pdf conversion

mikichi · 01-07-2014, 05:36 PM

hi,
what file extension(type) is the most compatible with pdf?
let's say i want to convert a pdf file to anohter file type like Html or Word, which file type is will be converted smoothly?
my intent its to after that convert this file with Calibre to kindle format.
thank you in advance,
miki

willus · 01-09-2014, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikichi

hi,
what file extension(type) is the most compatible with pdf?
let's say i want to convert a pdf file to anohter file type like Html or Word, which file type is will be converted smoothly?
my intent its to after that convert this file with Calibre to kindle format.
thank you in advance,
miki

There really isn't an optimal format to convert PDF to--probably Word (.doc or .docx) if I was forced to pick something. But PDF wasn't designed to be converted. You might poke through the various threads in this PDF forum--there are several that discuss optimizing/converting PDFs for e-readers.

AnemicOak · 01-09-2014, 08:20 PM

What works well for some PDF's won't work well for other PDF's. Some just don't convert well at all. As willus said it really was designed and an "end" format and not to be coverted back to other things. What I usually do it use Acrobat Pro to save as HTML (then create an ePub and convert that for Kindle) and then go from there. For basic text based PDF's this usually seems to work fairly well and require minimal work after the conversion.

crich70 · 01-10-2014, 12:14 PM

There is also this program:
click It converts pdf to html, epub and mobi files.

01-07-2014, 05:36 PM	#1
mikichi Member Posts: 10 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: kindle paperWhite	pdf conversion hi, what file extension(type) is the most compatible with pdf? let's say i want to convert a pdf file to anohter file type like Html or Word, which file type is will be converted smoothly? my intent its to after that convert this file with Calibre to kindle format. thank you in advance, miki

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AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	What works well for some PDF's won't work well for other PDF's. Some just don't convert well at all. As willus said it really was designed and an "end" format and not to be coverted back to other things. What I usually do it use Acrobat Pro to save as HTML (then create an ePub and convert that for Kindle) and then go from there. For basic text based PDF's this usually seems to work fairly well and require minimal work after the conversion.

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crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	There is also this program: click It converts pdf to html, epub and mobi files.

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