typos don't really bother me at all, as it's the ideas and content I'm interested in, not the spelling and grammar skills of an author (or maybe more importantly, editors!)
j On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Nick Andrews <[email protected]>wrote: > Aye cud see that happening... > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Earl Borah <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 4:56 AM, Michael Busby <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> i feel i have to mention this one even if i ignore the others because i > >> imagine they've already been noticed and what not. but 'the kings > buccaneer' > >> has the most spelling mistakes if i remember correctly, including one > on the > >> back cover. i hope they have allready been mentioned etc in the past > before > >> i joined this list > > > > Butte it past the spiel Czech! > > > > ;) > > > > It's fairly common for typos to be pointed out on the list when a book > > is just released. Ray often forwards those to his publisher, who may > > (or may not) fix them for future printings or paperback releases. But > > for a book that's been out for a while, or even a very long time, > > there's not much point in going through specifics -- that ship has > > sailed (all the way across the sea to a new land, too). > > > > > > -- > Nick A > > "You know what I wish? I wish that all the scum of the world had but > a single throat, and I had my hands about it..." Rorschach, 1975 > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, > Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 > > "Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names > the streets after them." Bill Vaughan > > "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." > Plato > > >
