MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Clean-up Messy PDF -> ePUB Conversion of 2019 BCP

RMOP · 09-26-2019, 01:36 PM

There is a new (freely downloadable in PDF) 2019 Book of Common Prayer. While the pdf itself is nicely done, I've been unsuccessful in getting it into an acceptable ePub or Mobi format. The problem is limited to the first several pages, which are heavily formatted, using several fonts, kerning, and other elements needed for the desired appearance. All of which is lost in conversion, whether using Calibre or Kindle's conversion process. The great bulk of the book converts fine, but not the introductory pages, which are themselves quite important to the use of the BCP. I tried editing the ePub conversion with Calibre, but with marginal success. I'm NOT, btw, attempting to duplicate the pagination in the conversion.

If anyone might be interested in looking at the pdf and advising me as to what I need to do to preserve the formatting on conversion, I would be grateful. The link to the download can easily be found by searching for 2019 Book of Common Prayer download.

Many thanks.

09-26-2019, 01:36 PM	#1
RMOP Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, TabPRO 8.4, Galaxy Light, Sony PRS-300	Clean-up Messy PDF -> ePUB Conversion of 2019 BCP There is a new (freely downloadable in PDF) 2019 Book of Common Prayer. While the pdf itself is nicely done, I've been unsuccessful in getting it into an acceptable ePub or Mobi format. The problem is limited to the first several pages, which are heavily formatted, using several fonts, kerning, and other elements needed for the desired appearance. All of which is lost in conversion, whether using Calibre or Kindle's conversion process. The great bulk of the book converts fine, but not the introductory pages, which are themselves quite important to the use of the BCP. I tried editing the ePub conversion with Calibre, but with marginal success. I'm NOT, btw, attempting to duplicate the pagination in the conversion. If anyone might be interested in looking at the pdf and advising me as to what I need to do to preserve the formatting on conversion, I would be grateful. The link to the download can easily be found by searching for 2019 Book of Common Prayer download. Many thanks.