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Originally Posted by Donnageddon
I print the PDF file, and then scan it. Then I use a good OCR program, do the delicate handicraft of reformatting it to my specifications. I then transform the text through one of many sophisticated programs intended for the ebook device of choice.
Finally, I put the resulting file into the trash receptacle on my desktop and curse at the top of my lungs the demented maternal sexual congresser who decided to publish the book in PDF format.
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You do not have to waste paper this way.
You can "print" pdf file straight to a series of bitmaps.
have a look here
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/
you have to install Ghostscript and then GSview. GSview is a graphical front-end for ghostscript.