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Old 07-20-2014, 10:32 AM   #331
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A reliable source of epubs that haven't been altered beyond the author's intention would be: the author.

Is this free? Not always.

Is this high quality? Not always.

But if you prioritize the author's words as came from the author, then there you have it.

But as self help books go, they are often written with personal experience taken as universal truth or anecdotes taken as evidence, and that, IMHO, is a true danger to the mental health of others.
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Old 07-20-2014, 11:43 AM   #332
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Publishers do not change the text in paper books without making a new edition.

The books here at MobileRead is not published as new editions.
Exactly.

Jeez, we've been through this already. Anyone with a computer can alter the text of a public domain book and upload the digital file, with no one being the wiser. It may be malicious, it may be a misguided desire to be inoffensive. Doesn't matter what the motive is.
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Old 07-20-2014, 11:49 AM   #333
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I agree that that is unacceptable. However the OP is worried (to the point of insomnia) about reading nonfiction that may physically harm him if he follows its advice, which is rather a different beast.
I would think that a much bigger concern for self help books would be the question of what percentage of the content is fantasy.
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Please keep in mind that AlexBell’s epubs are an exception here on MR. Most of the uploaders don’t change the texts or precisely describe what they change. In my collections I never change anything (I even keep typos!).
We don't know this unless specific uploaders tell us exactly what they've done with each upload.
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Old 07-20-2014, 11:57 AM   #335
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Modern PG editions are much better. The basic problem is that most of the classics are among the oldest PG books, and hence the least reliable. PG don't appear to have any sort of programme for re-doing old books.
I check PG for new books every day, and I often see new files for old books--I have assumed they're corrected versions.
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We don't know this unless specific uploaders tell us exactly what they've done with each upload.
Why don't you ask the uploader before downloading their book? This is a forum after all.
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Seems to me that there's not an awful lot of gratitude being shown here to the folks who freely provide books to the MR library.
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Seems to me that there's not an awful lot of gratitude being shown here to the folks who freely provide books to the MR library.
And that’s news to you?
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Anyone with a computer can alter the text of a public domain book and upload the digital file, with no one being the wiser. It may be malicious, it may be a misguided desire to be inoffensive. Doesn't matter what the motive is.
For which there is no solution. Why discuss it if it can't be fixed? When it comes to public domain books, you can either trust/hope that the uploader/seller has not made undocumented changes (or even ask them), or you can forgo the ebook and buy/borrow/find a print copy that suits.

None of that changes the fact that the answer to the OP's original question is; "you don't." But with a little research, you might be able to limit the possibility of getting an altered text. If that still doesn't let you (the OP) sleep at night, then don't read ebooks.
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If that still doesn't let you (the OP) sleep at night, then don't read ebooks.
This. Can we lock this increasingly pointless thread now, please?
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And that’s news to you?
It disappoints me. Given that I can easily spend 3 months and 100+ hours creating one ebook, which I'm more than happy to give away free, saying "thank you", rather than complaining about it would be, well... nice.
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It disappoints me. Given that I can easily spend 3 months and 100+ hours creating one ebook, which I'm more than happy to give away free, saying "thank you", rather than complaining about it would be, well... nice.
Yep, but this is the Internet.
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Yep, but this is the Internet.
Yep, but it should be different.

Everyone should bring cake. Here, have some:
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Yep, but it should be different.

Everyone should bring cake. Here, have some:
How do I know you haven't altered that e-cake?????
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How do I know you haven't altered that e-cake?????
Try it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! It’s called “Spring Surprise.”
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