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> No. A book should capture an author's intent/concept/idea at the time it was written and those intents/concepts/ideas should be frozen. This doesn't suit the
by Clamchop 2y ago
> No. A book should capture an author's intent/concept/idea at the time it was written and those intents/concepts/ideas should be frozen.
This doesn't suit the concept of all books, particularly non-fiction references. The article name-drops _The Joy of Cooking_, which is a suitable example of a book that strives to be useful and that benefits from new editions gently reworked to be correct and current.
- djoldman 2y agoThat's fine. Each edition is a new work and should be frozen when completed.