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Topic: They Sent Me 200 pgs I Sent Back 140 -CHARGE?
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| Westwood | Posted – 2/21/2008 3:18:39 PM | show profile OK, so I just finished my first official copyedit. I am going to charge per page. Here's the problem: when the file was originally sent to me, there were 200 pages. After I made the file conform to the house style sheet (which included changing spacing from 1.5 to 1 line space and getting rid of extraneous hard returns), I ended up with only 140 pages. So do I charge based on how many pages were originally sent to me or by how many pages I ended up with? |
| write2rachel | Posted – 2/21/2008 4:59:28 PM | show profile Was a per-page fee assigned before the project? If all you did was change spacing to cut the amount of pages down, I would charge for the 140 -- especially if that's their style. If you cut out a bunch of pages after the spacing, I would charge for those pages because those are pages that you edited. Hope this helps! ------ www.rachelcericola.com |
| rhino writer | Posted – 2/21/2008 6:23:34 PM | show profile You should define what a "page" is -- for me, it's double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point. One page of a small type in tiny font is going to be more text, and more time/work, than one page of large type in huge font. Make sure your client knows what you're basing your page count on. |
| Westwood | Posted – 2/24/2008 8:01:31 PM | show profile Thanks for the advice. I contacted the publisher and everything worked out. I will definitely get clarity before I take the plunge next time. |
