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Old 08-29-2014, 11:03 AM   #1
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I found an error-free book
I read about 30 books a year, and I just finished reading a book published this century that didn't have any mistakes in it. The first one I have ever come across, and it was corporation published, too. Shame they don't credit the proofreader, I'd like to read more books like this.

Anyone else ever come across any error-free books first published this century?
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Old 08-29-2014, 11:19 AM   #2
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Anyone else ever come across any error-free books first published this century?
Not sure. I can only claim that the vast amount of books I read don't seem to have any eye-poking, flag-waving, look-at-me-I'm-an-error errors.

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And no ... I'm not claiming I read a vast amount of books.
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Old 08-29-2014, 11:33 AM   #3
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Anyone else ever come across any error-free books first published this century?
A purchased book? Never. In fact the last book I just read I was so annoyed at the number of errors (well over 200, didn't count them), that I sent an email to the publisher (they stupidly asked for corrections to be sent to them).

When I read, errors just jump out at me and I find it very distracting to the flow of reading. I gave up trying to ignore the errors and now I just make a highlight when I find them and fix my copy of the book later whenever I get to it.

A few errors I can live with. Over 100 errors I find appalling that someone actually put a book out like that. And got paid for it!
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Old 08-29-2014, 11:57 AM   #4
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Books by Dr. Donald Knuth are as close to error-free as I've ever found --- and best of all, if one finds an error, one can send it in and get a reward.

See: http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/%7Euno/books.html

I received a (physical) check for $2.88 for finding 1 error in his book Digital Typography (pointed out that Monotype metal casting machines was a proper noun, whereas the monotype process was a different thing) --- $2.56 and an additional $0.32 for suggesting a point of improvement (mention that a later version of TeX had made it possible to spell a word differently when it was hyphenated).

http://www.quora.com/Donald-Knuth/If...did-you-get-it
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A purchased book? Never. In fact the last book I just read I was so annoyed at the number of errors (well over 200, didn't count them), that I sent an email to the publisher (they stupidly asked for corrections to be sent to them).
If you didn't count them, how did you come up with "well over 200"?

Why is it stupid for the publisher to ask for corrections to be sent to them if you claim there were so many?
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I read about 30 books a year, and I just finished reading a book published this century that didn't have any mistakes in it. The first one I have ever come across, and it was corporation published, too. Shame they don't credit the proofreader, I'd like to read more books like this.

Anyone else ever come across any error-free books first published this century?

It wasn't "Finnegan's Wake," was it?

Seriously, what was the name of this book?
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Old 08-29-2014, 01:09 PM   #7
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Why is it stupid for the publisher to ask for corrections to be sent to them if you claim there were so many?
If I was the publisher, I would like to think I could find the errors myself. Asking a customer to find and report so many errors shows a lack of effort by the publisher.

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If you didn't count them, how did you come up with "well over 200"? ...
Using my imagination... There was probably a general pattern of at least an error every other page, the book was greater than 400 pages, so ...
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I read about 30 books a year, and I just finished reading a book published this century that didn't have any mistakes in it. The first one I have ever come across, and it was corporation published, too. Shame they don't credit the proofreader, I'd like to read more books like this.

Anyone else ever come across any error-free books first published this century?
How about "The Wit and Wisdom of <elided>" 64 blank pages ?

You just mean you didn't spot any errors, only the almighty can be sure there weren't any.
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Old 08-29-2014, 02:26 PM   #10
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If I was the publisher, I would like to think I could find the errors myself. Asking a customer to find and report so many errors shows a lack of effort by the publisher.
I think such a request shows a lack of respect for the value of work, and represents an attempt to devalue it.

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Perhaps the publisher was skeptical of the claim. Or wanted to know what the person considered an error. Were these supposedly factual errors, grammatical errors, alternate spellings, stylistic inconsistencies, unconventional punctuation, typos?

I've seen people call things errors that are not errors at all, but matters of author choice and editorial judgment.

But possibly the book in question was an unproofed OCR.
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It wasn't "Finnegan's Wake," was it?

Seriously, what was the name of this book?
The Fallen by Charlie Higson (5th book in series).
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How about "The Wit and Wisdom of <elided>" 64 blank pages ?

You just mean you didn't spot any errors, only the almighty can be sure there weren't any.
It's a by-product of my mental health issues. Things that are wrong leap out at me. It also makes it impossible to watch TV with logos in the corner of the screen, even if they are almost invisible.
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If I was the publisher, I would like to think I could find the errors myself. Asking a customer to find and report so many errors shows a lack of effort by the publisher.

IMO.
If they had a sign on their website asking people to report errors, I'd agree with you.

He came to them,
said "there's %s errors in the book",
and they asked "Oh? Where?"
and he said " not telling".
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If they had a sign on their website asking people to report errors, I'd agree with you.

He came to them,
said "there's %s errors in the book",
and they asked "Oh? Where?"
and he said " not telling".
Telling a company that their product is substandard is not an invitation for that company to then say, "well then fix it for us for free."

Proofreading is a profession. It's not easy, it's not free, and it's not the responsibility of the customer.
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