Ok you cannot be that stupid, I refuse to believe it, you either flaming or just arguing for the sake of argument itself.
Read again what I said, and also read the post that just comes right before yours from Mr Ploppy !
Again, OBVIOUSLY they should proof-read FIRST then work the files to anything specific like print or ebook. What they do now is proof-read further down the line of production when the file is specified for print and no longer compatible for ebook production.
Now if you still don't get it then I don't know how else to explain it anymore. I think everybody else understood in this thread.
And how on earth is proof-reading undervalued ? What are you talking about ???
If anything the issue here is the opposite, we do value proof-reading because it allows for books to be readable and with a minimum of errors like print books usually are.
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Originally Posted by elcreative
Why do you always do that... what has gumption to do with anything... and I used to make a living doing design and proofing... but I gave up the proofing because it's a cr***y job that destroys any enjoyment in the reading material and is totally undervalued by everyone especially know-it-alls like you. As far as electronic files are concerned, again you show the vast range of your ignorance... files for print are MARK-UP files that include a huge quantity of formatting, layout and image placement commands - they don't convert well to any ebook format (and in some cases give worse results than OCRing) and YES, ebooks are still a secondary line as far as publishers are concerned and thus do get different treatment, not that indies seem to do any better either...still, just wait and see what you get if the prices do drop to next to nothing as many want...
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