Amazon Replacing Kindle Books With Corrected Versions

poohbear_nc · 05-20-2010, 10:31 AM

Over the past several weeks, I have received emails from Amazon CS offering updated corrected versions of Kindle books that contained errors [So far Ender's Game and Tai-Pan]. The emails warn that replacing the books will erase highlights and bookmarks from the current copy, giving you a chance to back them up before requesting the updated version be sent to your Kindle. Once you reply to the email, a new version is sent to the Kindle with the faulty copy.

I don't know if this is in response to customer complaints or is driven by the publishers [Tor and Dell for the above titles] - but this is a real step in supporting ebook quality - even after the sale!

mgmueller · 05-20-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Over the past several weeks, I have received emails from Amazon CS offering updated corrected versions of Kindle books that contained errors [So far Ender's Game and Tai-Pan]. The emails warn that replacing the books will erase highlights and bookmarks from the current copy, giving you a chance to back them up before requesting the updated version be sent to your Kindle. Once you reply to the email, a new version is sent to the Kindle with the faulty copy.

I don't know if this is in response to customer complaints or is driven by the publishers [Tor and Dell for the above titles] - but this is a real step in supporting ebook quality - even after the sale!

I've got 2 such emails today, none before. Tai-Pan was one of them.

AnemicOak · 05-20-2010, 11:55 AM

This is their way of getting updates out without breaking their promise after the 1984 deal. There was some coverage on TeleRead about it a while back IIRC.

JMikeD · 05-20-2010, 02:58 PM

It's nice to see them taking some action on this problem. Previously, I've had to call or email them and get the bad copy deleted and get a refund, then re-purchase the corrected book. I had to find out about the corrected version on my own. I complained about this several times.

koland · 05-21-2010, 05:34 PM

If anyone updates Dragonflight, could they post here to let us know if the "fixed" book still contains the second in the series? It was original a two-title book, but now appears to only include the first in the series (although it's double the file size of the second ASIN of the same title).

05-20-2010, 10:31 AM	#1
poohbear_nc Spring Chicken! Posts: 22,882 Karma: 37638902 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made + KoboGlo + Kobo Aura!	Amazon Replacing Kindle Books With Corrected Versions Over the past several weeks, I have received emails from Amazon CS offering updated corrected versions of Kindle books that contained errors [So far Ender's Game and Tai-Pan]. The emails warn that replacing the books will erase highlights and bookmarks from the current copy, giving you a chance to back them up before requesting the updated version be sent to your Kindle. Once you reply to the email, a new version is sent to the Kindle with the faulty copy. I don't know if this is in response to customer complaints or is driven by the publishers [Tor and Dell for the above titles] - but this is a real step in supporting ebook quality - even after the sale! __________________ "If possible please provide picture of Mr. Chickens new home or field. Proof that you will not eat him would help too." (Craigslist)

05-20-2010, 11:55 AM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 7,487 Karma: 19230583 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: AuraHD, Nook HD+, Kindle 2,3,T , Opus, TF101, Nexus7, iPT, iPhone5	This is their way of getting updates out without breaking their promise after the 1984 deal. There was some coverage on TeleRead about it a while back IIRC. __________________ ~Brian "The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible." — Mark Twain Get 15GB of cloud space free at Copy.com, plus an extra 5GB free by using this link (I get 5GB free too).

05-21-2010, 05:34 PM	#5
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,220 Karma: 4819396 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(1/2/3/dx), nook, nookcolr, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	If anyone updates Dragonflight, could they post here to let us know if the "fixed" book still contains the second in the series? It was original a two-title book, but now appears to only include the first in the series (although it's double the file size of the second ASIN of the same title). __________________ Karen (Books On The Knob, Erotica BOTK & Christian BOTK) Affiliate tags for: Kobo, Smashwords, Deal of the Day at Diesel & Eros Please clear your browser cookies before purchasing free books, to avoid penalizing any amazon affiliates you frequent. Get an extra 250MB at Dropbox.

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JMikeD Evangelist Posts: 442 Karma: 15000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Various and sundry	It's nice to see them taking some action on this problem. Previously, I've had to call or email them and get the bad copy deleted and get a refund, then re-purchase the corrected book. I had to find out about the corrected version on my own. I complained about this several times.


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