Errors in Baen 's eBooks? - Page 2

Abecedary · 07-06-2009, 11:32 AM

When laying out the pages of a book, some designers will use a blank line (and no indent on the following paragraph) if the section break is in the middle of a page, and only use asterisks (or other indicator) if the section break occurs between pages (where a blank line wouldn't be nearly as noticable).

JSWolf · 07-06-2009, 04:47 PM

What I like is no indent at chapter start and section breaks. That way even if the section break is at the end of the screen page then it's a lot more obvious based on the no indent.

JSWolf · 07-14-2009, 08:54 PM

I just took a look at the second Honor Harrington book The Honor of the Queen. I have found different errors this time. Instead of line spaces for section separators like the book uses, they use centered * * * which is fine with me. But I found a few of them were not centered. What doe sit take for someone to run through a book and look for anything that looks out of place?

bmfrosty · 07-14-2009, 09:33 PM

I've been playing with webscription.net and the free library since about 2002, if memory serves. I think that 'On Basilisk Station' was the first book I read in their free library. The number of formats they've supported since has expanded past the initial two or three, but in the process it seems like they've left a legacy behind in all the various editions. Hopefully one of these days they'll task a staffer to go through all their currently published ebooks, pick a modern base format, conversion tools, formatting methodology, and metadata standard, and then homogenize and rebuild their library based on those.

JSWolf · 07-15-2009, 09:54 AM

I'll do it. I'd love to get paid for check the formatting of eBooks. I mean, all I've done is check the section breaks vs. the paperback and I found the errors easily. I don't see why that should be a problem.

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07-06-2009, 11:32 AM	#16
Abecedary Exwyzeeologist Posts: 535 Karma: 3261 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: :PRS-505::iPod touch:	When laying out the pages of a book, some designers will use a blank line (and no indent on the following paragraph) if the section break is in the middle of a page, and only use asterisks (or other indicator) if the section break occurs between pages (where a blank line wouldn't be nearly as noticable).

07-06-2009, 04:47 PM	#17
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,778 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What I like is no indent at chapter start and section breaks. That way even if the section break is at the end of the screen page then it's a lot more obvious based on the no indent.

07-14-2009, 08:54 PM	#18
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,778 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I just took a look at the second Honor Harrington book The Honor of the Queen. I have found different errors this time. Instead of line spaces for section separators like the book uses, they use centered * * * which is fine with me. But I found a few of them were not centered. What doe sit take for someone to run through a book and look for anything that looks out of place?

07-14-2009, 09:33 PM	#19
bmfrosty Too Maner Secrets Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Hanline V3 (current) Hanlin V5 (future)	I've been playing with webscription.net and the free library since about 2002, if memory serves. I think that 'On Basilisk Station' was the first book I read in their free library. The number of formats they've supported since has expanded past the initial two or three, but in the process it seems like they've left a legacy behind in all the various editions. Hopefully one of these days they'll task a staffer to go through all their currently published ebooks, pick a modern base format, conversion tools, formatting methodology, and metadata standard, and then homogenize and rebuild their library based on those.

07-15-2009, 09:54 AM	#20
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,778 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'll do it. I'd love to get paid for check the formatting of eBooks. I mean, all I've done is check the section breaks vs. the paperback and I found the errors easily. I don't see why that should be a problem.

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