The Reading Vent & Rant Thread - Page 72

Colonel Cathcart · 03-19-2023, 05:38 AM

I just saw this unbelievable(?) book synopsis on Libby that deserves some more attention than was actually given to by the persons who are responsible to it.

btw, is there anywhere to report issues I find in Libby? I find the search there to be unreliable in some cases, when searching by author and the results that are returned are missing titles that are actually available on Libby.

ownedbycats · 03-19-2023, 09:45 AM

No, I don't think there is. I remember finding a copy of Anne Frank's diary miscategorized as "fiction"

and not finding any way to report the error.

maddz · 03-20-2023, 02:28 PM

Libby was bought out by LbraryThing to save it from closure. If you have a LT account, you should be able to flag the description.

ZodWallop · 03-20-2023, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by maddz

Libby was bought out by LbraryThing to save it from closure. If you have a LT account, you should be able to flag the description.

I thought Libby was part of Overdrive?

ownedbycats · 03-20-2023, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I thought Libby was part of Overdrive?

so did I. Is maddz thinking of something else?

ownedbycats · 03-20-2023, 07:56 PM

This was the embedded cover on a purchased (well, free) book.

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The funniest part is opening up the ePub and the real cover image was in there, just not set correctly (and missing from the manifest).

Hitch · 03-21-2023, 12:40 PM

I know, this is the reading V&R thread and this is, thusly, not really appropriate, but damn, I'm going to miss Lance Reddick. I don't really care about 98-99% of most actors, celebs and that whole ilk, but I will miss his work.

He was 7 years younger than I (eek!) and I've loved him in pretty much everything I've ever seen him in. The Wire (which is where most of us met him, I suspect), Fringe of course, Bosch...man, the list is endless. Well, obviously, that's hyperbole, not endless. All good things and bad things, for that matter, come to an end, but dammit!

Sorry, dude. I wish you could have stayed with us longer.

Hitch

maddz · 03-22-2023, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

so did I. Is maddz thinking of something else?

Sorry, yes, you're right. It was Litsy I was thinking of.

maddz · 03-23-2023, 03:42 AM

My pet peeve at the moment: recommendations that keep getting recommended to me even when I've said I've read the book or that I'm not interested. I am sick and tired of seeing the same titles over and over...

gmw · 03-23-2023, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by maddz

My pet peeve at the moment: recommendations that keep getting recommended to me even when I've said I've read the book or that I'm not interested. I am sick and tired of seeing the same titles over and over...

I remember experimenting with Kobo's book recommendations, seeing that they had a "remove" option and thinking that was a great idea. I thought, "I can tell them about stuff that I just don't want to see and they can offer something new." ... But no, the old crap just kept growing back, so I gave up.

Sometimes I got the impression that some must be paying to have their books pushed up the list, since they seemed to live there for months and there was no indication anywhere else that these were actually popular enough to justify such a push.

Quoth · 03-23-2023, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by gmw

Sometimes I got the impression that some must be paying to have their books pushed up the list, since they seemed to live there for months and there was no indication anywhere else that these were actually popular enough to justify such a push.

Certainly Google and Amazon search results are full of paid responses. Amazon search is now so poor that searching Amazon via Duck Duck Go or Google is quicker and more reliable.
However search on Kobo seems far better than search on Amazon.
"Recommendations" and "Buy again" are so poor from everyone that I wonder about the programming skills.

JSWolf · 03-23-2023, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Why did the Barnes & Noble website make me put in credit card information when trying to buy a free book?

It may have something to do with the DRM.

issybird · 03-27-2023, 04:02 PM

This happens all the time with Amazon: I'm looking for a book with public domain translations, which I don't want. I think it's well worth spending money on a modern translation of 19th century and earlier books; overall the translation reads more smoothly and there are helpful annotations.

But even if I pull up the paper copy of the edition I want (just now it was a Penguin), clicking on the related Kindle link takes me to one of those public domain translations that someone is charging $1.99 for. Why can't Amazon get this right? In fact, I bet they have the Penguin Kindle book, but I can't be bothered to put more effort into finding it.

j.p.s · 03-27-2023, 04:28 PM

They don't care. They don't have to. They're amazon. (With apologies to Lily Tomlin's Ernestine.)

ownedbycats · 03-27-2023, 04:32 PM

I have a PDF strategy guide published by a German game developer. They forgot to translate a few paragraphs from German. The PDF file security doesn't let me copy the text so I can put it into a translator.

03-19-2023, 05:38 AM	#1066
Colonel Cathcart Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 340434 Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Israel Device: Kobo Libra H2O	I just saw this unbelievable(?) book synopsis on Libby that deserves some more attention than was actually given to by the persons who are responsible to it. btw, is there anywhere to report issues I find in Libby? I find the search there to be unreliable in some cases, when searching by author and the results that are returned are missing titles that are actually available on Libby. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by pdurrant; 03-19-2023 at 06:10 AM.

03-19-2023, 09:45 AM	#1067
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,359 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	No, I don't think there is. I remember finding a copy of Anne Frank's diary miscategorized as "fiction" and not finding any way to report the error. Last edited by ownedbycats; 03-19-2023 at 09:46 AM. Reason: added link

03-20-2023, 07:56 PM	#1071
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,359 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	This was the embedded cover on a purchased (well, free) book. The funniest part is opening up the ePub and the real cover image was in there, just not set correctly (and missing from the manifest).

03-21-2023, 12:40 PM	#1072
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,503 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	RIP Lance Reddick I know, this is the reading V&R thread and this is, thusly, not really appropriate, but damn, I'm going to miss Lance Reddick. I don't really care about 98-99% of most actors, celebs and that whole ilk, but I will miss his work. He was 7 years younger than I (eek!) and I've loved him in pretty much everything I've ever seen him in. The Wire (which is where most of us met him, I suspect), Fringe of course, Bosch...man, the list is endless. Well, obviously, that's hyperbole, not endless. All good things and bad things, for that matter, come to an end, but dammit! Sorry, dude. I wish you could have stayed with us longer. Hitch

03-27-2023, 04:32 PM	#1080
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,359 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I have a PDF strategy guide published by a German game developer. They forgot to translate a few paragraphs from German. The PDF file security doesn't let me copy the text so I can put it into a translator. Attached Thumbnails

03-20-2023, 02:28 PM	#1068
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,418 Karma: 30039536 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	Libby was bought out by LbraryThing to save it from closure. If you have a LT account, you should be able to flag the description.

03-23-2023, 03:42 AM	#1074
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,418 Karma: 30039536 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	My pet peeve at the moment: recommendations that keep getting recommended to me even when I've said I've read the book or that I'm not interested. I am sick and tired of seeing the same titles over and over...

03-27-2023, 04:02 PM	#1078
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,517 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	This happens all the time with Amazon: I'm looking for a book with public domain translations, which I don't want. I think it's well worth spending money on a modern translation of 19th century and earlier books; overall the translation reads more smoothly and there are helpful annotations. But even if I pull up the paper copy of the edition I want (just now it was a Penguin), clicking on the related Kindle link takes me to one of those public domain translations that someone is charging $1.99 for. Why can't Amazon get this right? In fact, I bet they have the Penguin Kindle book, but I can't be bothered to put more effort into finding it.

03-27-2023, 04:28 PM	#1079
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,842 Karma: 105494725 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	They don't care. They don't have to. They're amazon. (With apologies to Lily Tomlin's Ernestine.)

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