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Old 06-08-2012, 11:59 AM   #16
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Wacky margin widths and fonts set by the publisher. I want every ebook I open to have the same formatting in my reader - the one *I* choose.
This.

Implemented in both the ebook, and on the reader (a GUI that allows modifying everything (font size, line spacing, paragraph spacing, paragraph indent, ...) and reasonable range of values (sorry NOOK, but three choices for line spacing is not enough )).
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Old 06-08-2012, 02:55 PM   #17
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DRM!!
Geo-Restrictions!!

Sorry, those seemed like two rather glaring omissions if we were sticking to the old stand-bys.
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Old 06-08-2012, 03:05 PM   #18
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No overdrive lending for Kindle in Canada.
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Old 06-08-2012, 03:06 PM   #19
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Old 06-08-2012, 03:14 PM   #20
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I hate it when the ebook is more poorly proofread/edited than the print book. This includes situations like random flipping of huge sections of the book into italics because of, apparently, a missed close tag.
This. In every possible way, this.
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Old 06-08-2012, 03:16 PM   #21
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No overdrive lending for Kindle in Canada.
Kindle Overdrive lending in the US causing Penguin to stop new eBooks via Overdrive. Kindle lending actually breaks the rules as eBooks via Overdrive are supposed to use Overdrive's own servers.
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Old 06-08-2012, 03:16 PM   #22
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Geo-Restrictions!!
This would be my number one complaint.
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Old 06-08-2012, 03:16 PM   #23
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Oh yes. DRM. Hate DRM.
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Old 06-08-2012, 03:18 PM   #24
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Errors due to a PDF file used as the source for the eBook creation. I've seen this way too often.
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Old 06-08-2012, 03:20 PM   #25
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I really dislike having to pay more for an ebook than it costs in Pbk or even the same cost in HBK.
This too. The pricing of eBooks is both ridiculous and incomprehensible.
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Old 06-08-2012, 04:23 PM   #26
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Stupid pictures (so-called "covers") wasting space and time on my ereader. For those antediluvians who want this nonsense, they should be "opt in".
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Old 06-08-2012, 04:31 PM   #27
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I'm particularly fond of the the $6 markup on e-books to Canada from Amazon while the markup on a paper book is around $2.
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Old 06-08-2012, 05:31 PM   #28
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Stupid pictures (so-called "covers") wasting space and time on my ereader. For those antediluvians who want this nonsense, they should be "opt in".
I'll do you one better....

Maps (and other graphics) that are unreadable.

So what is wrong with having a cover image? I happen to like a proper cover image. My 650 uses the cover image to show me the current read and the last three added eBooks on the home screen.
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Old 06-08-2012, 05:37 PM   #29
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I like the covers. They're certainly easy enough to remove.

My major ebook complaint would have to be lack of proofreading.
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Old 06-08-2012, 05:51 PM   #30
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Publishers who refuse to allow libraries to get/lend their ebooks at any price.

Clearly discriminatory towards lower income or home-bound readers. And darned annoying to other readers.
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