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Originally Posted by wyndslash
uhm, just wanna ask a question. sooo an author offered the first ebook in her series as a freebie for the month. i really enjoyed the plot, loved the characters (i'm easy to please  ). unfortunately, there were some annoying grammar errors; not really major, there were perhaps three. but the thing is that normally this book would not have been free, and if i had bought it before, i would have been upset. i was thinking of buying the rest of the series though, simply because i love the characters. but then there might be more errors...
so my question is if anyone here ever does a review of it and pointed out the errors? or directly emailed the author?
hmmm i know the lounge isn't for ebook topics, but i didn't want to post this in the other parts of the forum as i was afraid of snarky replies. |
I blast books that are grammatically compromised when I am reviewing at amazon. a few errors are one thing, but when things are so bad it is just like my tongue seeking out the hole in my jaw after a tooth has been removed, I have to say something about it. these are professional authors that are presumably working with professional editors. it is fair and reasonable to expect that attention to their craft includes ensuring that the words woven together are following the grammatical rules. when I install a telephone system I don't leave cables hanging from the ceiling and expect the customer to ignore them, because after all, they have dial tone and that is what a telephone system is all about, right? no! I make certain that everything is neatly installed in accordance with industry standards. I am a telecommunications professional, that is what is expected, and there is no reason that my customer should have to put up with a sub-standard installation because it doesn't really affect the overall performance of the device.
*oops* sorry, I'll get off the soapbox now