Thread: English Thesaurus in the dictionary format
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Old 10-23-2009, 03:39 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by BarryTX View Post
I just purchased, and it looks like a fine effort. The price was a little steeper than expected, given that the source lacks more modern words, but I believe it will still be a good thesaurus and if so it will be a good deal. I can also say that, having tried to create a Kindle dictionary from PD sources in the past, I recognize the effort to put it together is significant.
First, thank you for your purchase.

Yeah, that's the rub. I have started from scratch, OCRing and proofreading, revising and somewhat updating the text, then converting it to the Kindle dictionary format. It took me a long time.

If I take a PD text from Gutenberg or another source, then the effort is minimal. I prefer to add something new, not just repackage the already available.

Now that people are used to free or dirt cheap e-books, $7 seems expensive. I guess I'll have to lower the price.

What do you think would be a more attractive price for people?
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