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Old 02-17-2019, 10:14 PM   #32
Anne Marie Weiss
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spacing problem for Kindle conversion

Hi Mitch and Chris and friends. Many thanks to all who responded to my query. EUREKA! I appreciate your suggestions, and actually, the solution was not hard (although somewhat occult.)

My challenge was HOW TO CONVERT A PDF TEXT FOR READING ON KINDLE (USING CALIBRE). The document was exported from an Excel database, and the two export options were pdf or rtf. As others have noted on internet forums, a serious spacing problem frequently occurs during this conversion. How to avoid maintain the desired line spacing?

CONCLUSIONS

1. PDF is an image and cannot be successfully converted for e-reader. AVOID pdfs. (and any 'expert' who suggests this path.)

2. There is no need to export to rtf. In fact, it's a waste of time, as the resulting line and page breaks and page size indicators will all need to be manually removed. AVOID rtfs.

3. The spacing problem so many of us have encountered when preparing a document for use on Kindle can be handled by converting the pdf to docx.

4. Calibre can work with docx documents, but does not convert doc text.
(Word 2013 can convert a pdf to docx, or a doc to docx).

5. in your docx document, play with the settings for Styles, keeping in mind how the Kindle operates.
Erase page width and height.
Erase Widow / Orphan.
Insert a paragraph break at the desired spot (in my case, at the end of the quote and its auxiliary listings).
Convert using Calibre, and check results on Kindle.
Adjust styles if necessary, another time.

I will attach photos of the resulting Kindle file.
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