I am looking to be a book editor. What type of degree would you recommend and h!

I am looking to be a book editor. What type of degree would you recommend and how would I get started?

Attend a university with strong English and/or Journalism programs. Join the staff of a school literary journal, newspaper, Alumni magazine, or start your own zine with like-minded friends. It's important to familiarize yourself with the inner workings of a magazine or journal, and how to best work with both creative people, like writers and designers, and management folks, like ad executives.

Regularly reading magazines and journals like Harpers, The New Yorker, The Believer, and the NY Times Book Review will help hone your editorial instincts, and make you a better writer, critic and proofreader.

Apply for internships at publishing companies and/or magazines. I suggest going with smaller, independent ones rather than a giant corporation, because the independent publishers are usually understaffed, which means there's plenty of opportunity to get real experience in something other than fetching coffee and making copies.