What is the job of a book editor?
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A person who combines the judicial functions of Minos, Rhadamanthus and Aeacus, but is placable with an obolus; a severely virtuous censor, but so charitable withal that he tolerates the virtues of others and the vices of himself; who flings about him the splintering lightning and sturdy thunders of admonition till he resembles a bunch of firecrackers petulantly uttering his mind at the tail of a dog; then straightway murmurs a mild, melodious lay, soft as the cooing of a donkey intoning its prayer to the evening star. Master of mysteries and lord of law, high-pinnacled upon the throne of thought, his face suffused with the dim splendors of the Transfiguration, his legs intertwisted and his tongue a-cheek, the editor spills his will along the paper and cuts it off in lengths to suit. And at intervals from behind the veil of the temple is heard the voice of the foreman demanding three inches of wit and six lines of religious meditation, or bidding him turn off the wisdom and whack up some pathos.\n\nO, the Lord of Law on the Throne of Thought,\nA gilded impostor is he.\nOf shreds and patches his robes are wrought,\nHis crown is brass,\nHimself an ass,\nAnd his power is fiddle-dee-dee.\nPrankily, crankily prating of naught,\nSilly old quilly old Monarch of Thought.\nPublic opinion's camp-follower he,\nThundering, blundering, plundering free.\nAffected,\nUngracious,\nSuspected,\nMendacious,\nRespected contemporaree!\n—J.H. Bumbleshook
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Generally editors must have college degrees. Often a broad liberal arts background is desirable, but some employers prefer a degree in communications, journalism, or English. When specializing in a particular subject area, a degree in that field is important.\n\nWriters and editors need to able to express ideas clearly in writing and should love to write.\n\nAlso desirable: creativity, curiosity, a broad range of knowledge, self-motivation, and perseverance. \n\nEmployers often appreciate unpaid practical experience, such as that gained through work on school newspapers and internships.\n\nMedian annual earnings for salaried editors were $41,170\n\n\nAn editor's work can include:\n\n    * reviewing, rewriting, and editing the work of writers;\n    * planning the content of books, journals, magazines\n    * deciding what material will appeal to readers;\n    * reviewing and editing drafts of books and articles;\n    * offering comments to improve the work;\n    * suggesting possible titles;\n    * overseeing the production of publications;\n    * reviewing book proposals and deciding whether to buy \n    publication rights;
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Generally a book writer or customer support operator would be considered good work from home jobs.
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I bet you’d be a great editor for a publishing company.
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Write a letter to the editor of a major paper.
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You basically want to become a book publishing agent, where authors would come to you and you help them get published. Your role as an agent would be to make the process of finding a publisher for writers easier, faster, and hopefully, more lucrative. \n\nYou help writers craft better book proposals, you pitch the proposals to publishers and you help negotiate the deal between the writer and publisher.\n\nLiterary agents have different ways to earn. Typically, they earn by commission basis (often 15 percent) on the books they sell and everything relating to that book, such as excerpted magazine articles, audio tapes and films (but not speeches and personal appearances). Agents usually receive 20 percent for overseas sales.  Some agents charge reading fees just for looking at book proposal, and many charge for the costs incurred in making the deal happen (e.g. photocopying costs, telephone costs, etc) over and above the 15% commission.\n\nOther types of agents charge by the hour the work they do on author's proposal - from reading the book proposal to marketing the proposal. So even if they failed to get a publisher interested in the book and publish the book, they get paid for the hourly work done for the prospective author.
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Proofreading is when a document or piece of written work is checked by someone else for errors. These may be spelling, grammatical or matters of accuracy, decency and libel. Proofreaders do not necessarily correct these errors but merely record them and point them out to the author for correction.
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A text editor is just a program that is used to modify and change text files. Text files might include extensions like .txt or .doc or even .html. If you want to edit a normal file that has text in it, then you can use a text editor to change any of the texts in a file. Microsoft word is a type of text editor but it usually edits documents. However, you can edit a word document in a text editor as well. It just wont look as pretty though.
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at the centre of the book\npeace
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You can find a good inexpensive editor two easy ways.\n\nFirst, check craigslist (see link)\n\nSecond call your local high school or community college and ask to speak to any English teachers. They might be willing to edit your work for a flat rate.
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It can take up to a few years. It's actually easier to apply as an editor.
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There are a million things you can do with an English lit degree.  Teaching.  Copywriting. Editing. Publishing. Adversiting. Marketing.  You could use your bachelor degree as a springboard for law school.  Don't listen to the retards you tell you to major in business or journalism because those are the only practical options.  Do what you love and you'll find something to do with it.
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ideally you would have someone acting as an editor to preview your work before you submit it to a publisher, keep in mind alot of publishers work with agents of writers and might not take submission
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Check out Booklocker at the source.  Using their system you can self publish and keep all rights.  Read the FAQ's.  They will help you with many of the publishing tasks for a reasonable fee; or you can do most or all of it yourself.  They are selective but will review almost anything.  Good luck with your book.
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They are called book reviewers.\nThey read a lot!
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Open the book and read the editor's introduction.
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Here are some job titles held by persons with a degree in English. Some may require some practical experience (for example, an internship or volunteer work) or other work experience.\n\nJob Titles:\nAbstract Writer \nAdvertising Copywriter \nAdvertising Executive/Sales\nBibliographer \nBookstore Manager \nClaim Adjuster/Examiner \nCopy Editor \nCorporate Communications \nCritic \nCustomer Service Representative \nEditor \nEnglish/Literature Professor \nFeature Writer\nFundraiser \nGrant Writer  \nIndexer \nJournalist \nLegal Assistant \nLegislative Aide \nLexicographer \nLibrarian \nLiterary Agent \nLobbyist \nManuscript Reader \nMarket Researcher\nMedia Planner \nNewspaper/Magazine Journalist \nPoet \nPolicy & Procedures Analyst \nPolitical Campaign Organizer \nPress Secretary \nProofreader \nPublic Affairs Coordinator \nPublic Relations Specialist \nRadio/TV Announcer \nRadio/TV Program Assistant \nReporter \nResearcher \nScreen/Television Script Writer \nSenior Editor \nSpeechwriter \nTeacher \nTechnical Writer/Communicator  \nWriter/Author \nWriting Center Director