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Originally Posted by tompe
I would hate that unless the book is a new edition.
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You mean you'd rather not see updates/know about them or wish they wouldn't be updated? Or you want it labeled Edition 2?
I didn't think readers would want such updates either, but I saw a discussion over at DailyCheapReads a while back and a lot of readers seemed to think that some of the backlist books should first be updated with things like cell phones before being brought to e-readers. I was surprised. When I read, I can readily just immerse myself in whatever the time period is, but I was in the minority with that opinion. It seems some readers were really frustrated by some descriptions because "Today they could just pick up a cell phone and call..."
The stuff I changed is pretty minor--really it's just a dollar amount assigned to equipment (thousands of dollars as opposed to hundreds of thousands) and removal of some of the sentences that were probably boring technical stuff anyway. By removing it, it not only tightened the text, it made it less likely to become dated. I did change the edition number, but I'm not sure that readers even see that. While we put it in during the upload, I haven't looked to see if it's evident on the sales page!
While I was there, I noticed that Sedona said "Uh..." a lot. That annoyed me so I took that sort of thing out. The poor woman had an obvious stuttering problem that I hadn't even noticed.
These characters. They go off and do things you don't even realize.
At any rate, I appreciate your comment and feedback. The idea that a book can change like this is new to me and I'm still not sure how I feel about it.