Format books to work on ereaders

MattMaingot22 · 08-21-2010, 08:32 PM

Hi there,

I currently have a Kobo ereader and a lot of pdf files on my computer that i would really like to be able to properly view on my kobo, but whenever i open the pdfs up on my kobo there is no way to set the screen zoom properly so that i can easily read the text and not have to zoom around the page. are there any programs or ways of resizing pdfs or maybe converting formats so that they are easier to read?

any help would be appreciated, thanks

Mostly Math · 08-21-2010, 08:44 PM

Calibre will convert pdf to epub, but it is not always pretty.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=166

I have also used an online converter : http://www.online-convert.com/

Sometimes I still need to edit using Sigil.

It can be a long process.

Good luck.

S

MattMaingot22 · 08-22-2010, 03:18 AM

Thanks for the info MM, Calibre seems to work pretty well other than some formatting issues with chapter titles and page headers

JaneD · 08-23-2010, 04:11 PM

Thanks for posting the online-convert link, Mostly Math. Never seen that one before.

08-21-2010, 08:32 PM	#1
MattMaingot22 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kobo	Format books to work on ereaders Hi there, I currently have a Kobo ereader and a lot of pdf files on my computer that i would really like to be able to properly view on my kobo, but whenever i open the pdfs up on my kobo there is no way to set the screen zoom properly so that i can easily read the text and not have to zoom around the page. are there any programs or ways of resizing pdfs or maybe converting formats so that they are easier to read? any help would be appreciated, thanks

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08-21-2010, 08:44 PM	#2
Mostly Math Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1154013 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo (loaned out), KoboTouch (given away), KoboVox, KoboGlo, AuraHD	Calibre will convert pdf to epub, but it is not always pretty. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=166 I have also used an online converter : http://www.online-convert.com/ Sometimes I still need to edit using Sigil. It can be a long process. Good luck. S

08-22-2010, 03:18 AM	#3
MattMaingot22 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kobo	Thanks for the info MM, Calibre seems to work pretty well other than some formatting issues with chapter titles and page headers

08-23-2010, 04:11 PM	#4
JaneD Addict Posts: 324 Karma: 1057749 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	Thanks for posting the online-convert link, Mostly Math. Never seen that one before.

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