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....But seriously, suffering fools gladly is a game for the young. |
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grumblemumble&*$7£#1evilcovid19mumblemoangroanstu ckathomemoansadlifegrumblegrumble
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
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Oh, for the days when members could express their frustrations in meaningful sentences!
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So angry I was incoherent
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Bookmaker & Cat Slave
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Vexing as hell.
On impulse, (as it flew by my eyes), I bought the Doc Savage Kindle eBook off of Amazon--without looking inside, DUM DUM DUMB. It's the old DP version and it hasn't been cleaned up AT ALL. It's block-style paras, with no space between. Yes, I CAN clean it up, but I shouldn't bloody have to, dammit. Hitch |
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I feel your pain.
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Location: Sunshine Coast, BC
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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Which I did. I mean...it was $1.00, but that's not the point, is it? And here's the teeth-grinding part--the "formatted" version of the same book is FOUR BUCKS. I mean. Doc Savage? Which is what, 80 years old now? (sigh). Both versions (forget Conde Nast!), are the DP versions. One's been somewhat cleaned, the other not at all with block-style paragraphs, no space between which always makes me wince. The other small problem with them is that it doesn't have today's enhanced formatting (a fancy term for what is basically AI-hyphenation) and it's noticeable, once you're used to the EF. More sighing. Who knew that Doc Savage, poor lad, would cause me so much irritation this weekend? Hitch |
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first, I've donated time to DP, so...my next comment isn't a slam at them, but the version I got that was not formatted remotely correctly WAS the DP Canada version. Block-style paragraphs, no first-line-indent, no space between (for block style, I mean...it's necessary). I do not know why on earth it would come out that way, but, sho'nuff, it did. Anyway...another kind soul--two of you, in fact--have pointed me to the old BM archives and I'm cheerfully Doc Savaging my way through September. At least, that's my plan. Hitch |
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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The first few Doc Savage novels from the pulp magazines won't be in life+70 public domain until 2030, and won't be in USA public domain until 2029.
Discussions of how to obtain the Canadian versions in the UK or USA are therefore not encouraged on MobileRead. Last edited by issybird; 09-08-2020 at 11:06 AM. Reason: Fix date. |
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Hitch Last edited by issybird; 09-08-2020 at 11:06 AM. Reason: Fix quote. |
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