From PDF to mobi

Kumabjorn · 12-13-2011, 05:22 AM

I've been thinking of perusing a scanner service to scan some 100 books or so of mine that I would like to have on my Kindle and free up shelf space for something else. It seems that all these scanner services output exclusively in PDF format.

Hence, are there any settings I should specify in their output that would simplify a conversion into mobi for my Kindle?

DoctorOhh · 12-13-2011, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Hence, are there any settings I should specify in their output that would simplify a conversion into mobi for my Kindle?

You might get more precise info posting in the Workshop forum.

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Workshop - Scanning your first book? Need general conversion tips? Or just confused over the plethora of formats? Let us know and we'll do our best to help

Kumabjorn · 12-13-2011, 07:05 AM

Thanks for the pointer.
But I can't move it, can I?
It won't be considered rude to make a duplicate post?

DoctorOhh · 12-13-2011, 07:26 AM

Moved to Workshop Thread

avantman42 · 12-13-2011, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Thanks for the pointer.
But I can't move it, can I?
It won't be considered rude to make a duplicate post?

I believe the usual advice in cases like this is to report your own post and ask the mods to move it for you.

Kumabjorn · 12-13-2011, 08:31 AM

Good to know, I'll remember that in the future.

DiapDealer · 12-20-2011, 09:21 AM

The simple fact is... that converting from PDF to MOBI is going to be a very "hands on" process requiring manual intervention and much tweaking to get satisfactory results. It can be painstaking at times. You're better off producing a PDF that is designed specifically to be read on the screen-size of your device and forego the conversion to MOBI entirely.

The main reason for this is that PDF is a much better final destination for a document than it is an intermediate step to something else. The conversion to PDF should mainly be considered a one-way street.

If you care at all about the formatting of your ebooks... the conversion of 100 PDFs to quality MOBIs is going to be quite a daunting task.

12-13-2011, 05:22 AM	#1
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	From PDF to mobi I've been thinking of perusing a scanner service to scan some 100 books or so of mine that I would like to have on my Kindle and free up shelf space for something else. It seems that all these scanner services output exclusively in PDF format. Hence, are there any settings I should specify in their output that would simplify a conversion into mobi for my Kindle?

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Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Thanks for the pointer. But I can't move it, can I? It won't be considered rude to make a duplicate post?

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Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Good to know, I'll remember that in the future.

12-20-2011, 09:21 AM	#7
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,551 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	The simple fact is... that converting from PDF to MOBI is going to be a very "hands on" process requiring manual intervention and much tweaking to get satisfactory results. It can be painstaking at times. You're better off producing a PDF that is designed specifically to be read on the screen-size of your device and forego the conversion to MOBI entirely. The main reason for this is that PDF is a much better final destination for a document than it is an intermediate step to something else. The conversion to PDF should mainly be considered a one-way street. If you care at all about the formatting of your ebooks... the conversion of 100 PDFs to quality MOBIs is going to be quite a daunting task.

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