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Old 05-05-2009, 10:49 AM   #56
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Originally Posted by tirsales View Post
Yes - but it should be possible to create XHTML and ePub not from the PDF - but from the original source, shouldnt it?
Or at least possible to extract the text (or have the complete text in advance) and re-format this one...
You are assuming there is an original source. This is not always the case. The source was sent in to the publisher and they make a PDF and then may make changes directly on the PDF itself. The original source is no longer valid. The process does not generally support the idea of source control although hopefully this will change in the future.

The publishing industry needs several changes to support eBooks in a reasonable fashion and then which format eBook do they support. Often there are specific changes required for particular formats. All of this complexity is not free for the publisher.

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