Where can I buy ebook with canadian spelling? - Page 4

speakingtohe · 11-01-2011, 02:24 PM

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And this from the lady whose device is a "somy prs-600".

Time for everyone to lighten up!

Totally true. Keep meaning to change that but for some bizarre reason I don't. Mea culpa

Mememememe · 11-01-2011, 02:49 PM

The nationality of the author and the place of business of the internet portal have little to do with the spelling in a book. This is entirely determined by the publisher. If a book is published in Canada, and if the ebook originates with the Canadian publisher, it will almost always be Canadian spelling. (There are a handful of Canadian presses that use US spellings, but by and large, Canadian presses use Canadian spellings.)

Kobo would not change the spelling in an ebook; it's not a simple matter of search-and-replace -- it takes care and attention to do this properly. Plus, Kobo does not have the legal right to alter the text of the book. They're just a bookseller. If anything, Kobo would ask the publisher to provide a "Canadianized" file ... but there's little motivation for them to do so and it's unlikely a US press would agree to do so -- it would be a non-starter.

If a book is sold on Kobo in Canada with US spelling, but that book has actually been published in Canada, two things may have happened: 1) Kobo is selling a version they should not be selling in that region, or 2) the Canadian publisher has print-book rights only, while electronic rights are held by a foreign press, or the author themselves. The latter scenario is rare these days, but does exist.

SkookumPete · 11-01-2011, 03:15 PM

I agree with the other posts about books being "Americanized". American publishers seem to dread that their readers will be confused by Britishisms and do ridiculous things like changing "football" to "soccer".

Interestingly, I know of one book originally published in Britain where the American publisher did not change the spellings in the text, but insisted that "Colour" be spelled "Color" in the title.

bob123 · 11-01-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mememememe

The nationality of the author and the place of business of the internet portal have little to do with the spelling in a book. This is entirely determined by the publisher. If a book is published in Canada, and if the ebook originates with the Canadian publisher, it will almost always be Canadian spelling. (There are a handful of Canadian presses that use US spellings, but by and large, Canadian presses use Canadian spellings.)

Kobo would not change the spelling in an ebook; it's not a simple matter of search-and-replace -- it takes care and attention to do this properly. Plus, Kobo does not have the legal right to alter the text of the book. They're just a bookseller. If anything, Kobo would ask the publisher to provide a "Canadianized" file ... but there's little motivation for them to do so and it's unlikely a US press would agree to do so -- it would be a non-starter.

If a book is sold on Kobo in Canada with US spelling, but that book has actually been published in Canada, two things may have happened: 1) Kobo is selling a version they should not be selling in that region, or 2) the Canadian publisher has print-book rights only, while electronic rights are held by a foreign press, or the author themselves. The latter scenario is rare these days, but does exist.

So are there some ebooks coming from Canadian publishers?

Mememememe · 11-01-2011, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bob123

So are there some ebooks coming from Canadian publishers?

Yes, lots of them. Most of what you'll find on Kobo are foreign publishers, just as when you go into a bookstore in Canada you'll see more foreign-published books than Canadian-published books, but there are plenty of books from Canadian publishers on Kobo.

bob123 · 11-01-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mememememe

Yes, lots of them. Most of what you'll find on Kobo are foreign publishers, just as when you go into a bookstore in Canada you'll see more foreign-published books than Canadian-published books, but there are plenty of books from Canadian publishers on Kobo.

Thanks for your reply.

AprilHare · 11-01-2011, 07:56 PM

How much different is Canadian English to Australian English? Maybe you could buy from Australia.

DustyDisks · 11-01-2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AprilHare

How much different is Canadian English to Australian English? Maybe you could buy from Australia.

Aussies have that twangy accent.

AprilHare · 11-01-2011, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DustyDisks

Aussies have that twangy accent.

The accents in the United States of America are too nasally.. :-p

AprilHare · 11-01-2011, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DustyDisks

Aussies have that twangy accent.

The accents in the United States of America are too nasally..

kennyc · 11-02-2011, 05:34 AM

Damn Canadians......

pholy · 11-02-2011, 08:26 AM

Hey Kenny, when did Denver get annexed by South Park?

And is that first word a verb or an adjective?

kennyc · 11-02-2011, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by pholy

Hey Kenny, when did Denver get annexed by South Park?

And is that first word a verb or an adjective?

Dulin's Books · 11-02-2011, 11:41 AM

oops. answered.

Dulin's Books · 11-02-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

I never know flutist is also spelled flautist in Canada and UK.

funny, i've always said it and spelled it flautist.

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Originally Posted by vxf

But I give credit to Americans - pretending you have made up a new language is indeed much easier than learning where those pesky vowels should be placed.

Plausible deniability

11-01-2011, 03:15 PM	#48
SkookumPete Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 13888 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	I agree with the other posts about books being "Americanized". American publishers seem to dread that their readers will be confused by Britishisms and do ridiculous things like changing "football" to "soccer". Interestingly, I know of one book originally published in Britain where the American publisher did not change the spellings in the text, but insisted that "Colour" be spelled "Color" in the title. Last edited by SkookumPete; 11-01-2011 at 03:21 PM.

11-02-2011, 11:41 AM	#59
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	oops. answered. Last edited by Dulin's Books; 11-02-2011 at 11:46 AM.

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11-01-2011, 02:49 PM	#47
Mememememe Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 7542 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	The nationality of the author and the place of business of the internet portal have little to do with the spelling in a book. This is entirely determined by the publisher. If a book is published in Canada, and if the ebook originates with the Canadian publisher, it will almost always be Canadian spelling. (There are a handful of Canadian presses that use US spellings, but by and large, Canadian presses use Canadian spellings.) Kobo would not change the spelling in an ebook; it's not a simple matter of search-and-replace -- it takes care and attention to do this properly. Plus, Kobo does not have the legal right to alter the text of the book. They're just a bookseller. If anything, Kobo would ask the publisher to provide a "Canadianized" file ... but there's little motivation for them to do so and it's unlikely a US press would agree to do so -- it would be a non-starter. If a book is sold on Kobo in Canada with US spelling, but that book has actually been published in Canada, two things may have happened: 1) Kobo is selling a version they should not be selling in that region, or 2) the Canadian publisher has print-book rights only, while electronic rights are held by a foreign press, or the author themselves. The latter scenario is rare these days, but does exist.

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AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	How much different is Canadian English to Australian English? Maybe you could buy from Australia.

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pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Hey Kenny, when did Denver get annexed by South Park? And is that first word a verb or an adjective?

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