Instead of expressing anger, how about trying to educate yourself on the processes involved in converting files. Ask for help with your situation and understand that someone here most likely has run into your situation and can help out.
Calibre is a labor of love by its creator, Kovid and he is amazingly patient in answering folks questions on here even if those folks choose to express themselves in a rude manner. He is currently out of the country on vacation and will be back around the third week of April, but he has been dropping in now and then with help.
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Originally Posted by DVC
So PDFs can't be used! And, RTFs can't be used! Plus, .docx isn't input.
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I've converted many a pdf and rtf file using Calibre.
Many PDFs though by nature are not easily converted to a flowable format that works with a 6inch ereader. Also if the doc you are using links to photos instead of those photos being embedded in the document there could be an issue.
I have always converted my problematic PDF and RTF files to HTML first just to take a look before converting them to epub. I use Mobipocket Creator (free) to convert PDF to HTML and Word to save RTF as filtered HTML.
Sometimes I use the
Calibre debug feature to take a look at the doc as it is being converted. This feature is great and allows you to see the file at each point in the process and see what is happening at each step.
From
Calibre's FAQ:
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What are the best source formats to convert?
In order of decreasing preference: LIT, MOBI, EPUB, HTML, PRC, RTF, PDB, TXT, PDF
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You can see that PDF is at the bottom of the list of preferred source formats to use for conversions. Kovid is in the middle of rewriting the PDF conversion process but it could be a while before it is released.
The
user manual is very extensive, check it out for other tips.
Update: Once you have an epub file you can always touch it up with
Sigil an epub editing package.