39

Drue Tibbits wrote: ↑31 Oct 2024, 22:05
Claudia Angelucci wrote: ↑01 Sep 2024, 12:32 Yes, I don't understand why they sent it back for a missing comma—a very minor mistake. It should have just been published.
Reviews can be sent back to be corrected? How do they let you know you need to do corrections? Do they revise your score after the corrections are done?

@Drue Tibbits, yes, you get the opportunity to change your review. It will appear in your Update tab if you can make corrections. And yes, the score is revised after the correction. You can check the status of your review in your History tab. Hope this helps!