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Kindle ----> PDF conversions completely unusable
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I have trying to convert some of my school books that I purchased on amazon to PDF without any success. Some of the kindle files I'm having trouble with specifically are flash cards. I know it must be possible to convert them because I have a couple PDF versions of the exact same style of cards on a different subject. The problem: When I convert the files .azw4 files to PDF, they come out distorted and unreadable. I can open them in the calibre "reader" and view them just fine, but I need them PDF form for the sake of putting them in a note-taking application on my Mac. I have tried making many different adjustments after clicking "convert books" without any success. All I want is a PDF version of my input that looks identical to how it looks in the Kindle reader. Can anyone help with this? Pretty desperate. I see that there is quite a bit of trouble regarding the conversion of PDFs to Kindle, but I can't find anything about what I'm trying to do. |
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AZW4 files are a PDF in a wrapper -- and converting PDF to PDF is pretty bad.
![]() AZW3 to PDF should come out much nicer -- or you could print it. That being said, why do you want to convert an AZW3 to a PDF? AZW3/EPUB will display well on any ereader already. |
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I want to convert to PDF so that I can input the file into a notability and take notes on my computer, so I don't have any intention of using them on an ereader. Now, I am running into the same problem with the .azw3 files that I originally had with the .azw4 files (coming out very distorted in PDF form). Any ideas?
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Well, Notability also supports RTF and Google Docs, so you could convert to DOCX with calibre, then save from Word as RTF -- or upload to Google Docs.
As for converting to PDF, PDF is "complicated". ![]() What kind of distortion are we talking about? |
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It is over-magnified, and even despite me trying to manipulate settings in the conversion. For example, the text comes out so large that barely 2-3 sentences fit on one page, and all of the pictures are lost. It comes out completely unusable.
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Read the first sentence here: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/conv...verting-to-pdf
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PDF -- very fun.
![]() Always check the options available for a conversion. calibre gives you a lot of control over how an ebook comes out -- the downside is that you have to actually learn what those choices are. |
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