I tried to get into out-of-copyright classics but I just can't read them. Call me stupid or uncultured but I prefer a good fiction book that is light hearted and will get me through my commute.
Are those really much better formatted though?
Are those really much better formatted though?
Table of Contents always included
No funny characters scattered throughout the text
No missing paragraphs or words
Graphics on the same page as their captions
I found I could not count on these things for books in the Amazon or Barnes and Noble stores for low cost or free books. Even more expensive books often lacked table of contents (when one was appropriate - for books with chapters or short stories). More expensive books often lacked appropriate handling of graphics - Nook is bad, Kindle is worse.
Feedbooks almost always has table of contents when appropriate, and never has missing paragraphs, funny characters, etc. Though once (out of around 50 books) I encountered a chapter that was the duplicate of the previous chapter.
EDIT: formatting
Harry Harrison (only a few that he forgot to copyright) Cory Doctorow Peter Watts (Blindsight is awesome, Starfish is good too)
And if you like any of these, Feedbooks always suggests related titles at the end of the book that you might also like. On Kindles, these are live links for one click downloads.
Frankly, I'm amazed that the quality and organization of Feedbooks is so much better than the Nook and Kindle stores. Obviously there are far fewer titles though.