Converting PDF Book to AZW3 - Massive file size!

-Palamedes- · Today, 07:50 AM

I'm trying to convert the Ashley Book of Knots to some sort of eBook file.

The book is freely available online as a pdf, eg here:

https://archive.org/details/TheAshleyBookOfKnots

It's a large pdf file - 42mb.

I've tried to convert this to AZW3 using Calibre, and it's produced a file that is 147mb and won't load in Calibre's viewer (which I think may be due to the large file size).

The book is illustrated throughout with simple monochrome line drawings.

Can anyone help me or suggest what I should look at to try and resolve this?

Thanks a lot.

Today, 07:50 AM	#1
-Palamedes- Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2024 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Converting PDF Book to AZW3 - Massive file size! I'm trying to convert the Ashley Book of Knots to some sort of eBook file. The book is freely available online as a pdf, eg here: https://archive.org/details/TheAshleyBookOfKnots It's a large pdf file - 42mb. I've tried to convert this to AZW3 using Calibre, and it's produced a file that is 147mb and won't load in Calibre's viewer (which I think may be due to the large file size). The book is illustrated throughout with simple monochrome line drawings. Can anyone help me or suggest what I should look at to try and resolve this? Thanks a lot.

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