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Old 01-20-2012, 06:36 PM   #24
SteveEisenberg
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Originally Posted by Mike L View Post
The downside is that many of them are full of typographical errors, poor punctuation and sub-standard formatting.

This is no reflection on the people who convert and proofread these books.
Since I've proofread a little, that's nice to hear

Over the years, I've read many Project Gutenberg books. And, all the time, also reading PB's. It's little more than personal opinion, but I think Project Gutenberg has, if anything, fewer typographical errors than those from major publishers.

There are sources for obscure public domain books which are, indeed, full of typographical errors -- because they have not been proofread after scanning. Here is an example of purely local interest book that I read years ago, and remember for having many errors. But although such titles are high in number, hardly anyone will want to read them except as part of a historical research project.

For well formatted free classics, I would first choose one from this web site. Project Gutenberg comes next, and, once you get past the cover and introductory material, is not far behind.
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