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Originally Posted by KMalsi
I scanned a paperback book (after getting permission from the author) into a searchable pdf. I've attached one page of the pdf here. It looks like an image but the text is searchable.
I assumed this was all is needed to convert the pdf into a reflowable epub. I did the conversion but the epub output looked exactly the same as the pdf! I've attached the epub here as well.
How do I convert such a searchable pdf into an editable epub with xhtml files and images?
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I was able to open the PDF with current Word, save it as DOCX, and convert it to EPUB with calibre, the attached ZIP has the DOCX and EPUB.
Word has been my default tool for converting 'simple' PDFs for a while. If there are a lot of tables and images with wrap around text etc (e.g. coffee table cook books) it's not so good. If it barfs because the pdf is too big, grab one of the free PDF split utility tools, and chop into two or more chunks on chapter boundaries - I use one called PDFSam.
If you don't have access to a recent version of Word try LO Writer to do the convert to DOCX.
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