The Great Typo Hunt Book Cover courtesy GreatTypoHunt.com

Today’s featured book review was written by a Typoze.com member, Deletia. She recently read “The Great Typo Hunt, two friends changing the world, one correction at a time” by Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson. Deletia also spotted several typos in the book which we’re sure the authors will be quite interested in knowing about!

I wasn’t sure a trip around the country to correct typos could provide enough material for a book; I was expecting a lot of before-and-after photos with some commentary. The journey made an interesting and entertaining story, though. As well as being a sharp-eyed editor, Jeff Deck is a really good writer. It’s obvious that he loves words, but he’s also a storyteller with a good sense of humor. I enjoyed reading about his typo-correcting quest with his friends, the various responses they encountered, and their own thoughts about it along the way.

- Deletia

Links:

Original review by Deletia

Typos in The Great Typo Hunt

Book website at GreatTypoHunt.com

Author websites: Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson

We’re noticing that most books have at least one typo among tens of thousands of words.  The article above has only 83 words!  And why didn’t the spellchecker work?

First to find the typo gets kudos on Facebook and Twitter.

Microsoft Courier (Image from GIZMODO.com)

I noticed a section on Karisha Prescott’s blog post titled “Ideal Writing Gear: Science Fiction Office“ that struck some interest. Being a gadget freak myself, I couldn’t resist Google-ing the Microsoft Courier. Will it become the ultimate writer’s journal?

It appears that Microsoft has joined the race for e-reader supremacy with Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook and Sony’s Readers but Microsoft is definitely trying to raise the ante. Maybe it’s not fair to compare the Courier to e-readers but more appropriate to compare it to the latest tablet-PCs and netbooks. Or maybe, we should really compare it to personal organizers and notebooks (which don’t have a shot against the features that Microsoft is touting). Karisha described it as a “virtual journal” that is reminiscent of the familiar Moleskine journals. I’m not a writer myself but carry around a Moleskine everyday for recording notes during my regular business meetings. It would be amazing to have a digital, customizable journal that also serves as an e-reader!

Check out the video clips and more pictures at GIZMODO.