PDF conversion way better than Sony

jmdor · 11-29-2007, 12:20 PM

I took a pdf file of our HOA covenants, no conversion or optimization whatsoever, and emailed it to my kindle account. Text has reflowed perfectly into the kindle format, retaining bold formatting and paragraph marks. Amazingly better than our best attempt to solve this with the Sony Reader. That alone makes the kindle my replacement.

NatCh · 11-29-2007, 12:23 PM

Wow, and it didn't cost you a dime! Oh, wait, that's exactly what it cost you!

Sorry, couldn't resist. I'll go back to my corner and snicker to myself quietly for a while.

DaleDe · 11-29-2007, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmdor

I took a pdf file of our HOA covenants, no conversion or optimization whatsoever, and emailed it to my kindle account. Text has reflowed perfectly into the kindle format, retaining bold formatting and paragraph marks. Amazingly better than our best attempt to solve this with the Sony Reader. That alone makes the kindle my replacement.

Try the same file using MobiPocket Reader for the PC and see how it converts the file. I suspect it will be the same.

Dale

wallcraft · 11-29-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Wow, and it didn't cost you a dime! Oh, wait, that's exactly what it cost you!

Conversion is free. The dime is the charge for sending it via Sprint to the Kindle, and this is optional.

NatCh · 11-29-2007, 01:19 PM

I stand csensativityorrected: it may not have cost him her a dime.

jmdor · 11-29-2007, 01:26 PM

It cost her a dime because my usb conection wasn't handy, but I could have done it for free.

NatCh · 11-29-2007, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmdor

It cost her a dime because my usb conection wasn't handy, but I could have done it for free.

Oops, my bad. I'll add you to my mental list of Female MobileReaders.

MMascaro · 11-29-2007, 01:34 PM

Natch, with Texas being so big, how long until you can reach a corner :-)

NatCh · 11-29-2007, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MMascaro

Natch, with Texas being so big, how long until you can reach a corner :-)

Well, my little chunk of Texas, here at the Republic's Embassy In Jackson, TN is relatively small, and my office smaller yet, so I'm about 4 feet away from the nearest corner.

I'm also about 5 hours away from the nearest point on the Texas Border itself.

MMascaro · 11-29-2007, 01:44 PM

I spent 5 years in the Republics inner fortress at Ft Hood. Still have about 30 or so friends there.

NatCh · 11-29-2007, 02:19 PM

Ah, yes, Ft. Hood. My Scout troop camped there years ago, I have fond memories of climbing all over tanks.

I have a few friends from the Killeen area myself.

imaredr · 11-29-2007, 03:51 PM

I am still here in the Killeen area. Ft Hood was my last duty station and sfter I retired I was tired of moving. Too bad you all left. We could have had a meet up.

Ellen

NatCh · 11-29-2007, 04:57 PM

I was in Austin for a few years at the turn of the millennium, a meet up might have been a good possibility.

bwit · 11-29-2007, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by imaredr

I am still here in the Killeen area. Ft Hood was my last duty station and sfter I retired I was tired of moving. Too bad you all left. We could have had a meet up.

I spent a year at Fort Hood in the 70's. Live in Dallas area now.

Bob

janiebegood · 11-30-2007, 09:05 AM

I'm sure there's some really simple step I'm missing WRT reading PDF conversions, so I hope someone can help me out!

I sent a PDF file to Amazon through my free.kindle.com address and got the converted .azw file back. I dl'ed it to my computer, to a file folder where I'm collecting things to put on the Kindle when it arrives (Dec. 20! I hope!).

[Thanks to HarryT and Slayda, I downloaded MobiPocket Reader and Creator and have been successfully converting Word and .txt files to .prc files.]

My question is this: How do I open that converted PDF file in MobiReader? Do I need to rename it and save it as a .prc file? How do I do that? I can't tell if the conversion worked because I can't open the file.

I've tried importing through the Reader interface. I've tried using Windows Explorer to pull it to an SD card and then open it. Nothing works.

Help?

11-29-2007, 12:20 PM	#1
jmdor Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Windsor, CO Device: Kindle; ex-Sony PRS500	PDF conversion way better than Sony I took a pdf file of our HOA covenants, no conversion or optimization whatsoever, and emailed it to my kindle account. Text has reflowed perfectly into the kindle format, retaining bold formatting and paragraph marks. Amazingly better than our best attempt to solve this with the Sony Reader. That alone makes the kindle my replacement.

11-29-2007, 01:19 PM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I stand csensativityorrected: it may not have cost him her a dime. Last edited by NatCh; 11-29-2007 at 01:30 PM. Reason: gender sensitivity

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11-29-2007, 12:23 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Wow, and it didn't cost you a dime! Oh, wait, that's exactly what it cost you! Sorry, couldn't resist. I'll go back to my corner and snicker to myself quietly for a while.

11-29-2007, 01:26 PM	#6
jmdor Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Windsor, CO Device: Kindle; ex-Sony PRS500	It cost her a dime because my usb conection wasn't handy, but I could have done it for free.

11-29-2007, 01:34 PM	#8
MMascaro Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 1009 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland USA Device: HP mini 1035/Sony Reader/IPad	Natch, with Texas being so big, how long until you can reach a corner :-)

11-29-2007, 01:44 PM	#10
MMascaro Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 1009 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland USA Device: HP mini 1035/Sony Reader/IPad	I spent 5 years in the Republics inner fortress at Ft Hood. Still have about 30 or so friends there.

11-29-2007, 02:19 PM	#11
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Ah, yes, Ft. Hood. My Scout troop camped there years ago, I have fond memories of climbing all over tanks. I have a few friends from the Killeen area myself.

11-29-2007, 03:51 PM	#12
imaredr Collector Posts: 440 Karma: 1002238 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Harker Heights, Texas Device: Cybook	I am still here in the Killeen area. Ft Hood was my last duty station and sfter I retired I was tired of moving. Too bad you all left. We could have had a meet up. Ellen

11-29-2007, 04:57 PM	#13
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I was in Austin for a few years at the turn of the millennium, a meet up might have been a good possibility.

11-30-2007, 09:05 AM	#15
janiebegood Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iPhone 3GS, K1 (RIP), K2, K3, and now Kindle Fire!	I'm sure there's some really simple step I'm missing WRT reading PDF conversions, so I hope someone can help me out! I sent a PDF file to Amazon through my free.kindle.com address and got the converted .azw file back. I dl'ed it to my computer, to a file folder where I'm collecting things to put on the Kindle when it arrives (Dec. 20! I hope!). [Thanks to HarryT and Slayda, I downloaded MobiPocket Reader and Creator and have been successfully converting Word and .txt files to .prc files.] My question is this: How do I open that converted PDF file in MobiReader? Do I need to rename it and save it as a .prc file? How do I do that? I can't tell if the conversion worked because I can't open the file. I've tried importing through the Reader interface. I've tried using Windows Explorer to pull it to an SD card and then open it. Nothing works. Help?