html as an intermediate step

zoran · 06-08-2010, 04:02 AM

After some reading, I used command line application for 32 bit windows,
called "pdftohtml" to produce something calibre would take as a valid
input. Finally, for pdf file without pictures, I got one page with all the text
in it. It also has page numbers and lines, that say the chapter 1,2,3 etc.
What could I do next to help calibre to converse it to the best possible
epub file? I'm aware of another option, mobipocket creator. The very prob-
lem I experience is that I'm not windows user and the only box available to
me is the one I have no admin privileges. When my kobo reader arrives,
I will ask operator to install the forum recommends for me. Possible to have
chapters separated, as in regular epub files?
Best regards!

mores · 06-08-2010, 06:32 AM

Why don't you trust Calibre to convert the PDF file directly?
Also, there's an ePub editor called "Sigil" that lets you create/edit directly in the ePub format.

If you want to create a mobipocket book WITHOUT using software, try this site:
http://www.beam-ebooks.de/tools/convert/index.php
Copy/paste the text from your HTML file into the textarea and click the Mobipocket Ebook erstellen button. It'll work for a while, maybe even tell you that the script is slow/dead, but soon you'll get a PRC file which, I believe, can be renamed to MOBI in case that's what the Kobo Reader requires.

kovidgoyal · 06-08-2010, 01:10 PM

calibre uses pdftohtml under the hood anyway.

06-08-2010, 04:02 AM	#1
zoran himself Posts: 577 Karma: 11226 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	html as an intermediate step After some reading, I used command line application for 32 bit windows, called "pdftohtml" to produce something calibre would take as a valid input. Finally, for pdf file without pictures, I got one page with all the text in it. It also has page numbers and lines, that say the chapter 1,2,3 etc. What could I do next to help calibre to converse it to the best possible epub file? I'm aware of another option, mobipocket creator. The very prob- lem I experience is that I'm not windows user and the only box available to me is the one I have no admin privileges. When my kobo reader arrives, I will ask operator to install the forum recommends for me. Possible to have chapters separated, as in regular epub files? Best regards!

06-08-2010, 06:32 AM	#2
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	Why don't you trust Calibre to convert the PDF file directly? Also, there's an ePub editor called "Sigil" that lets you create/edit directly in the ePub format. If you want to create a mobipocket book WITHOUT using software, try this site: http://www.beam-ebooks.de/tools/convert/index.php Copy/paste the text from your HTML file into the textarea and click the Mobipocket Ebook erstellen button. It'll work for a while, maybe even tell you that the script is slow/dead, but soon you'll get a PRC file which, I believe, can be renamed to MOBI in case that's what the Kobo Reader requires. Last edited by mores; 06-08-2010 at 06:35 AM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Capture intermediate html from markdown	Agama	Calibre	3	07-30-2010 12:33 PM
Mac OSX: Idiot-Proof Font Scaling Fix [Step-by-step]	Jelbee	Kobo Reader	2	06-14-2010 01:16 PM
Step by step: How to borrow library books via Overdrive on the prs-600	ebooker	Sony Reader	3	11-14-2009 11:25 AM
Access to intermediate HTML files used in conversion	CheriePie	Calibre	4	03-06-2009 12:14 PM
Is there an intermediate html output?	Seabound	Calibre	2	01-27-2009 02:46 AM

06-08-2010, 01:10 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre uses pdftohtml under the hood anyway.

Advert