Typos: Who Cares? - Page 14

j.p.s · 04-03-2020, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm not on a Kindle and if I was, the WiFi would be off so that does not work. How do I report on Amazon?

Root around on amazon.com until you find a link to start a support chat. Then open a chat session and report away.

John F · 04-03-2020, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm not on a Kindle and if I was, the WiFi would be off so that does not work. How do I report on Amazon?

Google found:

https://ask.metafilter.com/326516/To...ypo-in-a-ebook

I looked on Amaxon,.com at an ebook product page of an ebook I purchased, and it is towards the bottom of the page.

Hitch · 04-03-2020, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm not on a Kindle and if I was, the WiFi would be off so that does not work. How do I report on Amazon?

You can tell them right on the sales page--report formatting issues, etc.

Hitch

rhadin · 04-03-2020, 11:17 PM

I recently bought the hardcover version of Justin T. Call's "Master of Sorrows" (The Silent Gods Series, Book 1). The story was interesting albeit unexceptional, yet the best I could give it was a 3-star rating (see my review on Amazon) -- not because of the story, which warranted 4 to 4.5 stars (definitely not a 5-star read) but because of the poor editing and proofreading.

One of the problems with this thread is that we use the term "typos". Technically, a typo is a misspelling, such as, "mxch" instead of "much". In other words, the correct word was chosen but a wrong key was pressed. Much of what we discuss here are editing and proofreading errors, which are much more egregious than a simple typo.

Call's book suffers greatly from poor editing and/or proofreading. It is almost as if instead of hiring a professional editor, the publisher decided to save money and sent the book to the lowest price person whose claim to editing prowess is that they found a typo in a book they read and declared themselves an editor.

Had there been just one or two problems, I would have grumbled but not said anything because that seems to have become the acceptable standard in the race to the editorial bottom. But this book has some significant problems, including insufficiently developed character histories, which, combined with missing transitions, missing words, incorrect phrasing, and other significant editorial problems, made this book stand out for its poor editing.

I had planned to buy future releases in this series, but my current plan is to buy a very cheap used copy until I see an improvement in the editing or not buy any future releases at all. If the author has no pride in his book, I see no reason to reward him by preordering the next volume.

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04-03-2020, 11:17 PM	#199
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I recently bought the hardcover version of Justin T. Call's "Master of Sorrows" (The Silent Gods Series, Book 1). The story was interesting albeit unexceptional, yet the best I could give it was a 3-star rating (see my review on Amazon) -- not because of the story, which warranted 4 to 4.5 stars (definitely not a 5-star read) but because of the poor editing and proofreading. One of the problems with this thread is that we use the term "typos". Technically, a typo is a misspelling, such as, "mxch" instead of "much". In other words, the correct word was chosen but a wrong key was pressed. Much of what we discuss here are editing and proofreading errors, which are much more egregious than a simple typo. Call's book suffers greatly from poor editing and/or proofreading. It is almost as if instead of hiring a professional editor, the publisher decided to save money and sent the book to the lowest price person whose claim to editing prowess is that they found a typo in a book they read and declared themselves an editor. Had there been just one or two problems, I would have grumbled but not said anything because that seems to have become the acceptable standard in the race to the editorial bottom. But this book has some significant problems, including insufficiently developed character histories, which, combined with missing transitions, missing words, incorrect phrasing, and other significant editorial problems, made this book stand out for its poor editing. I had planned to buy future releases in this series, but my current plan is to buy a very cheap used copy until I see an improvement in the editing or not buy any future releases at all. If the author has no pride in his book, I see no reason to reward him by preordering the next volume.

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