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Originally Posted by DaleDe
I think it is a big deal or otherwise why would PG even bother proofing their books. I think, as this rolls out, the lack of proofing with become more evident for Google stuff. It impacts one of the major supposed uses of research. A search won't find something if it isn't spelled correctly.
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Yep.
Here's an example from one of the books I downloaded (note: the whole book isn't as bad as this).
from the epub...
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THE FIRST FABLE.
Uiearto, l&ing of iCfjebes, fjat i four tiaiigljters, one of inborn, habing become a inanberer auti altered fjcr name of Costanja to Costanjo, artibet i at tfjc eourt of Caceo, 3Ģing of Bctti= nia, tnfjo took fjcr to toi'fe on aeeount of the mang toortfjo ticeos torougljt bg |jcr.
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from the PDF...
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THE FIRST FABLE
Ricardo, King of Thebes, had four daughters, one of whom, having become a wanderer and altered her name of Constanza to Constanzo, arrived at the court of Cacco, King of Bettinia, who took her to wife on account of the many worthy deeds wrought by her.
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If I was going to fix this book up anyway it'd be great if there was a way to submit it to get the Google books epub fixed too.