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Old 11-03-2010, 10:12 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by Mememememe View Post
Despite the post I just made, I should add that this response from Kobo:

"We will inform the publisher, Random House, that they have provided us with a poor quality book and ask them to resubmit a more rigorously edited file."


... is improper and unprofessional. You don't chastise your supplier to a customer. It's fine to say that the problem originated with the supplier, but you don't use this language to do so. Not that I have too much sympathy for Random House, of course. (See prior post.)
I don't think this comes across as chastising. All words are neutral except "poor quality" and you could argue that is fact and not pejorative.
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