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The problem is BassChick that conversion into ebooks from the PDFs used to create print versions is often being rushed ... it's by no means an automatic process if you intend to turn out flawless presentation.
(Barnes & Noble just converted 19,000 titles to ePub format in about two months. Don't tell me those were individually handled and subjected to editorial intervention before release.)
My own wee house is currently converting nearly 150 paperback titles (previously covered only by [perfect] PDFs) into several other formats. To get it right, we must go back to Word.doc source, re-design, produce new formats and then re-proof read and correct each format. Even then, the formats must be checked on as many reading devices as we have access too. It will tie up two technical operators and three editors for quite some time.
Not many publishers will go to that trouble. Maybe it's because they don't know. Maybe it's because they can't afford the effort. Maybe it's because they don't give a damn.
Neil
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