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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I got this to test out my new Kindle, not so much to read as I have the full version in hardback. I'm glad I don't have to rely on this. The text is all there, but endlessly interrupted by scholarly additions and annotations. These would have been useful as a separate appendix, but are very annoying if you just want to read the Diary. Free, though, so I can't complain, but I think I'll stick to the books.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Firstly, the diary is a fascinating read, and really gives a window into the lives and affairs of people in the 17th century (albeit, very wealthy, prviledged people).
However, this kindle edition is completely flawed, to the point of being completely unreadable in places. The problem is that the editor has chosen to constantly place notes throughout the text. Not an an appendix or a footnotes but throughout the text, and usually mid sentence. This makes the text almost impossible to read, as every sentence is broken up by long paragraphs of background material.
Unfortunately this is one of those occassions where it's worth steering clear of the Kindle version and buying a paper edition instead.
However, this kindle edition is completely flawed, to the point of being completely unreadable in places. The problem is that the editor has chosen to constantly place notes throughout the text. Not an an appendix or a footnotes but throughout the text, and usually mid sentence. This makes the text almost impossible to read, as every sentence is broken up by long paragraphs of background material.
Unfortunately this is one of those occassions where it's worth steering clear of the Kindle version and buying a paper edition instead.
33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
*This Kindle review mainly focuses on the technical aspects of the download*
I've spent a couple of days wading through the multiple versions of Samuel Pepys's diary in the Kindle Store looking for a complete and unabridged version that is "Kindle friendly." None of them are what I'd class as truly "friendly" to the electronic format, but this edition - Diary of Samuel Pepys - Complete (with the faux Penguin "orange stripe" cover) - is better than most.
Firstly, you can download this as 10 separate volumes - one for each year - or go for the cheaper edition which covers the entire diary. Choosing to do the latter raises a slight niggle, however: there is a linked TOC to all years and months, but they are contained within a table/frame. It seems impossible to navigate any further than the first year using the Kindle's conventional buttons. The only way I found to do this was to go to an actual location address. Location "80", for example, takes you to 1967/68 (or thereabouts). Once in the contents you can move back and forth with the Kindle's page buttons, but this is a major oversight from whoever produced this version. It's a shame, because most of the other Kindle versions have no such contents linking.
The other issue is the editor's notes within the text. You'll find these popping up quite regularly within the text contained in square brackets. The longer notes are separated as larger paragraphs. Some of these come in the middle of sentences so it can interrupt the flow of the diary. It is a shame that these notes were not included as linkable footnotes which is much more suited to the electronic format. For an excellent example of how footnotes should work on the Kindle, check out The Holy Bible English Standard Version (ESV).
But this is a public domain book - you can even find the "prepared HTML" document which people have clearly used to produce this - so we can only expect limited production values.
As mentioned above, this is one of the better formatted versions of the diary, though. Once you get round the contents problem it's easy to find what you're looking for. Shame about the interruptive notes though. I'd say it's worth the (less than) three quid if you are looking for the complete work in a suitable format.
I've spent a couple of days wading through the multiple versions of Samuel Pepys's diary in the Kindle Store looking for a complete and unabridged version that is "Kindle friendly." None of them are what I'd class as truly "friendly" to the electronic format, but this edition - Diary of Samuel Pepys - Complete (with the faux Penguin "orange stripe" cover) - is better than most.
Firstly, you can download this as 10 separate volumes - one for each year - or go for the cheaper edition which covers the entire diary. Choosing to do the latter raises a slight niggle, however: there is a linked TOC to all years and months, but they are contained within a table/frame. It seems impossible to navigate any further than the first year using the Kindle's conventional buttons. The only way I found to do this was to go to an actual location address. Location "80", for example, takes you to 1967/68 (or thereabouts). Once in the contents you can move back and forth with the Kindle's page buttons, but this is a major oversight from whoever produced this version. It's a shame, because most of the other Kindle versions have no such contents linking.
The other issue is the editor's notes within the text. You'll find these popping up quite regularly within the text contained in square brackets. The longer notes are separated as larger paragraphs. Some of these come in the middle of sentences so it can interrupt the flow of the diary. It is a shame that these notes were not included as linkable footnotes which is much more suited to the electronic format. For an excellent example of how footnotes should work on the Kindle, check out The Holy Bible English Standard Version (ESV).
But this is a public domain book - you can even find the "prepared HTML" document which people have clearly used to produce this - so we can only expect limited production values.
As mentioned above, this is one of the better formatted versions of the diary, though. Once you get round the contents problem it's easy to find what you're looking for. Shame about the interruptive notes though. I'd say it's worth the (less than) three quid if you are looking for the complete work in a suitable format.
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