Help with PDF to EPUB/MOBI

JanWolterman · 05-05-2014, 10:53 PM

I used Calibre to convert a PDF of my printed book to epub and mobi. It actually did a good job of it (though I now know PDF is not the one to use but all that I have) except for certain text where it converted it in reverse. So if someone wants to hold a mirror up to my ebook they could probably read it :} but I'm wondering if there's a way I can just go in and change those pages. Or is there a reputable service/company/individual that I can hire to convert a PDF to .mobi and epub as I would like to offer my book (healthy eating for kids) for sale as an ebook. Thanks for any help anyone can offer.
Jan Wolterman

BetterRed · 05-06-2014, 01:06 AM

@JanWolterman did you try any of the alternatives, see ==>> https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118605

I find that Mobicreator can sometimes produce a better result, its simple to use so there's not much investment in time - it will produce HTML, which can be readily converted to EPUB & MOBI.

But if its a PDF that you created, then you should be able to figure out what's causing the mirrored text problem in the tools you used to create the PDF - eg. Word, InDesign, Acrobat, whatever.

BR

05-05-2014, 10:53 PM	#1
JanWolterman Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kindle	Help with PDF to EPUB/MOBI I used Calibre to convert a PDF of my printed book to epub and mobi. It actually did a good job of it (though I now know PDF is not the one to use but all that I have) except for certain text where it converted it in reverse. So if someone wants to hold a mirror up to my ebook they could probably read it :} but I'm wondering if there's a way I can just go in and change those pages. Or is there a reputable service/company/individual that I can hire to convert a PDF to .mobi and epub as I would like to offer my book (healthy eating for kids) for sale as an ebook. Thanks for any help anyone can offer. Jan Wolterman

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05-06-2014, 01:06 AM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,008 Karma: 27620706 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@JanWolterman did you try any of the alternatives, see ==>> https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118605 I find that Mobicreator can sometimes produce a better result, its simple to use so there's not much investment in time - it will produce HTML, which can be readily converted to EPUB & MOBI. But if its a PDF that you created, then you should be able to figure out what's causing the mirrored text problem in the tools you used to create the PDF - eg. Word, InDesign, Acrobat, whatever. BR