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Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by lscotte on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @05:11PM (#21875285)
Yes, as an author, part of your job is to proofread your work. If this author published the work before it was actually ready, than I have zero sympathy for the author respective of the comments - next time publish quality work rather than blaming the readers. And yes, I know how hard it is to edit a publication, knowing several published writers - all of whom understand that editing is time consuming and much work, but simply part of the process in turning quality work.
Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by ChrisSD on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @05:27PM (#21875366)
Firstly the author isn't blaming readers, they're blaming Amazon. Secondly, if a typo is found in your work would you expect it to immediately be pulled from sale? What if there was no typo at all and the reader was mistaken? Is it fair to pull it from sale until the non-mistake is "resolved"? Can you not see how this is open to abuse?
Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by lscotte on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @09:47PM (#21876420)
Sure, but again - it's the same argument - the author should have taken enough pride in the manuscript to produce quality work to begin with. That's the root cause that put the author in this position.
Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by gbear605 on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @11:27PM (#21876812)
In this case, the work was quality and the reader was wrong. But there’s no way for the author to respond with that.