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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a background in writing and editing, you should also think about indexing. Creating indexes for books and journals can be lucrative.[/quote]

How do you find out about these opportunities?[/quote]

I index part-time and have more work than I can handle. Sometimes I subcontract it out to other indexers.  I charge $4-$5 per page for a scholarly book, less for children's non-fiction, and can index about 75-100 pages a day. I have three jobs due within the next two weeks and then three "possibles" penciled in for later in August. I took the UC-Berkeley online class (~$600) and joined the Yahoo group for indexers to keep abreast of things. The indexing software costs about $600.  I love it--I get to read all kinds of interesting books and get paid for it.  I work for two publishing houses and have contacts at various other presses. They contact me when a job is available, and I've been working steadily since I started (2010). It helps to have a niche--like technology, business, social sciences, literary studies, women's studies, cookbooks/crafts, whatever.[/quote]

Can you expand on this a little bit?  How many hours do you put in, and how much do you make?  How do you find jobs?

Thanks![/quote]

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