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As far as I know this includes the K&B anthology, night of knives, lees of laughters end, blood follows, fishin' with grandma matchie, and the devil delivered.
See below for what Pete Crowther has said.
Pete Crowther said:
Hi everyone
I thought I should take a moment or two to offer my apologies for the standard of proofreading for the two-volume slipcased edition of Ian Cameron's excellent now novel RETURN OF THE CRIMSON GUARD.
I don't propose to go into the why's and wherefore's on this: goof-ups happen, and I'm pleased to see that the copy-editor/proofer we hired to do the job -- a seasoned professional, I might mention here -- has seen fit to put his hand in the air. Good for him, I say . . . but I confess I would not have expected less. However, it's on *my* desk that the buck will and *should* stop.
The gentleman concerned has asked that I do not disclose his identity and I'm going to respect that request. So anyone expecting an outpouring of vitriol and general nastiness from me about the job is going to be disappointed. That's just not our style here at PS. I can assure you that this particular proofreader takes his work seriously. I can further testify that this is most certainly a long way below his usual standard. There are some good reasons why he dropped the ball but, of course, they're not much consolation to people who have shelled out good money for what will be regarded as a substandard job.
There's nothing much we can do to rectify it at this stage but, by way of some small recompense, all customers who have purchased a copy are hereby entitled to a free PS book . . . one that *has* been properly edited and proofed. Just drop us a line to editor@pspublishing.co.uk with your name, address and (where possible) your original order number and, as soon as we've confirmed that you did indeed buy a copy, we'll send your free book to the address used on the original order. If you ordered your set from somewhere other than direct from PS then let us have all the relevant details in your email and we'll verify your purchase with the appropriate vendor.
The free book should be chosen from our pre-2008 titles -- check the website. No pre-2008 titles are out of bounds -- if we have copies left then we'll send one out to you . . . but give us a couple of alternative choices in case a particular title has recently sold out.
And if you haven't as yet ordered a copy but were thinking of doing so then we'll gladly offer the same deal completely up-front: order your copy through the PS website for the advertised price plus postage and choose a free book from our pre-2008 titles.
I know that this will not fully address the problem, nor will it restore in full the levels of pleasure you had expected on reading the book. But then nothing is going to be ideal in this situation and I hope you'll agree that what we're offering is a genuine gesture. I hope also that this unfortunate incident will not dissuade you from trying us with something else a little farther down the line.
Thanks for listening.
Best wishes
Pete Crowther
I thought I should take a moment or two to offer my apologies for the standard of proofreading for the two-volume slipcased edition of Ian Cameron's excellent now novel RETURN OF THE CRIMSON GUARD.
I don't propose to go into the why's and wherefore's on this: goof-ups happen, and I'm pleased to see that the copy-editor/proofer we hired to do the job -- a seasoned professional, I might mention here -- has seen fit to put his hand in the air. Good for him, I say . . . but I confess I would not have expected less. However, it's on *my* desk that the buck will and *should* stop.
The gentleman concerned has asked that I do not disclose his identity and I'm going to respect that request. So anyone expecting an outpouring of vitriol and general nastiness from me about the job is going to be disappointed. That's just not our style here at PS. I can assure you that this particular proofreader takes his work seriously. I can further testify that this is most certainly a long way below his usual standard. There are some good reasons why he dropped the ball but, of course, they're not much consolation to people who have shelled out good money for what will be regarded as a substandard job.
There's nothing much we can do to rectify it at this stage but, by way of some small recompense, all customers who have purchased a copy are hereby entitled to a free PS book . . . one that *has* been properly edited and proofed. Just drop us a line to editor@pspublishing.co.uk with your name, address and (where possible) your original order number and, as soon as we've confirmed that you did indeed buy a copy, we'll send your free book to the address used on the original order. If you ordered your set from somewhere other than direct from PS then let us have all the relevant details in your email and we'll verify your purchase with the appropriate vendor.
The free book should be chosen from our pre-2008 titles -- check the website. No pre-2008 titles are out of bounds -- if we have copies left then we'll send one out to you . . . but give us a couple of alternative choices in case a particular title has recently sold out.
And if you haven't as yet ordered a copy but were thinking of doing so then we'll gladly offer the same deal completely up-front: order your copy through the PS website for the advertised price plus postage and choose a free book from our pre-2008 titles.
I know that this will not fully address the problem, nor will it restore in full the levels of pleasure you had expected on reading the book. But then nothing is going to be ideal in this situation and I hope you'll agree that what we're offering is a genuine gesture. I hope also that this unfortunate incident will not dissuade you from trying us with something else a little farther down the line.
Thanks for listening.
Best wishes
Pete Crowther
