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by thaumasiotes 2 days ago
> Imagine being an author and paying to publish your novel.

That is... completely normal.

> Also btw the editor is another author but has to proofread your book for free.

That would be weirder; if you're paying for your own publication, you don't get an editor at all unless you hire them yourself.

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> That is... completely normal

Only at vanity presses. Money flows towards the author, as they say.