Quote:
Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
Four mistakes in six sentences? Sorry, nothing I'm going to put up with for 12.99. Does it get better? Who knows, I stopped reading then & there.
|
Gee.
You paid for it and refuse to read it because of errors? Are the errors more important than content? No argument, just asking.
IMHO, there is NO excuse for poor editing. If an author sends a proof to an editor, they pay big money for those services. If an author writes so poorly that they can't spell in context, they don't deserve to be published. If an author self-publishes and fails to proof-read their own work, they don't deserve to be read. And if a publishing company uses such brain-dead context-deficient automated software that it misses obvious uses of common words and/or changes them without editor intervention, it deserves to be boycotted. Yes, typos exist. Do these authors not give a copy to a friend (at least) to read for comment before publishing?
So the question is, where do the errors occur -- author, software, editor/proof-reader? Formatting is usually simple enough -- my computer does that within its array of browsers and word processors. Project Gutenberg (via Distributed Proofreaders) has 3 levels of proof-reading, 2 levels of formatting and a final proof by experienced
volunteer editors. Are sloppy eBooks yet another 'clever' effort to convince readers to buy the 'real thing' in paper and pay for editing?