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Old 01-06-2024, 08:45 AM   #1
GoddessartsMag
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Conversion fails, please help

Hello,

I am sorry if I double a question here.

I try to convert a pdf in MOBI or epub to use at amazon kdp for self publishing.
Everytime Calibre creates a messy overlay of pages, erases text or creates a blank white single page.
The options are so complex that I cannot understand them or even spend days into learning their purpose.

I give you the data I got and I hope anyone can give me a clue, I am not very experienced.

- the pdf is created via blurb (I am afraid they block the futher usage via their software?)

- the pdf is mostly text and many high res pictures, the text is embedded as paths (scalable) but not as text as in a word document or pure text pdf (no way to mark and copy it)

- the pdf is 52 MB, Version 1.4, 215,9 X 279,4 mm

- font are AbrilFatface, Arial, AvenirLT, Quicksand, Tahoma

I tried to create high res png out of each page but the scalability of text is naturally lost this way

I just want that pdf to be a MOBI or epub in the exact same format and layout without any losses of design.

Is this impossible?

I know ebooks are supposed to have a flow text and not a static page you need to zoom in...
But that is what I want.

Embedded graphics should keep their quality.

I tried several converters but fail everytime.

Maybe I am too unexperienced to do this but I would be very pleased to have some answers from pros.

Many thanks.
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