Why is per-word pricing better than per-page?
Because a page is not a fixed quantity. Font size, spacing and margins change how much text a page holds, so per-page quotes can describe very different amounts of work. Per word is unambiguous and makes quotes comparable.
This comes up on How Much Proofreading Costs, where it is answered in the context of the work itself.
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