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Old 06-05-2008, 08:54 AM   #31
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Old 06-05-2008, 10:08 AM   #32
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I dislike many of the books from the Sony site have wide margins around the text. One had almost 0.5" on all sides and tiny, tiny text inside that margin. Even at the "L" setting it was still hard to read. (Not that there were that many words left on each line.)
Issues like that are why I buy eBooks in either MS Reader or Mobipocket formats since I can remove the DRM and convert without too much hassle. Then I get a resulting eBook that's the way I like it. My preference is no margins, 10 point base font, no headers/footers, no excess line spaces between paragraphs, small spacing between words, and no DRM. That way, I can read them on my 505 and if I was to purchase some other device, I could easily convert for that one too.

I have no idea why Sony feels that they are doing well with they poor formatting. I know my wishes may not be the best for most people, but, what I'd not mind for purchased eBooks would be a small left/right margin of maybe 3 characters at 10 point, footers for the chapters, 10 point at small, and a small word space. That way, you could easily find a font size that looks good and is big enough.
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Old 06-05-2008, 10:13 AM   #33
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General lack of proof-reading...seems more common in e-books, than in the printed version...(and these be legally purchased e-books).
Two of the last half-dozen e-books I've purchased from major publishers have contained so many proofing errors that I was sure no print version would have left the printers in similar condition. There's no excuse for that.

Being independent (and these days, no real editing help), I make a concerted effort to re-read word-by-word, reproof and repair such errors, and I know I've done a better job than many pro publishers.
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Old 06-06-2008, 06:15 PM   #34
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Now I'm getting really confused . I thought that the previous poster was saying that the book contain a picture of lemonade being served at a picnic .

So did I... oooooh... PITCHER ugnh... maybe, "quotes would have helped"

I can see why such errors would be so frustrating!
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Old 06-07-2008, 07:17 AM   #35
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My biggest peeve with PG books is the endless licence text. Once I wanted to do a bit of reading in bed and I knew my battery was low but thought I'd get a bit of reading done before I had to recharge. You can guess the rest: the reader conked out just as I had finally clicked through to the last page of the licence agreement.
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Old 06-07-2008, 07:45 AM   #36
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oooh, that would just infuriate me.

luckily, i can read mine while it's charging, so i just keep the charger next to the bed and don't have to worry about problems like that.
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Old 06-07-2008, 11:09 AM   #37
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oooh, that would just infuriate me.

luckily, i can read mine while it's charging, so i just keep the charger next to the bed and don't have to worry about problems like that.
Are there readers that you cannot read while they are charging?
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Old 06-07-2008, 11:11 AM   #38
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aren't there ? i was under the impression that some of the e-ink devices could not be used while charging. i could be wrong.
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Old 06-07-2008, 11:20 AM   #39
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Are there readers that you cannot read while they are charging?
Cybook, I believe.
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Old 06-07-2008, 11:22 AM   #40
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A complete "non issue", in my experience. I find that connecting the Gen3 to my PC for 10 minutes every day or so suffices to keep the battery meter "pegged" at 100%.
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aren't there ? i was under the impression that some of the e-ink devices could not be used while charging. i could be wrong.
I think those that can only be charge from the USB or when charging from a USB you can't read it.

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I settled down last night to read "Canterbury Tales", don't know where I got it from but the formatting was awful. Had to change to another book...
Don't think it was a PG book, there was no PG licence at the beginning...
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Issues like that are why I buy eBooks in either MS Reader or Mobipocket formats since I can remove the DRM and convert without too much hassle. Then I get a resulting eBook that's the way I like it.
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Although a bit off-topic (like 180 degrees), but I have read Steve Jordan's books and I have not seen a typo in any of them. (BTW: They are great books.)
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Old 06-09-2008, 11:24 PM   #45
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I agree about Steve's ebooks. I have caught a couple of "artifacts" like "DonR138t" which in context was obviously "don't", but only a couple of those over 4 books now, and no real typo's or other errors.

I sent Steve the artifacts I found, and assume they are due to transcription errors in the download, or upload to the reader.

And terrific books they are!
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