Do you edit your eBooks? - Page 7

DNSB · 03-28-2024, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kandwo

I download metadata and covers and add tags all the time, but don't consider that "editing" the book.

The only time I've actually used the editor has been when I've bought "watermarked" books that contain warnings about sharing the book illegally, stating that "the book was bought by [name and e-mail address]" in the actual text. Had they just had that in the beginning and/or end of the book, I wouldn't have bothered; they chose, however, to include it in the text itself in several places.

I got one of those which was a freebie from the author. My email address was shown at the start of every page and at every scene break plus being buried in the .opf, .ncx and nav documents. Took about 5 seconds of search/replace to fix but rather annoying to have to do this. The same book also encoded my email address by using non-breaking spaces at the end of paragraphs.

Sonnenfee · 04-01-2024, 05:46 AM

I don’t edit my ebooks, with using KOReader I can set all which is important for me for reading.

nellie27 · 04-01-2024, 01:36 PM

I used to TRY to edit epubs in Calibre , but that sort of thing isn't really in my skill set.

I use CoolReader for non-library books. When a book is first opened, I go to CSS settings and uncheck the "enable document internal styles". Then the book displays with the presets I previously established. (Like left justify only, line spacing, paragraph spacing, font style and size, margins. Lots of stuff. )

I know a lot of people don't care much for CoolReader, and the app has some real shortcomings, annoying shortcomings, but I use it pretty much exclusively for my non-drm'd epubs. They look the way I want them to. And I don't have to struggle to edit them.

graycyn · 04-07-2024, 08:12 PM

If it's a book that I am likely to re-read in the future, I'll mark and fix typos. Then I don't have to kick myself for not doing it on the next read. Typos drive me crazy.

I'm less picky about formatting, unless it seriously gets in the way with an unreadable font, or inability to change font size or huge margins or something like that.

kevin3289 · 04-07-2024, 09:06 PM

I go over every book until it's as close to perfect as I can get it. The very occasional spelling error might be ignored.

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04-01-2024, 05:46 AM	#92
Sonnenfee Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 421170 Join Date: Oct 2021 Device: Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Sony, Woxter	I don’t edit my ebooks, with using KOReader I can set all which is important for me for reading.

04-01-2024, 01:36 PM	#93
nellie27 Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 184 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Galaxy Tab A, Boox Nova Air C	I used to TRY to edit epubs in Calibre , but that sort of thing isn't really in my skill set. I use CoolReader for non-library books. When a book is first opened, I go to CSS settings and uncheck the "enable document internal styles". Then the book displays with the presets I previously established. (Like left justify only, line spacing, paragraph spacing, font style and size, margins. Lots of stuff. ) I know a lot of people don't care much for CoolReader, and the app has some real shortcomings, annoying shortcomings, but I use it pretty much exclusively for my non-drm'd epubs. They look the way I want them to. And I don't have to struggle to edit them.

04-07-2024, 08:12 PM	#94
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,496 Karma: 11250344 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Kindle Oasis 2, Sony PRS-T2	If it's a book that I am likely to re-read in the future, I'll mark and fix typos. Then I don't have to kick myself for not doing it on the next read. Typos drive me crazy. I'm less picky about formatting, unless it seriously gets in the way with an unreadable font, or inability to change font size or huge margins or something like that.

04-07-2024, 09:06 PM	#95
kevin3289 Addict Posts: 399 Karma: 2139376 Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Australia Device: none	I go over every book until it's as close to perfect as I can get it. The very occasional spelling error might be ignored.

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