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Originally Posted by madwab
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Is it just me, or are others frustrated by this? (And can anyone point me at a formatted version of Les Mis?)
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No, it annoys me a good deal, too. But as been pointed out, many of the PD Gutenberg texts aren't all in that good shape, and it's limited what you can expect. I've been cleaning up a few E. M. Forster novels myself, because it was just so annoying. Perhaps I should make a project out of it, like Harry with Dickens.
As for newly published books, the quality varies a lot, and could be better IMHO. But it's not only formatting, but also bad proofreading that's the problem. The publishers apparently spend less time (and money) on this nowadays.