07-07-2012, 11:26 AM | #1 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,806
Karma: 13399999
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: US
Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4
|
Patrick O'Brian Aubrey series $3.99 at Amazon, Google
I guess arcadata mentioned this in her thread, but Google Play has the Patrick O'Brian Aubrey series for $3.99 and Amazon has matched it (or vice versa).
arcadata's mention of Amazon |
07-10-2012, 12:06 PM | #2 | ||
Enthusiast
Posts: 45
Karma: 27066
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Device: Sony PRS-T1
|
Are the "lost" paragraphs fixed?
Thanks for the heads-up!
Out of curiosity, do the ebooks (FINALLY) contain the two infamous "lost" paragraphs that were missing in most previous editions? The first of them is in HMS Surprise, read here. An easy way to check is to search for the sentence: Quote:
The second is not as well known, it occurs in "Desolation Island". One sentence is missing in the printed books: Quote:
It's trivial to have these mistakes fixed in a newly prepared digital copy, will the publisher have bothered to do so? |
||
Advert | |
|
07-10-2012, 12:26 PM | #3 |
eBook Enthusiast
Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383043
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
They aren't in the HarperCollins eBooks that I have. Obviously not that "infamous" - I've been reading these books for many, many years, and this is the first I've heard of the matter .
|
07-10-2012, 02:55 PM | #4 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 91
Karma: 1186533
Join Date: Jan 2012
Device: Kindle
|
|
07-10-2012, 04:47 PM | #5 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 45
Karma: 27066
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Device: Sony PRS-T1
|
Thanks for the replies, guys! Why am I not surprised
Maybe "infamous" is too strong a word... or I have just been hanging around the "Gunroom" for too long! Well, now you know about them... Funny thing is that I found out about the "Desolation Island" one first - I kept thinking that particular dialogue made no sense, and only when I looked it up did I find out that an entire paragraph was missing in HMS Suprise! |
Advert | |
|
07-10-2012, 05:05 PM | #6 |
Omnivorous
Posts: 3,281
Karma: 27978909
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Rural NW Oregon
Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1
|
Thanks... Fixed on my copies
|
07-10-2012, 05:47 PM | #7 |
Wizard
Posts: 3,117
Karma: 9269999
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: UK
Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5
|
"""""""""""""""""""" ditto """""""""""""""""""""""""" ditto """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Patrick O'Brian - 20 Aubrey/Maturin novels released Dec. 5 | Dr. Drib | Reading Recommendations | 13 | 07-08-2012 01:13 AM |
Brian Freemantle's Charlie Muffin Spy Series (Kobo, et al.) $2.69 | Synamon | Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) | 3 | 06-13-2012 08:10 PM |
Halcyon Drift - Brian Stableford $2.99 (US) [SciFi] (Amazon/BN) | NightBird | Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) | 7 | 05-02-2011 02:26 PM |
Brian Lumley Haggopian and Other Stories $4.99 [Horror] (US) [Amazon] | NightBird | Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) | 4 | 04-01-2011 09:29 PM |
Patrick O'Brian ebooks? | HeatherM | Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) | 6 | 03-18-2009 01:21 PM |