pdf to epub only copies cover image

specialbat · 01-30-2023, 11:08 AM

calibre 6.6.1
I am trying to convert a pdf to an epub but the process always results in an epub with only the cover image and no text.
The pdf contains readable text as i can copy the text in adobe and paste it to a text file.
I have tried with several pdfs.
What is going wrong? Thanks

kovidgoyal · 01-30-2023, 11:11 AM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=186697

Quoth · 01-30-2023, 02:20 PM

Try opening in MS Word, edit, save as docx and convert that to epub in Calibre.

specialbat · 01-30-2023, 04:47 PM

Word cannot convert the file. There could be some DRM involved.

BetterRed · 01-30-2023, 07:08 PM

Decades since I used it, but IIRC Acrobat has built-in OCR, which means it can extract text from scanned image PDFs. Pretty sure Word and other WPs don't have that.

BR

Foozle · 01-30-2023, 07:22 PM

It depends on the PDF. It may have obfuscated text that won't directly convert, in which case you may need to either convert to a document file (DOCX) using a document converter or use OCR to convert. Without knowing exactly how the PDF file is laid out and its properties, there are only so many suggestions to provide.

01-30-2023, 11:08 AM	#1
specialbat Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2023 Device: kindle paperwhite, android tablet	pdf to epub only copies cover image calibre 6.6.1 I am trying to convert a pdf to an epub but the process always results in an epub with only the cover image and no text. The pdf contains readable text as i can copy the text in adobe and paste it to a text file. I have tried with several pdfs. What is going wrong? Thanks

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01-30-2023, 11:11 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,187 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=186697

01-30-2023, 02:20 PM	#3
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,692 Karma: 103837201 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Try opening in MS Word, edit, save as docx and convert that to epub in Calibre.

01-30-2023, 04:47 PM	#4
specialbat Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2023 Device: kindle paperwhite, android tablet	Word cannot convert the file. There could be some DRM involved.

01-30-2023, 07:08 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,621 Karma: 29710338 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Decades since I used it, but IIRC Acrobat has built-in OCR, which means it can extract text from scanned image PDFs. Pretty sure Word and other WPs don't have that. BR

01-30-2023, 07:22 PM	#6
Foozle Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 221034 Join Date: May 2021 Device: None	It depends on the PDF. It may have obfuscated text that won't directly convert, in which case you may need to either convert to a document file (DOCX) using a document converter or use OCR to convert. Without knowing exactly how the PDF file is laid out and its properties, there are only so many suggestions to provide.