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Katsunami · 09-15-2013, 04:11 PM

I've just bought 5 books using the Kobo Sept50 discount code. I'm glad they were very cheap that way, otherwise I would have filed a complaint. I have a lesson to offer that I've offered many times already:

STOP MAKING E-BOOKS LOOK LIKE A FRIGGIN' AFTERTHOUGHT!

Then, and only then, can one start to think about "enhancing" them.

Some of the books are actually missing maps that are not on Google (I have to scan them from my own friggin' paper version that I'm replacing, for god's sake!), and have mistakes in the table of contents, like "Chapter 5" actually taking you to chapter 3, and missing/blank parts in the TOC altogether. There isn't even an ISBN in there, nor a publication date.

Sometimes, it's not difficult for a pirated version to outdo an original. Luckily nowadays we have the tools to fix this mess. Blergh.

09-15-2013, 04:11 PM	#63
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	I've just bought 5 books using the Kobo Sept50 discount code. I'm glad they were very cheap that way, otherwise I would have filed a complaint. I have a lesson to offer that I've offered many times already: STOP MAKING E-BOOKS LOOK LIKE A FRIGGIN' AFTERTHOUGHT! Then, and only then, can one start to think about "enhancing" them. Some of the books are actually missing maps that are not on Google (I have to scan them from my own friggin' paper version that I'm replacing, for god's sake!), and have mistakes in the table of contents, like "Chapter 5" actually taking you to chapter 3, and missing/blank parts in the TOC altogether. There isn't even an ISBN in there, nor a publication date. Sometimes, it's not difficult for a pirated version to outdo an original. Luckily nowadays we have the tools to fix this mess. Blergh. Last edited by Katsunami; 09-15-2013 at 04:45 PM.