Pdf files in epubs

Is it possbile to link a pdf file to copy/hyperlink in an InDesign file that I am exporting to an ePub?

More specifically, the pdf files in iAnnotate app in iPad 2 could not be restored in the same app in iPad Air.

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Viewing PDF files like epubs

I was wondering if there is an app out there that allows large pdf files to be viewed the same way say Stanza or another epub reader views books? Right now I have to scroll through the pdf file and I would like to "flip" the pages if I could. Converting the pdf file jumbles the information up so that has not worked. Thanks in advance!

The goodreader app reads large pdf files and has a good ereader as well.

What web service & xml will be used for deleting the packged epub/pdf file from Admin Console

What web service & xml will be used for deleting the packged epub/pdf file from Admin Console?
I am able to delete the files from Admin console directy but not able to get which web service is calling on deleting the file from admin console:
Mangal

Hi Jim,
I tired following web service and xml to delete the packaged ebook but it is giving me error instead of response:
Web Service & XML
http://myserver_url/admin/ManageResourceKey
<request action="delete" auth="builtin" xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/adept">
<nonce>" . $nonce . "</nonce>
<expiration>'. $expiration .'</expiration>
<resourceKey>
<resource>resource_id</resource>
<resourceItem>1</resourceItem>
</resourceKey>
</request>
Error Message
<error xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/adept"
data="E_ADEPT_DATABASE http://myserver_url/admin/ManageResourceKey
Cannot%20delete%20or%20update%20a%20parent%20row:%20a%20foreign%20key%20constraint%20fails %20(`adept`.`distributionrights`,%20CONSTRAINT%20`distributionrights_ibfk_2`%20FOREIGN%20K EY%20(`resourceid`)%20REFERENCES%20`resourcekey`%20(`resourceid`))"/>
Magal Varshney

Creating EPub for iBooks with PDF FIles

I have a pdf file of a magazine that I print every month and am looking at the best way of getting it into iBooks and ultimately the iTunes store for others to download and view on iPads. I've tried a few things, but seem to be hitting a brick wall every time...
The pdf files are around 50 pages each, in A4 format. I have tried using iBooks author but their format is different to this and I can't seem to get my A4 page size in there. I realise now that IBA is more for digital publication and their layout differs from that of print. But is there any way I can do this?
I have also been trying to use Pages to output my ePub file, which works to an extent. I drag and drop my individual pdf pages into a new Pages word processing document, make sure thay are in-line and resize them to fit the page, which is A4.
I tried this with the first few pages, exported as ePub and imported via dropbox to my iPad 3. It shows up in my iBooks library, opens up and I can see my pdf pages, but they are a lot smaller than the ipad screen, and I cannot navigate around the page by pinching and zooming. When I try this, it selects the page "image" and highlights it in blue with the "copy, select, highlight" dialogue.
I have tried making the Pages document A3 size, resizing the pdfs in it to those dimensions and exporting the same, but in iBooks they are always a good third smaller than the size of the screen.
So is there any way I can get my A4 pdf files together as an iBook/ePub file that I can read in iBooks full screen?
Thanks!

hey pstretton
A program that may be of use to you is Calibre. You can format your PDF document to pretty much any type of mobile reader output you like. http://calibre-ebook.com/
When converting PDFs results can be mixed.
I also recommend Sigil http://code.google.com/p/sigil/

Create desktop link for epub o pdf files?

Hello,
I would like to create a direct link into the desktop of my iPad to a local file. It could be either PDF or EPUB file (I'd prefer PDF). I didn't manage how to do that? I've just succeed on creating link to webpage.
Bye
Giacomo

From what I know you have 3 choices:
1) Use an app like Goodreader to manage the PDF files, in folders, etc, but not on the desktop.
2) Use web page(s) to load and read the pdf's with a shortcut on the dessktop.
3) Use "Fast PDF" app that gives you an iBook-type interface bookshelf for pdf libraries. I think you'll like Fast PDF. I really like it. It's 99 cents.

Cannot open a epub and a pdf file

I have ricently purchased a new ebook. While downloading the ACSM file I'm getting a message on my reader (Pocketbook 602 pro) that the "file is damaged or protected", but I did get a EPUB file that doesn't open.
The strange thing is that after this happened, I'm also unable to open a PDF file of a book I'm currently reading, and opened many times. I'm suddenly asked to enter a password, but I don't know password of what!? My password for Adobe doesn't work.
Please help!

Most likely, a setting on your ereader is causing the issues. Check the
User's Guide for the Pocketbook and see how it treats DRM-protected files.
Also, have you linked to their website recently for any software updates?
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PDF files open blank; EPUB work OK; Authorize Computer & Authorization Info. do nothing

Running ADE 2.0.1.78765 on Windows 7 Pro ...
I can download ePUB and PDF files from my university library just fine;EPUB books workin just fine, but the PDF files are completely blank EXCEPT for the contents list.
The files are, by their size, clearly not blank ... there must be some security feature stopping me from reading them.
Also, when I click Authorize Computer or Authorization Info. nothing happens.
Same as when I press Ctrl+Shift+U or Ctrl+Shift+I.
Help!!!

Thanks for those tips.
I have downloaded and installed the latest version and chosen to 'authorize' an Adobe ID.
Behaviour remains the same. The ePUB version of the book downloads and works just fine; the PDF downloads and is blank aside from the contents pane.
The reason I want the PDF to work is because it is paginated as per the hard copy book; the ePUB's pagination is variable and so useless for referencing.
I see a lot of people have similar issues, invariably unsolved, so yet another pothole on the great Information Super Highway! Sigh.

I have a number of pages with html extension in different files. Is it possible to merge them into one file? Is it possible to convert them into another file type such as PDF, MOBI, or EPUB? Thanks

While downloading an eBook from internet, I found a book in a folder containing around 123 files, which is equivalent to the number of pages of the book.
My interest is to bring them together in one file so that I can read it at a time. As the interface is not comfortable with html, I also like to convert it into another more suitable file format.

Hello djensen1x,
Could you please let me know what version of Acrobat are you using.
Also, tell me your workflow of combining those PDF files?
Please share the screenshot of the error message that you get.
Hope to get your response.
Regards,
Anubha

Hi,how can i change the default settings on my adobe readerX1 such that it will display all my pdf files according to their individual cover pages (as cover picture thumbnails)before i click them to open and read........i really enjoyed this feature as a

hi,how can i change the default settings on my adobe readerX1 such that it will display all my pdf files according to their individual cover pages (as cover picture thumbnails)before i click them to open and read........i really enjoyed this feature as a default settings upon installation in previous editions of adobe reader .i use a windows 8 pc now.thank

For sideloaded content the nook pulls the metadata from ePub file itself. I would suggest looking at a program like Sigil or Calibre that will let you edit the metadata in the book to make it appear like you want.
For the PDF vs ePub - No, that's the way PDFs work (think of them as graphics, not text), wheres ePubs are Web Pages - so no you can't them to behave exactly alike without converting the files.

How can I transmit PDF files from my Mac to my iPad, How can I transmit PDF files from my Mac to my iPad

How can I transmit PDF files from my Mac to my iPad, How can I transmit PDF files from my Mac to my iPad

Yes you can definitely do this. You'll need an app on the iPad that handles PDF viewing and editing. There are many around - two of the best I've seen are GoodReader and PDF Expert.
In iTunes when you iPad is connected to your PC, go to the Apps tab and scroll down and you'll see the File Sharing section. You can drag files to there to share them to your iPad.
You could also look at online file sync services like PDF to ePub Maker if you prefer not to have to connect your iPad to a PC

How to open a pdf file only in one computer

I would like to sell pdf publications by allowing the user to open them only in one computer. I learnt that this has been done the past when I bought some publications but I don't know the way to do it. Could you help me?
thank you
Marco

thank you for your support
Best Regards
Marco
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You will havwe to sign up for some service that supports rights
management, use protected PDFs via LiveCyle/ Acrobat Connect or learn how
to create your own ePub stuff using Digital Publishing Suite. In any case,
it will probably cost you money upfront before you make any revenue.
Mylenium
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Converting a PDF to an EPUB using InDesign

I have four finished books in PDF files, totaling 1857 pages including over 600 photographs, which I need to convert to EPUB files in InDesign. I used a script to import all of the pages of one book into InDesign into a document reflecting the page and margin parameters of the original Microsoft Word document file. The imported PDF looked perfect in InDesign once I switched to a high-quality display performance in the View menu. However, when I exported the document into an EPUB file, I ran into two problems that I cannot fix.
Problem #1: Both the Digital Editions EPUB reader and the Nook recognize the EPUB document as having only two pages (displaying 1 / 2 on the screen, even though I can scroll to or page to all 430 pages in both Digital Editions and the Nook. This happens despite the fact that the correct number of pages correctly displays in the InDesign document settings.
Problem #2: The document text in the EPUB file is so poorly rendered it is almost illegible. Each letter is chunky and fragmented and partially pixelated. However, the same text in InDesign perfectly reflects the high quality fonts used in the original PDF and Microsoft Word Documents.
I can find no documentation in the InDesign help system to explain why I am getting these results. When I cut and paste a few pages of text from the PDF into an InDesign layout, it looks fantastic when I export it to an EPUB. But the text in the script loaded PDF pages look horrible. And for what it is worth, Problems #1 and #2 persisted, even when bypassed the script and I hand placed a half dozen pages from the PDF into an InDesign document and exported them to an EPUB file.
Also, if I export back to a PDF from InDesign, the text looks perfect and the page numbering is correct in Digital Editions. The only reference I found related to InDesign text quality on export is in Object Export Options, but they remain disabled to me.
And as a final test, I script loaded all 710 pages of the indesign_cs5_help.pdf to see if it would display the same problems. Not surprisingly, the text was just as poorly rendered in Digital Editions, which then displayed the first page of the document as 1 / 3 instead of 1 / 710.
Is there some method I can use to fix these problems? Or am I going to have to recreate the layout for all 1857 pages painstakingly object by object in InDesign?
Thanks for all assistance.

I have managed to work out the entire process over the past three weeks both working with InDesign with EPUB and by helping a friend post a series of books directly from Microsoft Word via MOBI to Amazon. I will discuss the latter process first to point out the inherent problems with the direct approach, so the reasons for using InDesign become more apparent.
From Microsoft Word
First, I recommend you reformat your Word document into a smaller book size to simulate the maximum text display you will get on a Kindle (3.0 in. x 5.3 in. margins) or Nook (3.3 in. X 5.5 in. margins). Next, make sure you are using style tags and paragraph and page layout options everywhere (no tabs or spaces in formatting), and a TOC object for the table of contents. All photos or images must be centered, and if you want them to have horizontal width, then stretch them from side to side. Leave your cover photo out of the document, and add it via the author panel specifying you want the uploaded cover image to be used inside the book. This will assure that the cover photo will correctly fill the frame.
Next save your DOCX document as a FILTERED HTML. Then close Word and load the HTML into the Kindle Previewer to review to verify your images are correctly displayed. When you do this, it creates a MOBI file that you can upload to a Kindle to view first hand. Then when you are satisfied with the results, you can upload this MOBI book file to Amazon Authors Direct. The upload dialog does not say it will accept a MOBI file, but the HTML file it recommends does not contain any image data. As it accepts an EPUB file, it only made sense it would accept the MOBI file, and it does (even the Amazon technical staff did not know this).
Using InDesign
The results of going from Word direct to MOBI are far from perfect. But I would judge they are minimally acceptable. However, if you want complete control of a book’s layout I recommend going the InDesign route. Without exception, the pages, text and images laid out in InDesign are (or will be soon) perfectly reflected on the Nook and Kindle. Granted, it takes time to lay out a book page by page, but if you do it right by using the InDesign paragraph and object styles, the process goes quickly.
Create an InDesign Book with each chapter a separate document in the book to ensure chapters start on a new page.
Make document pages small to maintain the look and feel. They need not be 3.5 x 5.5. I used a 5 x 7 inch document page and everything looked fine on the Kindle and Nook. Get used to the idea that the text will always flow differently based on the text size selected, So only worry about inline image placement, chapter headings and such, and leave the rest to fate.
After you get one chapter finished, use it to create a template document to use for subsequent chapter documents to facilitate laying out your book. A photo in a graphic frame with an anchored caption text box is easily copied and pasted elsewhere to standardize all image objects. Be sure to synchronize styles and swatches for each new chapter added.
InDesign footnoting did not work correctly in the EPUB for me, but I found it easy to use the hyperlink system to emulate footnoting functionality. By placing the footnotes at the back of the book and implementing a hyperlink back to the inclusion point of the footnote in a chapter, the reader can use the footnote pages like a hot index as well as a hot footnote.
When generating an EPUB,
Select No cover image
Select ordering same as Article panel
Set Book margin to 0
Image size relative to page
Contents XHTML
Use InDesign TOC (set style used)
Generate CSS with all boxes checked.
One thing to be aware of is that the digital readers will read the HTML page objects left to right then top to bottom, so I recommend the following:
In InDesign Guides and Pasteboard preferences, set the Snap to Zone to 1 to guarantee all page objects line up on the left margin exactly. Manually adjust each object box X location as necessary. Lock object when completed to minimize inadvertent movement
Always guarantee all text box objects stretch from left to right margin. Use the Indent controls to vary text placement and make this a new paragraph style.
Always anchor a photo (inset in a graphic frame) to a caption text box stretched margin-to-margin to ensure the photos will not sink to the bottom of a page in the EPUB.
Photos snapped to each margin will display full width and will display larger when the Kindle is rotated 90 degrees.
Add 0.25 in, Space After on the last paragraph before an image and 0.25 in, Space Before on the first paragraph after an image to create a bit of white space around the image and caption.
Always use the Article list to verify the placement of page objects in each chapter document. I have had a few images sink when the article list is generated despite all the above precautions. But it is easy to manually make adjustments.
Kindle Tools
Amazon released a series of tools and PDF documents a few weeks ago that greatly simplify the process of posting a book for sale via Direct Publishing. That said, rabbit holes abound waiting to catch anyone who is not already familiar with HTML and document layout software technologies. So the non-tech masses should be wary.
The Amazon Tools are at https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A3IWA2TQYMZ5J6 .
KindleGen v2.4 – a command line tool used to build eBooks that can be sold through Amazon's Kindle platform. This tool is best for publishers and individuals who are familiar with HTML and want to convert their HTML, XHTML, XML (OPF/IDPF format), or ePub source into a Kindle Book.
Kindle Previewer v2.4 -- a tool that emulates how books display on Kindle devices and applications. Kindle Previewer makes it easy to preview the layout of a book and make sure its text displays properly for any orientation or font size. This tool is recommended for publishers, eBook conversion companies, and individual authors in combination with KindleGen to produce the highest quality Kindle books. It is available for both Windows and Mac OS X platforms.
Kindle Plugin for Adobe InDesign® v0.96 (Beta) -- a plug-in which can be used to convert documents or books created in Adobe InDesign® to Kindle format. For more information on creating books for the Kindle platform from Adobe InDesign®, please see the Publishing Guidelines for Kindle Plugin for Adobe InDesign® available for download in PDF, Kindle and Adobe InDesign® formats.
I found that the Previewer and the DOS KindleGen produce identical MOBI files, so I recommend the previewer for its ease of use. After extensive testing I have found the Kindle InDesign plugin will perfectly convert the text from InDesign; however, it fails to size, place and display photographs and captions in all cases. It also does not render the InDesign TOC correctly. But remember, it is Beta software . I sent in a bug list to Amazon via the Export Book to Kindle dialog in InDesign and never got a response, but presumably someone is working on the problems and will eventually get them fixed. On the other hand, currently the Previewer perfectly displays photographs in a MOBI file when the InDesign EPUB file is fed into it; and the only problem with the text is that the line spacing is incorrect so paragraph lines are somewhat scrunched together. While this is not a problem for developing a book, I would wait until the final release of the Kindle Plugin for InDesign before generating and publishing a MOBI book.
I hope this helps.

How do I sync a PDF file between iPhone and iPad in iBooks?

How do I sync a PDF file between iPhone and iPad in iBooks?

If the PDF supports it then you can try opening the PDF in iBooks on your phone and use the 'share' icon (the square with the upward pointing arrow) to email it to yourself (some PDFs a protected and don't support emailing) and use 'open in' in the Mail app on your iPad to copy it to its Mail app.
Or you can connect the phone to your computer's iTunes and do File > Devices > Transfer Purchases to copy it over to your iTunes (that should copy PDFs and/or epubs that are in the iBooks app, not just ibooks) and if using a Mac with Mavericks or Yosemite on it then do File > Move Books From iTunes in its iBooks app, and you can then sync it to your iPad.

Can't seem to add artwork to pdf files

In the "Books" tab, I can add artwork to epub books, but I can't seem to add artwork to pdf files. Is this a normal thing? Or is there something I'm doing wrong?
Also, do you know what I should be setting my page widths to if I want the pdf files I create to display nicely in Portrait mode on an iPhone? The ones I made seem to only look nice in Landscape mode.

Devin, If they end in .ogg, they are OGG Vorbis files. This is a well-known open-source music format, but iTunes is unable to play it.
Also, as you have just learned, when iTunes encounters a file that is not copmatible, it "errors silently," i.e. gives no indication of what they problem is.
To resolve it, use a 3rd party conversion program such as Switch to convert the OGG files into MP3, and then they will add to iTunes.

How do I encrypt a pdf file (ebook) to prevent unauthorized distribution of my ebook?

Hi, guys.
I am planning to sell my ebook from my website. It is in Word format. I would like to create a PDF file for viewers since it is versatile, then encrypt the PDF file to prevent unauthorized distribution of my book. How do I do that?
Thanks
genesis

If you want to be friendly to your users, generate encrypted .epub format and not .pdf.
pdf is great for its original purpose of print preparation, but terrible for more flexible formats.
As different ereaders have different screen sizes and resolutions, and different people will want to read with different font sizes (**),
pdf format will be very hostile in all cases except the one that excactly fits how you make the pdf.
I think that InDesgin will create encrypted epub or pdf files for you.
For the encryption to be effective for your purposes you need to encrypt differently for different AdobeIDs.
Looks as if Adobe's official way to do that is Adobe Content Server.
I suspect the cost of all that adds up quite a bit; you may want to look at third party solutions that handle all the infrastructure for you.
(**) or even the same person: I change font sizes depending how tired I am.

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