We have learned a little about e-readers and we have read reviews about some of the major e-readers that are out there. Some of us may have a desire to convert a book; either a book that we have written or a book that we own. The process of changing or converting a book to an e-book is explained on many websites. The explanation provided on the website for the company Convertabook seems to be very clear (even though there are some terms that may require some additional research, which I am happy to provide if needed or that can be looked in the company’swebsite as well).
How to do physical book to e-book conversion
“With the ever-increasing popularity of e-readers, more and more literature is following the physical book to e-book trend. Don’t be left behind. Here’s how you can jump on the bandwagon and make the physical book to e-book change.
Step 1. Prepare to scan. To start physical book to e-book conversion, you must get your book ready to be scanned. The simplest way to do this is to cut off your book’s binding, leaving the pages loose. Trim the pages well so they will not get caught in a document feeder. Then load
these loose pages onto a scanner with an automatic document feeder.
Step 2. Scan your book to a digital format. The next step of the physical book to e-book conversion is to scan your book. To have a successful physical book to e-book change, scan your pages at 300 DPI at minimum. For most physical book to e-book formatting, you will want to createdPDFs from your scanned images.
After your images are scanned, they may need editing. Take a look and crop, rotate, adjust brightness, and de-skew your images as needed. Some software may allow you to make these edits in batches; other software may require that you change each page individually.
Step 3. Use OCR. The third step of physical book to e-book conversion involves Optical Character Recognition, or OCR. OCR is a way to translate the scanned images from your physical book into printed text in your e-book. This then allows you to search for words or phrases and
edit text within your e-book. It also compacts your book files, saving you a lot of memory space as you go from physical book to e-book. OCR capabilities are included in multiple software programs and can even be found online.
While OCR is very effective in the physical book to e-book translations, errors can occur. It will be necessary for you toproofread your digital pages after applying OCR.
Step 4. Enjoy your read. By following steps 1–3 of the physical book to e-book conversion process, your book will ready to read on your e-reader. During this physical book to e-book process, however, keep in mind which e-reader you will be using. For example, Amazon’s Kindle employs a different format than do most e-readers.”
There are other explanations out there that could complement this explanation or that may be slightly different since there are different forms to do it. The website www.convertabook.com offers very good insight for different things related to the conversion of books as well as explanations about how to get books on the market, if what you are looking for is to market your book.
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