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mb2u · 10-01-2013, 10:19 AM

I tried using Calibre but got a lot of errors with PDF and MOBI files. I thought it would be great to be able to just extract the text. I love using txt files on ereaders as they are so quick to manage and control (page turning takes a fraction of the time) and you seem to have a lot of font control as it doesn't seem to get in the way as much as some other formats.

So the quest is how to best extract that text from PDF and MOBI files?

10-01-2013, 10:19 AM	#1
mb2u Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 6052 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Kobo Touch and Mini	Best way to copy text from a PDF or MOBI? I tried using Calibre but got a lot of errors with PDF and MOBI files. I thought it would be great to be able to just extract the text. I love using txt files on ereaders as they are so quick to manage and control (page turning takes a fraction of the time) and you seem to have a lot of font control as it doesn't seem to get in the way as much as some other formats. So the quest is how to best extract that text from PDF and MOBI files?