For my upcoming novel, I could budget for paying for a person to copyedit or design the cover. I opted for splashing out for the cover, and doing copyediting myself (with the use of a few tools and friendly readers). Having worked at the Open University producing course content for 30 years, I _really_ value the work of editors, so ideally I would have paid for that also. The fact that I opted for paying for a cover, given how much I recognise the importance of a good editor, is a sign of how...| The Ed Techie