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Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by rzzzt on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @07:12PM (#21875821)
Authors could also use an automated system that processes these complaints, applies them unilaterally to the manuscript (false positive non-typos be damned) and uploads a modified version.
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Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by lolc on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @08:58PM (#21876220)
Right on empowering random Amazon users to edit one's book with no oversight. The customer always knows best.
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Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by rzzzt on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @03:39AM (#21877621)
It doesn't really matter. Amazon is happy, the customer is happy, sales are coming in, and when the book finally does not make any sense whatsoever, the original version can be uploaded.
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Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by egdod on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @07:41PM (#21875944)
That seems even more abuse-prone.
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Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by owl57 on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @09:08PM (#21876243)
Yes. I still don't understand why Wikipedia doesn't fall apart. But pretty sure it doesn't.
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Re:I don’t know if whoever flagged the typos in my eBook tho... by gbear605 on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @11:24PM (#21876800)
Only because there are a number of people who monitor all the pages. It couldn’t (currently) be done with an automated setup, as shown by the legion of bots that monitor as well and still don’t do a perfect job.
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