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Old 12-16-2012, 02:02 PM   #1
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Does Kobo care?
Does anyone know if Kobo or the makers of other e-readers check for formatting problems when they receive a book from the publisher?

Many books I read have problems such as the following:

- Italicized words which lack trailing spaces, so that they run into the following word: "Americanmagazine" rather than "American magazine"

- Block quotes, which on the printed page are usually in a different font or font size, or are indented, in ebooks look just like the regular text.

- Chapter headings which don't display properly: "B ound toS ucceed" instead of "Bound to Succeed"

I know other posters have noted these errors. But Kobo seems to ignore the complaints and just passes on the books to purchasers without making sure that the books do indeed display properly on Kobo's e-readers.
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