zensheep

I am a senior History major at college and after this school year I'm at a loss at what I'm going to do. I decided to become a history major because frankly it is what has interested me the most through my childhood and highschool years, and the fact that I'm terrible at science and math. Lately I have had the epiphany that becoming a book editor would be something that I believe would satisfy my career goals and more importantly be something I truly enjoy. The only caveat to this plan is that I do not know where to start.
I am tempted to purchase an e-book detailing the basics of the business and information regarding finding entry positions and knowledge which will help break the ice so to speak and enter into the world of book editing, but I'm not so sure as to its validity and do not want to waste the money if I can help it. So I come here to the great people of the TFP in search of advice. Are any of you currently book editors or know someone who is one and would like to impart some knowledge on a fairly lost almost-graduate of college? Thank you very much!