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Originally Posted by Catlady
I completely agree. When I look at an e-book file, I don't know what some overzealous person might have changed. E.g., when I download a book from the MR library, I can't tell what grammar, punctuation, or spelling might have changed. I can't tell if the uploader might have used a euphemism for an objectionable word. I have no reference point unless there is a printed copy of the book to refer to. If we reach a point when there is no printed copy, where are we? The digital file can be constantly in flux.
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This bother me also. I read The Three Musketeers as an MR ebook and it was annoying not knowing which edition you read or if you read a combination of editions. Or if it was changed in any other way.
And one reason that is important for me is that I talk about the books I read with friends and other people and then it is often important to know which edition people have read. And paper books actually have editions that changes when the text changes. That does not happen with ebooks automatically.