09-07-2010, 02:29 PM | #1 |
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Where to get classics which are properly formatted?
Argh annoys me so much that most classic/public domain ebooks are badly formatted. Still contain pages and pages of project gutenberg stuff at the beginning, lack a proper table of contents.
The ones from Amazon are quite good but still don't have ToC. I realise it takes work to get them looking right, and people do it for free. But does anyone know where I can get good versions of popular classics? |
09-07-2010, 02:41 PM | #2 |
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09-07-2010, 02:42 PM | #3 |
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Barnes & Nobles are very good with their classics. They include introductions and notes.
Try some free ones from here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/freelibrary |
09-07-2010, 02:55 PM | #4 |
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May I suggest you start here?
Click on the linky. Our members do an outstanding job of formatting. |
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Here, of course.
Also, Munseys.com Or you could buy "Munseys Masks" off ebay if you don't mind dropping a few bucks for over 25,000 nicely formated epubs or PRCs. |
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I don't think God had very much to do with it. It was I who produced both the books that you mention.
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Thanks Harry, I have just downloaded another one of yours. It looks much better than the Gutenberg copy.
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There's no way to directly edit a PRC file; you'd need to decompile it to its HTML source, edit the HTML, and then re-create the book.
Easier just to skip the first step, get an HTML version of the book, edit that, then create the Mobi book. |
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I have bought the MobileReference authors collections. Most cost $5 and they come with the complete works of the author, are nicely formated, and have a good Table of Contents. It was worth the price to me to avoid downloading and transfer the entire work of Twain, Joyce, London, and about 15 other authors.
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What you have is certainly good enough to read (although missing pages may leave you scratching your head about strange "jumps" in the story), but it's not very much use as an accurate reproduction of what the author actually wrote. That's why "free" public domain works (other than properly proofed ones, which are few and far between) haven't put imprints like Penguin Classics out of business. |
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See, I learn something every day. The books that I have read did not appear to have errors, or anything that I noticed. I was under the impression that MobileReference proofread the versions they were using and fixed the errors found in them.
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