Some people are book 'snobs'. This means they want the look and feel of a top-made book. They may feel slightly offended at the texture of cheaply made paperbacks and hardcovers. They may be appalled by typos and printing errors. #writingcommunity #booksnobs #booksky - ThreadSky

faythompsonauthor.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Some people are book 'snobs'. This means they want the look and feel of a top-made book. They may feel slightly offended at the texture of cheaply made paperbacks and hardcovers. They may be appalled by typos and printing errors. #writingcommunity #booksnobs #booksky

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aunthagatha.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don't think it's "snobbish" to want books to be edited properly. I mean when writing is your profession, you should know the rules!

faythompsonauthor.bsky.social•1 day ago

True enough. Let's just say that level of book snobbery is a spectrum. For some people (me included) if a book has an ai cover it's an automatic no purchase. This is an example of a decision I make on purchasing a book. Type too small, the first typo etc... #writingcommunity #booksky

aunthagatha.bsky.social•1 day ago

I once bought a book ONLY because the reviews were all complaining about how it had "too many big words" and "It reads like a textbook." One of the best books I've ever read!

cat1957.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yep typos are really ‘verboten’ in my book…. Good editing is crucial.

deblmt.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm not appalled by errors like these. I can't stand to pick up a published book to find run on sentences and poor grammar. Editing seems to be a lost art.

faythompsonauthor.bsky.social•1 day ago

For some people their bookcase has pride of place and looks matter as much as content. Each person looks for different things in the books they buy. Good grammar should be a no brainer. :) #writingcommunity #booksky

willowlthewisp.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I do appreciate a well edited book (my autistic brain notices/fixates on errors quick as a whip), but the story is more important overall; illegibility is a more firm line for me. I also prefer paperbacks! My hands start aching much faster when holding hardcover novels, even thin novellas.

faythompsonauthor.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I prefer paperbacks as well as long as the font is larger and not super small. #writingcommunity #booksky

willowlthewisp.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Tiny font is in fact the bane of my poor eyes as well, ha ha. As cute as pocket editions of books are, the words are often just too small to read.

faythompsonauthor.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Yes, exactly. I need size, maybe I'm a size queen. :) #writingcommunity #booksky

estrempler.bsky.social•1 day ago

I, like most people, prefer books that are well edited. However, I think that bullishness about errors in books, especially if you insult authors over it, shows a critical lack of understanding of the number of hands involved in bringing a book to print. It’s not always within the author’s control.

faythompsonauthor.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Entirely true. The best the author can do in some circumstances is to really go hard at the proof copies. If a book is typeset rather than file transferred the opportunity for errors increases. With self publishing it is entirely in the hands of the self-publisher. #writingcommunity #booksky

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