The Book Errata community maintains the fascinating Corrigenda List, a list of every book that has been published with typos. An erratum is also known as a typo, short for typographical error. In publishing an errata is a list of corrected errors that is appended to a book, either as an additional page or as an individual page that is slipped in (known as an errata slip). Incidentally, errata (the plural of erratum, derived from the Latin word errare meaning “to err”) is defined as an error that occurs in printing or writing. And when you confirm that a later edition is corrected, you can take credit for it.īut there is a third option: you can visit the kindred souls at Book Errata () that keep a comprehensive list of book and their errors that really annoy readers and bibliophiles. There is a deeper sense of satisfaction with this option because now, at least, you have the hope that it will be corrected in a future printing. The typo is still in there, taunting you, haunting you…Īnother option is to photograph the page and email the jpeg file to the publisher along with a note pointing out the error. As it falls to the floor in a crumpled mess you curse the author and the publisher using an appropriate Shakespearean curse like “Thou paper-faced rampallians who have conceived of such wretched, weasel-like typos! Get thee to the blasted inferno of Hell!” Sure it feels good, but the sense of satisfaction is fleeting. You can hurl the book across the room, sending it crashing into the wall. Dedicated readers and book lovers have a few options.
Have you ever been reading a book, perhaps a classic novel or a recently published book, and come across a typo? WTF? It’s annoying isn’t it? You just paid $18 to $30 for the book and the publisher clearly skimped on proofreaders (or should we say “poofreaders”?).
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