Ok I have scanned pdf books....but - Page 3

DDHarriman · 10-13-2008, 02:30 PM

And here you have a manual from Sony themselves, who teaches how to create PDF’s specific for 6” screen readers:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...44&postcount=1

One other thing, if you do not edit anything and your books do not have images you can even burn another step as Sony reads rtf’s directly.

rhewes · 10-13-2008, 05:20 PM

I've been working on a similar project of converting pBooks to eBooks. I bought a double sided scanner (Fujitsu Scan...something) and scanned in both sides of the page at the same time. [Note, I did destroy the book in order to get the pages into the scanner.] All in all, it took me about 2 hours to scan everything in, combine the chapters into a single PDF file and then OCR the entire set. I used Readris on my Mac to OCR and Preview to work with the PDF files.

I just got my Reader on Saturday, but the OCR text came back "OK" with an acceptable number of errors. I'm still playing with things, but looking at just the images of the book pages (re-sized to the Reader dimensions and stored in a PDF file) on my Sony Reader (505) seems to work great. There is a longer delay in loading the page, and I can't change the font size, but I can still read the book. Much nicer than lugging the big book around with my computer, etc. on trips.

Couldn't find an eBook of the series anywhere, so I opted for the old fashioned way...a used pBook and a knife.

DeathtoToasters · 10-13-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by rhewes

I've been working on a similar project of converting pBooks to eBooks. I bought a double sided scanner (Fujitsu Scan...something) and scanned in both sides of the page at the same time. [Note, I did destroy the book in order to get the pages into the scanner.] All in all, it took me about 2 hours to scan everything in, combine the chapters into a single PDF file and then OCR the entire set. I used Readris on my Mac to OCR and Preview to work with the PDF files.

I just got my Reader on Saturday, but the OCR text came back "OK" with an acceptable number of errors. I'm still playing with things, but looking at just the images of the book pages (re-sized to the Reader dimensions and stored in a PDF file) on my Sony Reader (505) seems to work great. There is a longer delay in loading the page, and I can't change the font size, but I can still read the book. Much nicer than lugging the big book around with my computer, etc. on trips.

Couldn't find an eBook of the series anywhere, so I opted for the old fashioned way...a used pBook and a knife.

I have the exact same setup!

I use the fujitsu Snap Scan Scanner on my mac. I scan at about 40-50 pages per time. Thus I have about 5-6 pdf's of about 50 pages.

Then I use Adobe to merge all the files into one.

I tried ReadIris but found that it had way too many errors.

So I transfer the final pdf to my parallels with Abby finereader on it. I then use that to do the OCR and it is virtually perfect! Then I am saving as a rtf file and using calibre to import onto the sony.

Working great so far!!!

slayda · 10-13-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathtoToasters

I have the exact same setup!

I use the fujitsu Snap Scan Scanner on my mac. I scan at about 40-50 pages per time. Thus I have about 5-6 pdf's of about 50 pages.

Then I use Adobe to merge all the files into one.

I tried ReadIris but found that it had way too many errors.

So I transfer the final pdf to my parallels with Abby finereader on it. I then use that to do the OCR and it is virtually perfect! Then I am saving as a rtf file and using calibre to import onto the sony.

Working great so far!!!

With the Snap Scan, you can continue adding pages as they are scanned. This way you end up with just one PDF file. I find that much easier to work with and don't have combine several files into one.

Also I have some MS Word macros that I use to help in the reformating (to my preferrences). The Word is also easier to find and fix OCR errors IMO. When I find common things I can use the find/replace function.

DeathtoToasters · 10-13-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by slayda

With the Snap Scan, you can continue adding pages as they are scanned. This way you end up with just one PDF file. I find that much easier to work with and don't have combine several files into one.

Also I have some MS Word macros that I use to help in the reformating (to my preferrences). The Word is also easier to find and fix OCR errors IMO. When I find common things I can use the find/replace function.

Hmmm didn't know you could do that, will have to see how that is possible.

Would you want to share those word macros ? Just wondering!

Anthony_Sebastia · 10-31-2008, 02:04 PM

For scanning books, I use an oversized flatbed scanner (11x17 in), putting two pages at once on the platen, launch Adobe Acrobat Professional (v7-9 work), click file | create pdf | from scanner | select scaner device, choose custom scan, check OCR, and proceed to scan. Take care to hold spine down on platen, two hand. With a little practice you can get perfect PDFs, side-by-side pages, searchable, annotatable.

Recommend scanning only public domain books.

HawaiianLungs · 10-31-2008, 08:17 PM

I travel a lot. Recently, lonely planet is offering their travel guidebooks in pdf format by the chapter. However, when I view this pdf on the 505 the text is too small and I cannot zoom. If I try to increase the text size, it says the files are protected.

Any thoughts?

RCR · 11-01-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by HawaiianLungs

I travel a lot. Recently, lonely planet is offering their travel guidebooks in pdf format by the chapter. However, when I view this pdf on the 505 the text is too small and I cannot zoom. If I try to increase the text size, it says the files are protected.

Any thoughts?

I just downloaded the freebie "Getting Started.pdf" of the Lonely Planet - Philippines and put it on my Sony. (I have the real book to compare with the ebook).

I had no problems zooming to a very readable size. Maybe it is the bits you have to pay for that are locked.

Although the freebie was readable on my Sony, illustrations were badly mangled. Maps appeared greyish with their place names stripped off and appearing uselessly in a list separate from the map. Sidebars and boxes also appeared in a muddled fashion. This is no doubt because of the poor way the Sony handles pdf's.

On my normal computer screen the pdf was identical to the real book. Maps were clear and easy to read, and zoomable of course. So I guess if you were carrying your laptop on your travels, it would be handy to have the ebook version of Lonely Planet on it - costs more than the real book though!

HawaiianLungs · 11-04-2008, 07:51 PM

Yes. The illustrations are bad if not existant.

I used calibre. I was able to get a zoomable text, but the maps disappeared.

It is the maps I like. I guess the 505 will not read these files.

10-13-2008, 02:30 PM	#31
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	And here you have a manual from Sony themselves, who teaches how to create PDF’s specific for 6” screen readers: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...44&postcount=1 One other thing, if you do not edit anything and your books do not have images you can even burn another step as Sony reads rtf’s directly. Last edited by DDHarriman; 10-13-2008 at 02:33 PM.

10-31-2008, 08:17 PM	#37
HawaiianLungs Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hawaii Device: Dell x51v, SONY eReader 505, Lenovo T61	pdf frojm lonely planet I travel a lot. Recently, lonely planet is offering their travel guidebooks in pdf format by the chapter. However, when I view this pdf on the 505 the text is too small and I cannot zoom. If I try to increase the text size, it says the files are protected. Any thoughts?

11-04-2008, 07:51 PM	#39
HawaiianLungs Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hawaii Device: Dell x51v, SONY eReader 505, Lenovo T61	Lonely Planet Yes. The illustrations are bad if not existant. I used calibre. I was able to get a zoomable text, but the maps disappeared. It is the maps I like. I guess the 505 will not read these files.

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10-13-2008, 05:20 PM	#32
rhewes Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Sony Reader 505	I've been working on a similar project of converting pBooks to eBooks. I bought a double sided scanner (Fujitsu Scan...something) and scanned in both sides of the page at the same time. [Note, I did destroy the book in order to get the pages into the scanner.] All in all, it took me about 2 hours to scan everything in, combine the chapters into a single PDF file and then OCR the entire set. I used Readris on my Mac to OCR and Preview to work with the PDF files. I just got my Reader on Saturday, but the OCR text came back "OK" with an acceptable number of errors. I'm still playing with things, but looking at just the images of the book pages (re-sized to the Reader dimensions and stored in a PDF file) on my Sony Reader (505) seems to work great. There is a longer delay in loading the page, and I can't change the font size, but I can still read the book. Much nicer than lugging the big book around with my computer, etc. on trips. Couldn't find an eBook of the series anywhere, so I opted for the old fashioned way...a used pBook and a knife.

10-31-2008, 02:04 PM	#36
Anthony_Sebastia Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: adobe, sony, ereader,	For scanning books, I use an oversized flatbed scanner (11x17 in), putting two pages at once on the platen, launch Adobe Acrobat Professional (v7-9 work), click file \| create pdf \| from scanner \| select scaner device, choose custom scan, check OCR, and proceed to scan. Take care to hold spine down on platen, two hand. With a little practice you can get perfect PDFs, side-by-side pages, searchable, annotatable. Recommend scanning only public domain books.