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Old 06-13-2012, 07:32 AM   #121
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I don't like finding simple English mistakes in e-books. True example below.
Like: "He wrapped his arms around her waste.."

What?
Now isn't that is a pile of crap.
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Old 06-13-2012, 07:36 AM   #122
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Damn, how could I have forgotten the biggest pet peeve of all. One click access to those maps at the beginning of the book. I want this fixed by midnight tonight, or else. Thank you.
You can extract those .jpg's from the epub and load them as a separate file. Then, at least on the Kobo, you can zoom in on them for more detail - providing the .jpg's aren't crappy fuzzy rubbish to start with.

Not one click but I find it more useful than looking at the non-zoomable, tiny maps at the front. I load the .jpg map files relevant to my current book in my shortlist, so they're fairly easy to get to.
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Old 06-13-2012, 09:12 PM   #123
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Damn, how could I have forgotten the biggest pet peeve of all. One click access to those maps at the beginning of the book. I want this fixed by midnight tonight, or else. Thank you.
Why bother? Most maps are of such low quality in the eBook that you can't actually properly read them anyway.
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Old 06-14-2012, 04:48 AM   #124
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Why bother? Most maps are of such low quality in the eBook that you can't actually properly read them anyway.
And that is a big complaint in and of itself.
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Old 06-14-2012, 04:59 AM   #125
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You can extract those .jpg's from the epub and load them as a separate file. Then, at least on the Kobo, you can zoom in on them for more detail - providing the .jpg's aren't crappy fuzzy rubbish to start with.

Not one click but I find it more useful than looking at the non-zoomable, tiny maps at the front. I load the .jpg map files relevant to my current book in my shortlist, so they're fairly easy to get to.
Thanks Plib, I'll play around a bit in Calibre. I assume this works for non epub files as well, ie .azw, mobi?

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Why bother? Most maps are of such low quality in the eBook that you can't actually properly read them anyway.
True, I've taken to googling the maps and then printing them out. I'm a map nerd. If I ever write a book, 1/2 of the darn thing will be maps.

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And that is a big complaint in and of itself.
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Old 06-14-2012, 11:51 AM   #126
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I don't like finding simple English mistakes in e-books. True example below.
Like: "He wrapped his arms around her waste.."

What? What did she waste? OH! They mean her waist!

Sorry, Harlequin, but you are AWFUL for this. Whoever is editing, and let that slip, needs to move on!
It's like "she wretched and heaved" before she throws up.

Um, retched and wretched are two very different words! They're even pronounced differently!
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Old 06-14-2012, 11:55 AM   #127
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Old 06-14-2012, 02:22 PM   #128
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It's like "she wretched and heaved" before she threw up.
Um, retched and wretched are two very different words! They're even pronounced differently!
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Although one's retch may be wretched.
Oh, my. What is wrong with the editors? Fatigue?
I have seen many mistakes like this, in many books e-books AND in print. I should start tracking & make a new thread.

We'll include the wretched wretch retching.

Curious, do you remember which publisher? I almost expect this type of thing in a self-pub...
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Old 06-14-2012, 02:47 PM   #129
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Oh, my. What is wrong with the editors? Fatigue?
I have seen many mistakes like this, in many books e-books AND in print. I should start tracking & make a new thread.

We'll include the wretched wretch retching.

Curious, do you remember which publisher? I almost expect this type of thing in a self-pub...
I'm seeing more typos in trad books these days, although not usually the wrong word--mostly missing words or two words crammed together. I recently finished a Robert Crais book and I'm looking for someone who has read it because I SWEAR the wrong character name was inserted in a section. ... That also happened in another book I just read, but the name escapes me at the moment...Midnight Riot, I think it was.
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Old 06-14-2012, 04:51 PM   #130
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I have seen many mistakes like this, in many books e-books AND in print. I should start tracking & make a new thread.
The one I see all the time which really gets on my nerves is mixing up phase and faze.

Whenever I see it I actually start swearing at how badly it throws me out of the story
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Old 06-14-2012, 05:15 PM   #131
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Just saw break & brake confusion. Can't remember what read it was. Prolly another HQN.
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Old 06-14-2012, 08:23 PM   #132
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True. It's really annoying when I see a paperbook at Target that is less expensive than its ebook counterpart. I used to just figure it's the convenience tax, but now I've decided that unless it's a book I really really want, I'm going to stick with library ebooks, discounted Kobo books, and free ebooks. There's so much free/cheap stuff out there, it doesn't make sense to be paying $13 for an ebook.
Me too! Library and free books for me.
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Old 06-14-2012, 09:47 PM   #133
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I like reading series. It's maddening to run into digital holes, where several are missing in a row. Urrrrrrr
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I like reading series. It's maddening to run into digital holes, where several are missing in a row. Urrrrrrr
There is a solution to that problem....

Don't buy any eBooks in a series where you are unable to get the complete series where you live. All you do is tell the publisher that it is OK to have holes in a series.
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I like reading series. It's maddening to run into digital holes, where several are missing in a row. Urrrrrrr
Harlequin is notorious for this. I'm currently reading a PB because the digital isn't available but first in the series and third in the series are.
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