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Originally Posted by HarryT
That is a good thing. It's a very, VERY good thing. How often have you bought ebooks full of errors? This way, correct one central copy, and everyone gets the corrections automatically. That's wonderful!
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If the book is full of errors, it's because the publisher doesn't care in the first place, not because they lack the technical mean to put out a decent copy.
On the other hand, if the publisher gets pressure from the Chinese govt, or US govt for that matter, or religious group, or private individuals in countries with lax libel laws, the publisher will be somewhat better motivated.
It won't be 1984, because the future is rarely dystopian in the way writers imagine, just perniciously creepy in a way accepted by most people.