Thread: Most accurate method to convert PDF -> ePub
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Old 04-25-2019, 09:19 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Toxaris View Post
As far as I know, there is only one real method. OCR (preferably with ABBYY), edit the outcome either in a Word processor as ePUB to the fullest and correct *ALL* OCR errors including missing comma's and alike. Proofread the book at least 3 times and then you will have caught most errors.

Now, my Word add-in can help you a lot in catching OCR errors, but for sure not all (unless the source is superb, which it never is).
And that is exactly right. We've NEVER found a better way, and God knows, I wish we could. It's onerous to have to do that for every bloody book that shows up at my shop, in PDF, but...there is no faster, easier, and MORE ACCURATE way than that. To get all three, you're stuck with scanning & OCR.

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