There are indeed freelance editors -- both at the copyedit level and at a higher level.
Self-pubbed authors often hire freelance artists for cover design.
And there are freelance book designers for both dead-tree and e-books. There are also services that provide "canned" book design service -- i.e. you pick from a template.
To me it seems that the hardest part of the whole equation for an indy author is promotion. There are so many books published daily that it's really hard to get readers for your work.
Self-pubbed authors often hire freelance artists for cover design.
And there are freelance book designers for both dead-tree and e-books. There are also services that provide "canned" book design service -- i.e. you pick from a template.
To me it seems that the hardest part of the whole equation for an indy author is promotion. There are so many books published daily that it's really hard to get readers for your work.