You should really put the URL in your HN profile and comment.
And I regularly come across badly edited or not-at-all edited books/stories
I also write a blog about books and ideas, and I see the same things. That being said, it is possible to hire editors. I hired one for my own novel, ASKING ANNA (for the curious: http://www.amazon.com/Asking-Anna-Novel-Jake-Seliger/dp/1495...). I doubt it's perfectly edited but so far I've only gotten one typo report.
I have my favorite publishers (and editors for that matter).
You should really put the URL in your HN profile and comment.
And I regularly come across badly edited or not-at-all edited books/stories
I also write a blog about books and ideas, and I see the same things. That being said, it is possible to hire editors. I hired one for my own novel, ASKING ANNA (for the curious: http://www.amazon.com/Asking-Anna-Novel-Jake-Seliger/dp/1495...). I doubt it's perfectly edited but so far I've only gotten one typo report.
I have my favorite publishers (and editors for that matter).
I think you're anomalous in that aspect.