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graycyn · 12-13-2022, 12:17 AM

Should I get rid of "THE END" in a vintage text?

I've started doing some Thomas C. Hinkle horse titles for the MobileRead.com library. Only one done so far, Dapple Gray, but I have several in the scanned/OCR'd stage.

The Hinkle titles I own are all early editions. I generally like to channel what is practical of the vintage look and I suppose when it's not terribly practical (i.e. drop caps), I'll borrow styling from a different title.

But, some titles have a "THE END" after the story finishes, some don't.

For consistency, I'm thinking to dump "THE END" from all as it feels a little old-fashioned for an ebook, especially ones that will have to have modernized covers, since the only the text is known to be public domain for MobileRead.

Or is that a text "modernization" that folks here won't like? Or is it something children really DO like to see?

12-13-2022, 12:17 AM	#1
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,506 Karma: 11250344 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Kindle Oasis 2, Sony PRS-T2	The end of "THE END"? Should I get rid of "THE END" in a vintage text? I've started doing some Thomas C. Hinkle horse titles for the MobileRead.com library. Only one done so far, Dapple Gray, but I have several in the scanned/OCR'd stage. The Hinkle titles I own are all early editions. I generally like to channel what is practical of the vintage look and I suppose when it's not terribly practical (i.e. drop caps), I'll borrow styling from a different title. But, some titles have a "THE END" after the story finishes, some don't. For consistency, I'm thinking to dump "THE END" from all as it feels a little old-fashioned for an ebook, especially ones that will have to have modernized covers, since the only the text is known to be public domain for MobileRead. Or is that a text "modernization" that folks here won't like? Or is it something children really DO like to see?