Proofreading a book is not like editing a book. Copy editing is a completely different process altogether. You can choose to copy edit your own book or have the company that publishes the book for you do the job. We will discuss editing for your self-published book later.
If you decide to proofread your book yourself, take your time and do it correctly. Do not rush through this process as an array of misspelled words in your book will make it look less than professional to the reader. You want your book to be as professional as possible so that the reader will not get turned off. You can keep it free from typos, punctuation and spelling errors by doing careful proofreading or hiring someone who you can pay to do the job for you.
Even if you have someone else who is not a professional proofreader take a look at your book you can have a fresh pair of eyes look at the book so that they can see errors where you cannot. Remember that you have a very strong connection to your book that others do not. You have most likely read it over and over again. Having someone who has not looked at the book take a look for errors can help you out tremendously. Most professional proofreaders will charge by the page. This may be an investment that you will want to make if you are serious about making sure that your book is error free.
Remember that even books published by the mainstream press have errors. Having one error in the book is not the end of the world. Having a chockfull of errors, however, can make your book look shoddy and not well put together.
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