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Originally Posted by sun surfer
To compare an original text to an uploaded text is, to me, the same time-wise as being the one to make the uploaded ebook in the first place, so it's really the same thing in my opinion, and without the respect of being the uploader. I have no idea how fast you are at proofreading (or transcribing - whatever you would call the process of creating an ebook to upload) but not everyone is as fast as you.
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Proofreading is a lot of work. Nobody is saying that it isn't. I average about 10 pages an hour, so that would be 30h of work for a 300 page book. Creating ebooks is dead easy - I can convert the typical PG text into a Mobi and an ePub book in 20 minutes, tops. It's the proofing that takes the time, which is precisely why we need volunteers to do it.
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So for my trouble, I've lost out on reading three to five other books this year from my already comparatively small total of 40 (compared to others around here) and for no real benefit. No thank you.
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You don't think that helping our community is a benefit? That is a little disappointing to hear, but of course the decision is entirely yours.