On some sites like Smashwords of course it's a moot question as the book has to be original work by the author not a PD book scan. Of course not all author's are equal in ability now any more than they were in the past either. I bought one (or maybe it was a free book I don't recall) where a major character's name changed between the 2nd and 3rd chapter. Of course there is no direct link to be able to contact the author on the Smashwords site so I wonder if even now she realizes she made that blooper.
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