![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many authors decide to just fact-check themselves or to skip that step entirely.Įither way, we’re left with an industry in which a lot of nonfiction books don’t get looked over by a professional fact-checker. And since most nonfiction book authors aren’t exactly rolling in spare cash, it’s a tempting corner to cut. The money for fact-checker fees would have to come from the author. Some might want to hire a freelance fact-checker, but that can get expensive: Vulture cites flat prices of between $5,000 and $25,000, and the Editorial Freelancers Association quotes a rate of about $30 to $40 per hour. And different authors handle that liability differently. They’re the ones who pay up if someone decides to sue. And if it turns out that any of these claims are untrue, the liability is all on the author. By signing on to that clause, an author is guaranteeing that their book is their own, original project, not plagiarism, that it doesn’t infringe on anyone else’s rights, and - if the book is nonfiction - that its facts are accurate. One of the standard parts of any book contract is the warranty and indemnity clause. As I wrote for Vox just last week, book publishing is structured to disincentivize fact-checking: GKAKvqMMEY- Amy Chozick April 25, 2018Ĭhozick’s choice to hire a professional fact-checker actually puts her well ahead of many nonfiction book authors. Here's the Author's Note explaining my process. Hi Trina, I hired a professional fact checker. ![]()
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