arg, i was almost at the end of my reply, and managed to close my tab by accident.
now i have to start over and try to remember what i wrote.
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Originally Posted by emonti8384
They will replace it for you, I just know it! Keeps us posted anyway; stupid weekends. They should start counting Saturday as a business day. Afterall, everythings open anyway, you know? |
well, it's monday now already anyway, so we'll know soon !
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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
(doggie meekly raises paw to ask an innocent question)
Do I read that this is perhaps a common issue with some epubs, at least on Sony Readers - i.e., that there are coding issues with some books that can cause the device to behave badly? I don't think I've seen these issues at all in the past 2-1/2 years with my 500 or 505 but then I rarely read epubs. I suppose the point of my question is really, "Should I always test the validity of an epub before loading it onto my device or am I at a similar (low) risk with BBeB format books (for which I've never had a problem)?"
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if you mean "can an improperly coded book display incorrectly ?", then yes, that is certainly a possibility, the same way that a website made with invalid hmtl / css code may not display properly in a browser. however, it really should be the first reflex of anyone making an epub book to validate the code (and it's not hard to do ; there are tools available that will check the code for you and signal any errors), and as far as i'm concerned valid code is as basic a priority as getting the title right or making sure the name of the author is not mis-spelled. perhaps this is a professional deformation, as a webdesigner valid code is my holy grail and i really consider it primordial. on the other hand, if you are worried that an improperly made epub could cause damage to the system or anything else, let me reassure you, that is not a problem ; it's not anything like a virus on a pc. if you happen to have an epub which is behaving strangely, then sending the file through epubcheck is definitely the first thing you should try to diagnose the problem, but there's no need to do it systematically. epubcheck will tell you whether the epub is valid or not, and if it's invalid, what are the specific problems, so you can fix them, so it will display correctly. but at worst invalid code is a nuisance, not a danger.
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Originally Posted by happy_terd
Did they give you the name of the French model they would be giving you? How soon until you can meet her?
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i'll let you know.
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congrats on your luck. It's nice to see Sony doing the right thing.
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i agree.
on the other hand, i just spent 300$ on this thing 3 months ago, so it would have been pretty despicable to send me away with no help !