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Old 02-16-2015, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BZee View Post
I don't think I could do all the editing I need to do in calibre. The conversion of stories in PDF format to .docx by Adobe.com kinda mangles them - it insets section break scattered through the document, sticks extraneous paragraph marks in the middle of some paragraphs and puts multiple spaces between some words (just to name a few things). I've worked out a multistep procedure to clean them up. Calibre converts the .docx to .azw3 and they display properly on the Paperwhite (TOC and all).
I've been using Calibre (and Sigil) for a while to make ebooks and I think it can do it pretty efficiently. Adding conversions to and from Word adds complications, I think.

But maybe my confidence is misplaced.

If it's a basic PDF, often these are print-to-PDF from a webpage; and since ebooks are basically HTML, if you can find the source web page that is a better place to start.

Could you give me link to the original PDF and website (send a PM if you'd rather not reveal your reading preferences)?

I'll butt out if you're happy with your method.
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