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File Conversion.
24-07-2012 5:21 PM
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I Could either use Libreoffice or Word 2007, does it make any difference which I use ?
Is there any free software (other than Calibre) that is better for converting PDF to MOBI.
Any comments on this topic would be appreciated.
Re: File Conversion.
24-07-2012 8:03 PM
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The best you can do is to use OCR software to get text.
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: File Conversion.
24-07-2012 8:20 PM
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Re: File Conversion.
24-07-2012 8:34 PM
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As you've found, document (format) conversion can be a very hit-and-miss affair however trying a variety of methods will give you a good idea as to the art of the possible which may or may not be good enough.
You say you are happy to convert via 'TXT files' - this suggests you are content for all formatting to be removed (given that such files only support human-readable ASCII). If this is the case you could just copy-and-paste all the text from the PDF into a TXT file, remove any extraneous whitespace, and then convert to MOBI using Calibre.
It's a shame that the Kindle has such poor support for native PDF documents given that in many respects they are quite a convenient format choice.
Mathew
Re: File Conversion.
24-07-2012 8:36 PM
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Re: File Conversion.
24-07-2012 8:58 PM
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Since you have already bought the book once, why not get a second version for free from the Pirate Bay?
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: File Conversion.
24-07-2012 10:28 PM
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The document may only be available in PDF i.e. not a book (it is a relatively rare format for paid books).
Mathew
Re: File Conversion.
24-07-2012 10:43 PM
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The format has remained essentially constant for hundreds of years.
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
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25-07-2012 8:49 AM
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As others have said if the PDF is an output from a scan then nothing will work (as the PDF is simply a wrapper around a graphic) and no ereader will make a very good job of rendering it.
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25-07-2012 11:20 AM
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