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JSWolf · 08-10-2014, 07:53 PM

You left out one very important step. When doing PDF > ePub, you have to do a 100% A/b conversion. That means you have to check everything including the formatting. That means every letter, every space, every punctuation mark, every number, everything. Even images need to be checked. And you need to check that it's properly formatted. It's not an easy task. It's not just run Calibre, convert and you are done. You are FAR from done. Without the A/B checking, you aren't done and never will be.

08-10-2014, 07:53 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,882 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You left out one very important step. When doing PDF > ePub, you have to do a 100% A/b conversion. That means you have to check everything including the formatting. That means every letter, every space, every punctuation mark, every number, everything. Even images need to be checked. And you need to check that it's properly formatted. It's not an easy task. It's not just run Calibre, convert and you are done. You are FAR from done. Without the A/B checking, you aren't done and never will be.