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Old Yesterday, 01:05 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by bdub View Post
One exception to using public domain books is translations. Sometimes more modern translations are better and contain more content. Some translations are edited, where the translator removed content.
Very true! Unfortunately we now have to contend with this disturbing new trend where people use AI to translate public domain books and then sell those translations (of generally dubious quality) on Amazon, so I’d personally be wary of recent translations of those classics.
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