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scanewbie · 07-19-2015, 08:31 PM

Appreciate the comments. As a Noob I'm still absorbing it all.

Yes, I was wondering why the package of PDF with OCR text overlay was "standard" rather than an image file and a text file. Although OCR/PDF conversion issues help explain the "experience" of reading an out-of-print out-of-copyright Kindle book an unknown seller offers for $0.99.

My miniscule past OCR experience has been single-pages on a flatbed scanner with either OmniPage back in the 20th Century, or Acrobat Pro later. Guess I was hoping that OCR software had gotten much smarter.

If I were a touch typist it always would have been faster than locating and correcting all the OCR errors - every time. Now that I think of it, wouldn't be surprised if manual re-typing would be cost-effective for the big-guys taking advantage of exchange-rate and labor costs in other countries.

07-19-2015, 08:31 PM	#3
scanewbie Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle, and others	Appreciate the comments. As a Noob I'm still absorbing it all. Yes, I was wondering why the package of PDF with OCR text overlay was "standard" rather than an image file and a text file. Although OCR/PDF conversion issues help explain the "experience" of reading an out-of-print out-of-copyright Kindle book an unknown seller offers for $0.99. My miniscule past OCR experience has been single-pages on a flatbed scanner with either OmniPage back in the 20th Century, or Acrobat Pro later. Guess I was hoping that OCR software had gotten much smarter. If I were a touch typist it always would have been faster than locating and correcting all the OCR errors - every time. Now that I think of it, wouldn't be surprised if manual re-typing would be cost-effective for the big-guys taking advantage of exchange-rate and labor costs in other countries. Last edited by scanewbie; 07-19-2015 at 08:39 PM.