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Old 02-06-2011, 04:12 PM   #16
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Location: Kent, England, Sol 3, ZZ9 plural Z Alpha
Device: Sony PRS-300, Kobo Aura HD, iPad (Marvin)
Do a search and replace

Search for
(\s)"(\w)
(copy & paste a backward quote instead of the ")

Replace with
\1"\2
(copy & paste an open quote instead of the ")

That should do it, step through a few first, and only if you're happy - replace all.

Edit:
Do this on the converted epub, with the incorrect 'smartquotes'
Needless to say, make sure you have a backup
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