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Originally Posted by Catlady
Exactly. I would only report specific errors in books that are volunteer efforts, like Project Gutenberg or the MR library. Otherwise, no way!
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I'm not sure how long Project Gutenberg has had their 5-tier proof-reading and formatting levels, but aside from some minor format inconsistencies among the various platforms, I can't imagine many errors being found in recent PG offerings. Their proofing system is quite robust these days and errors found may be from older digital scans done before the current level of proofing.
Currently there are 3 separate proof-reading runs made. The first run is done by newer proof-readers and is mainly concerned with catching scan errors made by OCR software that may have difficulty with strange fonts, 'dirty' scan input and old language or spelling conventions. The second proofing scans are done by more experienced proofers and catch almost all errors missed by the first proofers. A third scan is made by more senior proofers as a quality check.
There are then 2 levels of formatting which deal with paragraphs, font variations, footnotes, images, subtitles and other insets and printing variations. Both formatting levels are staffed by experienced proofers.
Then a final run-through is made by the top level proofers/formatters in preparation for final submission to the eEditor for device formatting.
Simple spelling errors are virtually eliminated, and formatting glitches are extremely rare. This process may not have been followed in the early years and many older digital captures are being re-evaluated to eliminate these problems missed in the early days of PG acquisitions.