Salary Range
$25,000 to $100,000+Overview
Book editors acquire and prepare written material for publication in book form. Such formats include trade books (fiction and nonfiction), textbooks, and technical and professional books (which include reference books). A book editor's duties may include contracting for and evaluating a manuscript, accepting or rejecting it, rewriting, correcting spelling and grammar, researching, and fact checking. Book editors may also work directly with printers in arranging for proofs and with artists and designers in arranging for illustrations and determining the physical specifications of the book.
Approximately 50,550 editors work for book, newspaper, and magazine publishers in the United States. Book editors are employed at small and large publishing houses, book packagers (companies that subcontract book production for larger publishing houses), associations, and government agencies.
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor's DegreeCertification/License
NoneOutlook
DeclinePersonality Traits
Creative
Enterprising
Problem-Solving
Career Ladder
Editorial Director or Self-Employed
Managing Editor
Book Editor
Copy Editor
Editorial Assistant or Proofreader
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