How to turn Multi-column page into single-column?

mexof5 · 11-05-2023, 06:36 AM

Hello. I oftenly find articles or texts written in this way:

Spoiler:

Is there any way that I can make this single-column in order to read as ebook? Because if I directly convert this into epub the reading order goes wrong. Any idea?

Quoth · 11-05-2023, 09:21 AM

It's a huge amount of work. There is a utility that sometimes works:
K2pdfopt https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=144711
Otherwise it's either OCR or copy/paste into a wordprocessor and eventually convert a docx to epub with calibre.

The only simple solution is a bigger screen.

Ironic an article on mining text is in the worst format after paper, the PDF. Because a PDF is really only meant as print preview or to be printed or sent to POD service.

11-05-2023, 06:36 AM	#1
mexof5 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2023 Device: Onyx	How to turn Multi-column page into single-column? Hello. I oftenly find articles or texts written in this way: Spoiler: Is there any way that I can make this single-column in order to read as ebook? Because if I directly convert this into epub the reading order goes wrong. Any idea? Last edited by chaley; 11-05-2023 at 07:44 AM. Reason: added a spoiler around the huge image.

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11-05-2023, 09:21 AM	#2
Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,243 Karma: 111120239 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	It's a huge amount of work. There is a utility that sometimes works: K2pdfopt https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=144711 Otherwise it's either OCR or copy/paste into a wordprocessor and eventually convert a docx to epub with calibre. The only simple solution is a bigger screen. Ironic an article on mining text is in the worst format after paper, the PDF. Because a PDF is really only meant as print preview or to be printed or sent to POD service.

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