HELP Trouble converting my Word Doc and/or PDF into a format to be used on an eReader

[J Alex]

I am trying to convert these in both Calibre and Kindle Create.

- Words and images are moved around…

- Special Fonts are lost (off and on throughout the manuscripts

- Images that are misplaced have also changed size (BIGGER!) and it appears that the black border that was added in MS Word, is now a separate image. (shown in the video link below)

I’m attaching an excerpt of one of the manuscripts in both the MS Word format and a PDF file. I’m also including links to two YouTube videos I made showing the problems I’m having.

ANY HELP and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Are there changes I can make to the original Word document that might make the conversion easier?

Is there a better conversion program that might do a better job?

Calibre Problem PDF to ePub - https://youtu.be/7jG_Zyr2nQ8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jG_Zyr2nQ8

Kindle Create Problem, PDF to KCB (ePub) - https://youtu.be/1yQkI1UiKgg

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[kovidgoyal]

PDF is not a good format to convert. Convert your original DOCX file.

[J Alex]

I read to not include full copyrighted material so I just posted the first pages... How else can I illustrate the problems I'm having???

And yes, I also read that pdf is not good to convert and yes I started and repeatedly tried the original docx version with the same problems...

Am I the only person having these problems????????

HELP!!!!!

Originally Posted by J Alex

I am trying to convert these in both Calibre and Kindle Create.

- Words and images are moved around…

- Special Fonts are lost (off and on throughout the manuscripts

- Images that are misplaced have also changed size (BIGGER!) and it appears that the black border that was added in MS Word, is now a separate image. (shown in the video link below)

I’m attaching an excerpt of one of the manuscripts in both the MS Word format and a PDF file. I’m also including links to two YouTube videos I made showing the problems I’m having.

ANY HELP and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Are there changes I can make to the original Word document that might make the conversion easier?

Is there a better conversion program that might do a better job?

Calibre Problem PDF to ePub - https://youtu.be/7jG_Zyr2nQ8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jG_Zyr2nQ8

Kindle Create Problem, PDF to KCB (ePub) - https://youtu.be/1yQkI1UiKgg


Copyright material removed. It is a violation of MR's rules. This is your only warning. Don't do it again.

[DNSB]

You might want to take a look at the resources available on MobileRead. Check for posts from users such as Tex2002ans. One recent example is in the Remove blank pages thread, see message #16.

Basically, use Styles when formatting your Word DOCX documents and your conversion experience will be a lot more enjoyable.

[Bookstooge]

and if you feel that you HAVE to include a sample of copyrighted material, use the scramble plugin.

Here's the thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=267998