Mobileread titles to be cleaned up

Greg Anos · 05-21-2023, 07:00 PM

I am requesting a "want list" of Mobileread e-book titles that you would like to see "cleaned up" for OCR typos. This is not new titles, but those already existing.

Horror is not my bag. . .

icallaci · 05-22-2023, 09:17 AM

Oooh, thanks. My vote is anything by Rafael Sabatini.

Greg Anos · 05-22-2023, 02:02 PM

Any particular title, or should I start with Captain Blood?

icallaci · 05-22-2023, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Anos

Any particular title, or should I start with Captain Blood?

Captain Blood would be great. Thank you!

Karellen · 05-22-2023, 09:21 PM

It would help if you provide links to the ebooks that need cleaning up, instead of just naming titles. Authors and a plot description will be helpful.

I am happy to work on novels that interest me enough for me to read, but I won't go to the effort of hunting for them.

icallaci · 05-23-2023, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Karellen

It would help if you provide links to the ebooks that need cleaning up, instead of just naming titles. Authors and a plot description will be helpful.

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini. Synopsis from Amazon:

During the tumultuous reign of James II, Englishman Peter Blood, a gentleman-physician barely escapes the gallows after his arrest for treating a wounded rebel. Sentenced to ten years of slavery on a Barbados plantation, Blood escapes from captivity and boldly embarks on a career as a pirate, never losing sight of his goals of clearing his name and returning to England.
A rollicking tale of piracy on a grand scale, accented with breathtaking maritime maneuvers, near misses, and broadside hits, Sabatini’s fast-paced novel is alive with color, romance, and excitement. A swashbuckling classic that brims with stolen treasure and adventure on the high seas, Captain Blood quickly became a best-seller soon after it was first published in 1922.

Calenorn · 05-23-2023, 07:23 AM

"Captain Blood" is already available here. I haven't examined it to see whether it has many typos. It might be perfectly fine.

Greg Anos · 05-23-2023, 08:50 AM

Shrug. If it's clean, so what. I'll have a good read. My reasoning is, rather than grabbing an e-book that nobody may download, I can concentrate on titles that are clearly wanted, by somebody.

I'm currently working on Emile C. Tepperman.

It's all Pro Bono Publico, as I get to it.

Note: I cleaned up the Robert E. Howard Omnibus here, to the limit I could without having the paper copy in hand, but I didn't do the individual titles used to make it up. Somebody else can use the source of the omnibus to rebuild those titles.

Greg Anos · 05-23-2023, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Karellen

It would help if you provide links to the ebooks that need cleaning up, instead of just naming titles. Authors and a plot description will be helpful.

I am happy to work on novels that interest me enough for me to read, but I won't go to the effort of hunting for them.

You could check by uploader. HarryT's books are usually impeccable. Crutledge's are whatever was available to build with, and often need work, but his taste was early 20th century pulp, which may not be a common taste. With 11,000+ e-books in the site, I'll never proof more that a few hundred, at most. (A book a week for 10 years is around 500 e-book. I'm a geezer in retirement.)

Dr. Drib · 05-23-2023, 11:15 AM

Patricia's books were superb, and our Library is named after her.

My titles probably need to be updated. No permission whatsoever is needed in my case. (In fact, you cleaned up my Robert E. Howard title and, as I mentioned in that post, it looks great! Thank you, again.)

SUGGESTION: It would be helpful for those individuals listing titles to mention what (in their opinion) needs to be cleaned up.

Greg Anos · 05-23-2023, 01:22 PM

GrannyGrump's are usually superb. (Pardon, I haven't read all of them. Every one i have read has been superlative.)

Dsharma · 05-24-2023, 09:38 AM

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen: This classic is always a popular choice, and I've noticed a few OCR errors in the current version.

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Again, an enduring favorite, and the current version could use some tidying up.

Greg Anos · 05-24-2023, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dsharma

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen: This classic is always a popular choice, and I've noticed a few OCR errors in the current version.

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Again, an enduring favorite, and the current version could use some tidying up.

Both are available in excellently proofed version on Project Gutenberg US. I recommend reader to download on of those versions.

05-21-2023, 07:00 PM	#1
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,247 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Mobileread titles to be cleaned up I am requesting a "want list" of Mobileread e-book titles that you would like to see "cleaned up" for OCR typos. This is not new titles, but those already existing. Horror is not my bag. . .

05-23-2023, 08:50 AM	#8
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,247 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Shrug. If it's clean, so what. I'll have a good read. My reasoning is, rather than grabbing an e-book that nobody may download, I can concentrate on titles that are clearly wanted, by somebody. I'm currently working on Emile C. Tepperman. It's all Pro Bono Publico, as I get to it. Note: I cleaned up the Robert E. Howard Omnibus here, to the limit I could without having the paper copy in hand, but I didn't do the individual titles used to make it up. Somebody else can use the source of the omnibus to rebuild those titles. Last edited by Greg Anos; 05-23-2023 at 09:02 AM.

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05-22-2023, 09:17 AM	#2
icallaci Guru Posts: 766 Karma: 6528026 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kobo Elipsa	Oooh, thanks. My vote is anything by Rafael Sabatini.

05-22-2023, 02:02 PM	#3
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,247 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Any particular title, or should I start with Captain Blood?

05-22-2023, 09:21 PM	#5
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,090 Karma: 4911876 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	It would help if you provide links to the ebooks that need cleaning up, instead of just naming titles. Authors and a plot description will be helpful. I am happy to work on novels that interest me enough for me to read, but I won't go to the effort of hunting for them.

05-23-2023, 07:23 AM	#7
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,157 Karma: 8710811 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	"Captain Blood" is already available here. I haven't examined it to see whether it has many typos. It might be perfectly fine.

05-23-2023, 11:15 AM	#10
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,737 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Patricia's books were superb, and our Library is named after her. My titles probably need to be updated. No permission whatsoever is needed in my case. (In fact, you cleaned up my Robert E. Howard title and, as I mentioned in that post, it looks great! Thank you, again.) SUGGESTION: It would be helpful for those individuals listing titles to mention what (in their opinion) needs to be cleaned up.

05-23-2023, 01:22 PM	#11
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,247 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	GrannyGrump's are usually superb. (Pardon, I haven't read all of them. Every one i have read has been superlative.)

05-24-2023, 09:38 AM	#12
Dsharma Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 3254262 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: Kindle	"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen: This classic is always a popular choice, and I've noticed a few OCR errors in the current version. "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Again, an enduring favorite, and the current version could use some tidying up.

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