Hi all,Jim, that's interesting. Apparently, the BookPort is able to parse the smart quotes. That's fascinating, really. It shows up the differences in technology. I downloaded the BRF File, and, as I said, it was awful. I don't have a BookPort, but would be interested to discover if anyone else can read this book on any other equipment and get it to sound properly.
This makes it imperitive that standards for submissions be kept up. My recommendation, speaking as a user and brand new validator is that we stick to straight quotes, as that seems to be the format that is parsed best by most machines and software.
Ann P. Original message:
Hi List,
Just an interesting finding. A number of list members reported that ' Let's Hear It For The Deaf Man ' was a very poor scan and after downloading and checking in Kurzweil I agree. However I transferred it to the Bookport and am reading it now and it sounds great, with no noticeable mistakes. This does not make the scan any better, but it may help explain why people may disagree about the quality of a scan.
Jim Pardee
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