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Originally Posted by dhbailey
I have also been finding an increasing number of errors in printed paperbacks also. I don't find any more misprints in the ebooks I have purchased than I find in the print books I purchase.
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The publishing industry has cut back significantly on the amount of money it is willing to spend on the ditorial process. in the olden days, presses took a great deal of pride in the quality of the editorial work. Today, they hire the least expensive editors they can find and impose much too short schedules because what matters is the quarterly dividend to shareholders.
I recently purchased an expensive nonfiction book from a well-known university press and am appalled at how poorly edited it is. The editing is so bad that it is difficult to follow. But this just follows the trend in publishing -- errors are acceptable because the buying public buys the books with or without them.