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Old 05-20-2018, 12:26 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by ekbell View Post
I have also noticed mismatches between the paper versions and kindle versions of books with multiple translations/versions. Sometimes it's pretty silly; look up Dante's Paradise translated by Anthony Esolen and published by Modern Library on Amazon.ca, switch to the kindle copy and see an obviously badly put together 'let's not even bother bother with a proper cover' edition published by 'Classics Publishing' translated by someone completely different (the look inside gives a different translator then the description does) despite the fact that an ebook version of Esolen's translation published by Modern Library actually exists (albeit with an erroneous product description). The reviews of the different editions appear to be all confused as well (making the bad review option problematical).

Checking previews or look inside is essential.
I couldn't agree more. I often buy Penguin editions, for example, but quite often I'll find the book and opt for the Kindle version, only to find the cheap substitute. So yes, Amazon needs to do a far better job of identifying just what version the Kindle book represents. You can find this if you scroll down to the publishing information, but it took me a while to make that a routine part of my purchases.

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