[ralphiedee]

I have a set of pdfs that I need to export to epub. The request was actually for this to be done in IBooksAuthor but I will get to that after I explain. I'm no epub guru and know a little about this after doing a bunch of tests.

The client has the files in a pdf and after looking at it the pdf consists mostly of text, after extracting the pdf into a few separate pdfs I began to test.

First in Pages / Looking at the .epub file in an IPad
both views are too small, you cannot see the text within the pdf

then Iba/ Looking at the .ibooks file in an IPad
same thing here

with that known before I inform the client, I need to know the following

if there is a way to extract elements of a pdf file and convert into text and preserve the styling?

don't think so which means plan B which is to have the client send the files in the original app that the files were created in Microsoft publisher. That is bad as I heard that those files can only be opened in THAT app. Do you know of a way to convert that type of file into a word doc?


Last, lets say the client gets me the files in either word or another app like InDesign am I correct in assuming that the paragraph styles, images, fonts and any other elements must be saved and included when copying the files to either iba or Pages?

If not I have to do this from scratch for each page?

anyone?

RD