Google Book PDF: converts only 1-3 pages

DawnL · 12-12-2010, 08:55 AM

I downloaded Calibre yesterday and have OSX Snow Leopard. I added a downloaded Google Books PDF to convert to MOBI and it looks like everything works. Says it is converting, but seems to convert TOO fast for a complete book. Says the conversion is complete. But when I try to open the MOBI file, all I have is the Google Introduction. I tried removing the introduction and book cover pages in the PDF. Imported and tried again and it says it is complete (very quickly) and then it is only page 1. I don't get any error messages.

I tried more than one file, thinking maybe it was just that particular book.

Is there a problem converting the PDF downloads from Google? I tried searching the forum, but didn't find anything close.

user_none · 12-12-2010, 09:30 AM

Last time I looked at the Google PDF books they are a text based intro for the first few pages and the remainder of the book is a series of images. Unfortunately, calibre does not support image based PDF files. See if Google has an EPUB version of the book available. That will convert properly.

DawnL · 12-12-2010, 09:40 AM

Thanks -- that makes sense. I think most of the ones I want have an EPUB version. I'll try that.

Have a great holiday season with happy reading!

Starson17 · 12-12-2010, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

Unfortunately, calibre does not support image based PDF files.

Calibre won't convert an image based PDF to a text based EPUB. OTOH, I've got some image based PDF comics (20 pages or so) and they convert to image based EPUBs just fine. I haven't tried it with page images, but I presume that would work - it's just that it wouldn't be very satisfactory as compared to a true text based EPUB. They'd be large and hard to read. He might as well stick with the PDF or convert to CBZ, CBR, CBC.

12-12-2010, 08:55 AM	#1
DawnL Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle	Google Book PDF: converts only 1-3 pages I downloaded Calibre yesterday and have OSX Snow Leopard. I added a downloaded Google Books PDF to convert to MOBI and it looks like everything works. Says it is converting, but seems to convert TOO fast for a complete book. Says the conversion is complete. But when I try to open the MOBI file, all I have is the Google Introduction. I tried removing the introduction and book cover pages in the PDF. Imported and tried again and it says it is complete (very quickly) and then it is only page 1. I don't get any error messages. I tried more than one file, thinking maybe it was just that particular book. Is there a problem converting the PDF downloads from Google? I tried searching the forum, but didn't find anything close.

12-12-2010, 09:40 AM	#3
DawnL Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle	Thanks Thanks -- that makes sense. I think most of the ones I want have an EPUB version. I'll try that. Have a great holiday season with happy reading!

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12-12-2010, 09:30 AM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	Last time I looked at the Google PDF books they are a text based intro for the first few pages and the remainder of the book is a series of images. Unfortunately, calibre does not support image based PDF files. See if Google has an EPUB version of the book available. That will convert properly.

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