Can someone help me get this right?

rick4him · 04-03-2010, 04:50 PM

I am trying to transfer a TON of class notes that are in .pdf format into .epub so I can view them through ibooks. I don't think I"m doing it right. I converted them over, and they showed up in itunes, but when I went to view them the font was off, it looked to small, and of course I couldn't up the font through ibooks like I could a normal book bought from itunes.

I just wanted to see if someone where could walk me through how to do this.

Thanks!

(also I'll be glad to email someone one of my pdf's if you want to see what I'm working with, but it's just a normal pdf.)

pilotbob · 04-03-2010, 06:29 PM

You're probably better off putting the PDF into your free dropbox account and using Safari to view it. Granted you have to be connected to the Internet to do that.

Some people have recommended buy the GoodReader iPad app for $.99 (I just checked the price)... it lets you d/l PDFs to your iPad member and is a viewing program.

BOb

scottjl · 04-03-2010, 07:34 PM

Bob's right. You're better off using something like GoodReader. A PDF -> ePub conversion is going to have a lot of formatting issues.

Could also use Dropbox, Evernote, Sugarsync, etc. But GoodReader is great at handling large sized PDFs.

04-03-2010, 04:50 PM	#1
rick4him Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	Can someone help me get this right? I am trying to transfer a TON of class notes that are in .pdf format into .epub so I can view them through ibooks. I don't think I"m doing it right. I converted them over, and they showed up in itunes, but when I went to view them the font was off, it looked to small, and of course I couldn't up the font through ibooks like I could a normal book bought from itunes. I just wanted to see if someone where could walk me through how to do this. Thanks! (also I'll be glad to email someone one of my pdf's if you want to see what I'm working with, but it's just a normal pdf.)

04-03-2010, 06:29 PM	#2
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	You're probably better off putting the PDF into your free dropbox account and using Safari to view it. Granted you have to be connected to the Internet to do that. Some people have recommended buy the GoodReader iPad app for $.99 (I just checked the price)... it lets you d/l PDFs to your iPad member and is a viewing program. BOb

04-03-2010, 07:34 PM	#3
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	Bob's right. You're better off using something like GoodReader. A PDF -> ePub conversion is going to have a lot of formatting issues. Could also use Dropbox, Evernote, Sugarsync, etc. But GoodReader is great at handling large sized PDFs.

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