Wow - I've just had the most (to quote Arthur Dent) mind boggling experience - courtesy of Amazon. I had purchased a Kindle copy of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the one with the movie tie-ins - interviews, etc) a long while back - in fact it is still on my K1. This edition was pulled several times after my purchase for "formatting issues" and then re-offered for sale. I never bothered to return for a refund or re-download it.
When I read the edition on my K1 earlier this year, the main problem was in the sections of the books that were formatted in italics - many of the words were run together - apparently the scanner/editor couldn't reliably distinguish word breaks in text formatted in italic fonts. Annoying - but no big deal for me - I just kept the muddled version on my K1 for re-reading.
Well, today (cue drum roll) when I went into my "Manage Your Kindle" section of my account on Amazon, I saw H2G2 listed as waiting to download onto my K1. So I fired up the K1 & Whispernet - and lo and behold - a spanking new copy of H2G2 is now on my K1. I've scanned some of the italicized sections - not all yet - and the run-on problem seems to be fixed. Sha-zam!
I don't know whether to be happy or afraid. I didn't ask for the new download. I hadn't complained about the formatting in the old version, or asked for a refund. And - the old version that was on my K1 is now gone. I suspect the new download overwrote the old file.
Anyone else have this happen to them?
Wonder if we'll get new versions of the Hobbit, and other books that were similarly recalled for formatting problems.
Zowie!
