Docx to Epub... NO TEXT!

pastorjamie · 12-10-2013, 01:50 PM

I've been considering swathing from my Kindle Paperwhite (1st Gen) to the Kobo Aura HD. I've got over 4,000 books in my personal digital library that I can convert to epub.

After taking the text, copying it into Pages for Max, exporting as Docx, adding the book to Calibre and converting to epbu...there isn't any text! What's up?

I re-ran the wizard to choose Kobo Auro HD. What am I missing?

I've also opened the book in iBooks and, again, no text, no pages.

Help. Please.

(And any advice on Kobo Auro HD versus Kindle Paperwhite would also be awesome).

BetterRed · 12-10-2013, 03:12 PM

Why don't you cut out the 'middle man' - Pages - and convert the AZW/MOBI files you already have direct to ePUB ?

BR

pastorjamie · 12-10-2013, 03:37 PM

Because they are in another proprietary format.

eschwartz · 12-10-2013, 08:21 PM

calibre can convert from azw3, proprietary format means nothing.

Now, if you mean they are locked with DRM, then that's another story. calibre cannot convert an azw3 it is incapable of reading, and it doesn't have a decryption module provided by amazon such that calibre is an authorized Kindle App.

Assuming that's what you mean, I suggest you google Apprentice Alf and fix that immediately.

pastorjamie · 12-10-2013, 08:30 PM

The proprietary format is Logos Bible. I'm able to copy and paste into Pages. Pages export to Word (docx). Docx to Calibre.

I did find a work around: Pages export to ePub. ePub to Calibre for better formatting.

eschwartz · 12-10-2013, 08:42 PM

So it was never on your paperwhite to begin with?

I was assuming if you're switching from PW to Kobo Aura, the book is on your PW, hence it is in azw3 format, hence my advice. If you are trying to convert from a software program to epub, that's kinda difficult....

I do know there is a Logos Bible available as a Kindle book.

12-10-2013, 01:50 PM	#1
pastorjamie Member Posts: 15 Karma: 12028 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Nook	Docx to Epub... NO TEXT! I've been considering swathing from my Kindle Paperwhite (1st Gen) to the Kobo Aura HD. I've got over 4,000 books in my personal digital library that I can convert to epub. After taking the text, copying it into Pages for Max, exporting as Docx, adding the book to Calibre and converting to epbu...there isn't any text! What's up? I re-ran the wizard to choose Kobo Auro HD. What am I missing? I've also opened the book in iBooks and, again, no text, no pages. Help. Please. (And any advice on Kobo Auro HD versus Kindle Paperwhite would also be awesome).

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12-10-2013, 03:12 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,567 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Why don't you cut out the 'middle man' - Pages - and convert the AZW/MOBI files you already have direct to ePUB ? BR

12-10-2013, 03:37 PM	#3
pastorjamie Member Posts: 15 Karma: 12028 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Nook	Because they are in another proprietary format.

12-10-2013, 08:21 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	calibre can convert from azw3, proprietary format means nothing. Now, if you mean they are locked with DRM, then that's another story. calibre cannot convert an azw3 it is incapable of reading, and it doesn't have a decryption module provided by amazon such that calibre is an authorized Kindle App. Assuming that's what you mean, I suggest you google Apprentice Alf and fix that immediately.

12-10-2013, 08:30 PM	#5
pastorjamie Member Posts: 15 Karma: 12028 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Nook	The proprietary format is Logos Bible. I'm able to copy and paste into Pages. Pages export to Word (docx). Docx to Calibre. I did find a work around: Pages export to ePub. ePub to Calibre for better formatting.

12-10-2013, 08:42 PM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	So it was never on your paperwhite to begin with? I was assuming if you're switching from PW to Kobo Aura, the book is on your PW, hence it is in azw3 format, hence my advice. If you are trying to convert from a software program to epub, that's kinda difficult.... I do know there is a Logos Bible available as a Kindle book.

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