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Old 04-02-2014, 07:07 AM   #101
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Originally Posted by theducks View Post
Editions change:
PC rules, Government regulation (editorial censorship). Corrected of text errors, file corruption (new data errors )

How did you know if your paper edition was un-modified?

Just because it was PRINTED does not mean what you see was what the AUTHOR originally wrote.
But most of the e-books I'm reading are free and are only self-published on a very small level.

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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
There is less chance for mischief with a printed edition.
Right, I thought this too.

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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy View Post
How could a reputable ebook publisher "mess with" an ebook? They'd have to unpack the book, edit it, re-pack it, and put it out for distribution. Why would they bother? If you get a "messed with" book from an author's website or something, then that's the author's fault for not maintaining security on his website. How could you tell if the book was "messed with", anyway? What you consider to be fallacious reasoning, etc. might be just the author's opinion.
But most of the e-books I'm reading are free and are only self-published on a very small level.

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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana View Post
It is unlikely that your book would be updated with a sanitized version. Some authors do push updated version of their books, but that's to fix mistakes. It is, I suppose possible that an author or their heirs could rewrite a book to sanitize it, but we'd hear about that. Imagine George Orwell's estate decided to update 1984 to have a positive portrayal of Big Brother. They control the copyright, they could cease selling the original and only offer the sanitized version. They could also have it pushed as an update, but there would be a firestorm of controversy.
Thanks, but that's only applicable for a book that's well known. What if the e-book I'm reading is from a self-published author? Even if it's a more popular e-book, it just seems so much easier to make changes without people knowing about it compared to a hard cover book.
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