Thread: Best document format for reading with smallest file size.
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Old 12-02-2017, 11:47 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by barryem View Post
I convert PDF to epub from time to time. Sometimes the results aren't good. Other times it works just fine.

One thing to check before you start is the file size of the PDF. If it's half a meg or a meg or even 2 meg it's probably text. If it's 20 or 30 meg or larger it's probably scanned images and it won't convert properly. You'll have to OCR it first and that's a long process.

Most text PDFs will convert to readable epub just fine. Sometimes I do run into problems but more often than not I get good results as long as the PDF is text.

Barry
It is common for scanned PDFs to have a text layer to allow searching. One way to test for this to highlight a word and try to paste it somewhere else. If the paste works, the PDF has a text layer.
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