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Originally Posted by DNSB
Reading some of the stories from these forums reminds me as to why I am more than happy to keep my ebook editing as a sideline. Too many people who don't understand that like politics, ebook creation is the art of the possible.
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My previous line of work petered out in 2008, and this is what I'm stuck with now. Someday, either my Prince will come, or I'll die, or maybe I'll retire and the pain will stop.
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Originally Posted by Quoth
Either you're a masochist, desperate for money or care about people that wouldn't get help anywhere else.
I shall peck at any strangers wanting my help! Caw!
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This is an odd one--it's a client of our largest client. He's been "happy" with their print layout work to date (although, mind you he sent back edits quite literally saying things like "move this letter 1/32nd of an inch to the left" throughout) and I feel peculiar about the fact that they (the print design house) are on the verge of closing out his project with an unhappy client, because "of us," effectively. Yes, yes, they know he's crazy and all that but I feel a bit compelled to keep TRYING to make him happy or at least satisfied.
He took umbrage at a video I made, trying to explain about ADE and how he was displaying the book in a way that didn't match real devices OR the print book (with ~90+ characters per line plus 5-8 spaces, so nearly 100 char/line, which obviously is wildly different than his print book with has the ubiquitous 60-ish). Apparently he was offended by my tone, which I agree was a bit terse and not obsequious. So...(sigh).
I wish I could solve it, but he's just...nearly impossible.
Hitch