[aquina]

I have been using the Boston Public Library to check out Ebooks which I have been reading on my laptop in PDF and EPub formats and on my Blackberry in Mobi format.

Let me say that I am very grateful to have access to this service but I have to say that the quality of the books is lacking. Not the selection, which is actually pretty good but the quality of the files. Most books don't have a front cover or a generic cover rather than the proper picture cover. Meta information is often missing, sometimes not even listing the author.

I know that this can be fixed with Calibre but for library books it is not worth it for me. Is this just a reflection of a lower grade quality Ebook the library is purchasing or is this true for Ebooks purchased at Ebook stores as well? Frankly I would be a bit upset if I would pay $10 for an Ebook that I would have to fix up after purchase.