Thread: How can publishers really suck so bad in formatting?
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Old 07-06-2009, 04:24 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
That really sucks.

It shows that no-one at Harper Collins ever opened the Mobipocket file, let alone actually proof-read the whole file. They just dumped their source format in Mobipocket Creator and assumed it would be OK.
I emailed HarperCollins about the multiple errors in 'The Hobbit' and at least got a reply.

Could I suggest that you email HarperCollins?

Also, I emailed Fictionwise about another ebook with multiple typos, and (if I remember correctly) got a credit for the price of the book.

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