Thread: mdash - a good thing or not - in e-books
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Old 03-07-2011, 01:31 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy View Post
If they update the reader software to be smarter about em-dashes, and you have formatted strangely to get around a perceived bug, your text won't look as nice.
can anyone say:
1. what conventions do printed book typesetters follow for line breaks around mdash.
2.what break rules should smarter e-reader software use - I know what Kindle does but what do other e-readers like e.g. sony do ?
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