tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post4898235446840745306..comments2023-06-04T10:34:35.636-04:00Comments on The eBook Test: Sony Reader 101: If You Insist On Buying One...Mike Canehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396654716615965650noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post-88449270166370386162009-08-31T17:27:19.511-04:002009-08-31T17:27:19.511-04:00>>>Is there anything anyone can do about ...>>>Is there anything anyone can do about google's million ebooks of crap?<br /><br />I don't see how. Google is a multi-billion dollar monster. Why should users give them FREE LABOR to clean up their mess? If I grab a book and clean it up, they're not getting it back from me.Mike Canehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396654716615965650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post-34628184527891025012009-08-31T16:57:51.925-04:002009-08-31T16:57:51.925-04:00Is there anything anyone can do about google's...Is there anything anyone can do about google's million ebooks of crap? I mean besides finding the google crappy book elsewhere (not done by google)?kittenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860595782504943241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post-18933663496587795832009-08-29T19:16:06.788-04:002009-08-29T19:16:06.788-04:00Excellent post, Mike. For someone like me who know...Excellent post, Mike. For someone like me who knows nohing about ebooks thais is an extremely helpful guide. I know you burned the midnight oils for this so, thanks. :)Mike Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861051860231257924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post-87032588036344309862009-08-29T19:14:38.178-04:002009-08-29T19:14:38.178-04:00That's why Gutenberg is listed as the fourth c...That's why Gutenberg is listed as the fourth choice. And I scragged Google's ePubs of Crap earlier: <a href="http://ebooktest.blogspot.com/2009/08/googles-one-million-ebooks-of-crap.html" rel="nofollow">Google's One Million eBooks Of Crap!</a>Mike Canehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396654716615965650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post-28655706958241019782009-08-29T18:06:45.636-04:002009-08-29T18:06:45.636-04:00Project Gutenberg's ePUB books aren't alwa...Project Gutenberg's ePUB books aren't always formatted as neatly as their .txt or .html versions. And the Google Books available for the Sony Reader are horrendous--I've read my share and I've "turned" the page to see the graphic text on the same page as the written text--don't even try to re-save your regular Google Books in optimized format, they either take forever to load or the pages are completely blank. Because of this, I'm not completely sold on the ePUB format.Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.com