Two columns of text, line down middle?

chingu · 09-04-2011, 03:45 PM

Hello,

I just purchased a Kobo e-reader, mainly to read one specific book: Capitalism by George Reisman. It's a massive tome available freely online as a pdf on the authors site, and I didn't want to go blind trying to read all of the 1500 or so pages.

The problem is that I cannot convert it to epub properly on calibre, because within each page there are two lines of writing. They are separated by a space down the middle.

For example ........it carries
everything is.......on to the
written like..........other side
this. Then...........like this.

[Edit, my example didn't work out because the forum here edited my spacing for some reason. I added periods instead of spaces]

If my explanation doesn't make sense then just pull up a page in the book anywhere after around page 40 and have a look-see. http://www.capitalism.net/Capitalism...M_Internet.pdf

So when I convert to epub from pdf on calibre I get alternating lines that don't make sense.

Is this a known issue and is there a way to fix this without editing a 1500 page book line by line?

Thank you

Toxaris · 09-04-2011, 04:18 PM

pull it through OCR. Columns are usually recognized then.

DaleDe · 09-04-2011, 06:12 PM

chingu: You are correct, 2 columns are difficult. In ePub there would need to be a table with an entry for each column. The lines could be hidden. however some eBook readers will not work properly with a table that spans multiple pages so it is going to be difficult to make an ePub that works well. However, Kobo can also read PDF.

Dale

09-04-2011, 03:45 PM	#1
chingu Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Might buy Kobo	Two columns of text, line down middle? Hello, I just purchased a Kobo e-reader, mainly to read one specific book: Capitalism by George Reisman. It's a massive tome available freely online as a pdf on the authors site, and I didn't want to go blind trying to read all of the 1500 or so pages. The problem is that I cannot convert it to epub properly on calibre, because within each page there are two lines of writing. They are separated by a space down the middle. For example ........it carries everything is.......on to the written like..........other side this. Then...........like this. [Edit, my example didn't work out because the forum here edited my spacing for some reason. I added periods instead of spaces] If my explanation doesn't make sense then just pull up a page in the book anywhere after around page 40 and have a look-see. http://www.capitalism.net/Capitalism...M_Internet.pdf So when I convert to epub from pdf on calibre I get alternating lines that don't make sense. Is this a known issue and is there a way to fix this without editing a 1500 page book line by line? Thank you Last edited by chingu; 09-04-2011 at 03:48 PM.

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09-04-2011, 04:18 PM	#2
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	pull it through OCR. Columns are usually recognized then.

09-04-2011, 06:12 PM	#3
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	chingu: You are correct, 2 columns are difficult. In ePub there would need to be a table with an entry for each column. The lines could be hidden. however some eBook readers will not work properly with a table that spans multiple pages so it is going to be difficult to make an ePub that works well. However, Kobo can also read PDF. Dale

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