Taking Robert Bruce seriously

From the little information I have Hampton Roads is not necessarily the best publisher, and surely not very big either. The resources required for proofreading are limited for most small publishers, which most esoteric publishers are, and additionally proofreading is one of the things publishers can squeeze a bit to reduce cost - dumping more books on less proofreaders, knowing that the impact on quality is usually only mild and overlooked by most readers.

Robert's writing style is lucid, understandable, and he has an excellent command of the balance between explaining too little and going on and on about something. His writing is just good. I enjoyed all his books, both for writing style and content.

Complaining about a single typo is just and simply way over the top.

Oliver

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Originally Posted by Ben Linus

I will continue to read until the end, but when a book hasn't been proofread, and a typo like that can slip through, even just ONE, it tends to take some of the credibility away from its author.

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why bother reading til the end if you no longer find the author to be credible?
( i know i missed out the un, in until,it was deliberate! :wink: :D )

I especially liked the assumption 'but when a book hasn't been proofread', making me wonder why make this assumption at all.

I'm tend to be a neurotic and obsessive person, so I speak from experience. You should understand that nitpicks like spelling errors are just distractions of the ego. Does Roberts message have meaning or depth? I believe it does. As long as the book isn't laden with grammatical errors, big whoop. :wink:

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Sorry, but I only joined to make this post.

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You're kidding, right? Hmmmm....I'm so very sorry, you must have a really boring life. Maybe if you finish the book, you'll have found something acutally interesting to do with your time. 8)