How Much Do Publishers Edit?

[mscelina]

Originally Posted by eablevins

I've gotten the impression out and about online that modern publishers don't do much in the way of editing/revision anymore. How true is this? (With the understanding that it's probably different for different publishers.)

Example:

One of my favorite writers as a kid recently published a few new books, and the quality was extremely downgraded from her older stuff. My thought is that perhaps her publisher's editing and revision process isn't as thorough as it used to be. Which would make sense, given the economy.

Probably might want to ask the opinion of the authors that I've edited in the last few years. There are quite a few of them on this board that will tell you unequivocally that quite a few publishers do a LOT of editing.