Forum: Bug Report and Feature Requests

1 - Technically, books should be uploaded in final form on the first post, but I guess since our authors keep improving stuff this may be a necessity. I'll put it on the site's to do list.

I'm certain I'm just like everyone else that posts something to Bookapy. When we write the book in the first place, we've done edits, we've gone through them - and just like with dead tree books, we still miss stuff.

I've recently reposted both Book One and Book Two of A True History on both SOL and Bookapy simply because the English language is a pain in the butt, especially with homophones. Even when you use text to speech software to listen for mistakes, the words SOUND the same.

I want to have the absolute best final product available for the reader. Personally, I find that once I finish a story and book, I have to let it sit for at least six months before I can go back through it, so I'm looking at it with fresh eyes. Also, something that I've had readers from Bookapy point out is that the software sometimes screws up in converting the files into HTML code from the word processor. (That's the polite way of saying there was something hidden that didn't show up in the word processor, and affected ONE paragraph out of a 1200 page PDF file.)

That's why I make blog posts that I've updated things.

Authors should be rewarded for updating the previously sold version of their books. Lazeez should also be rewarded for providing a feature that allows a reader to order an updated copy and sending an updated version of the book to a prior purchaser.

I would suggest a feature that allows a purchaser to order an updated copy of previously purchased stories for a small update fee. The fee to be split between the author and Lazeez.

Of course readers would be upset if the update is just a few minor edits, so there would have to be some rating system to indicate the degree of the updates.

order an updated copy of previously purchased stories for a small update fee.

I don't agree. They already purchased the book.

If the author hadn't made a mistake, there would not be an updated version (unless it's a new edition) so why should they have to pay to get a copy that they should have gotten when they bought it?

Authors should be rewarded for updating the previously sold version of their books.

I disagree, simply because these are e-books. You bought access to the book, and just because I did some minor changes to the book to correct errors, you don't need to buy a new one.

Baen Publishing actually rewarded readers for quite some time by including CDs full of books, simply for purchasing one book. Even now, they still have the Free Library. Of course, it's to entice you to purchase OTHER books. That's how I feel this is - if I'm going to be professional, then my readers are more likely to purchase future copies of my work.

when an updated version is available

In my front pages for each novel, after the stuff like copyright info, acknowledgements, etc., I have "Books by". When I publish a new novel, I update that section in all my previously published novels with the new book title added to the "Books by" section.

Just wanted to point out that an updated version might not be a change to the novel itself.

That could easily be parsed by using types of updates

I wasn't suggesting that. A previous purchaser should have the same copy as a new purchaser.

I agree but just updating a 'Books by' doesn't change the book itself,

That was my point. Maybe the change was to the cover. The point is, the change might not be to the book (story) itself.

1 - Technically, books should be uploaded in final form on the first post, but I guess since our authors keep improving stuff this may be a necessity. I'll put it on the site's to do list.

We do make errors that we correct. One error that comes to mind in "High School Massacre" was writing "a masonry wall circling it" when I meant "encircling." A kind reader pointed it out to me so I changed it and reloaded the book to Bookapy.

I didn't bother blogging it, though, so a Bookapy notification that the book was changed sounds like a good idea.