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Need to write an E-book on the fly and don't have adobe ?

by linkbeasts
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If you do not have adobe and need to create an E-book on the fly, create it in word perfect .wps format , add your cover ( there is free cover resources on this very forum ) then go to Zamzar - Free online file conversion and then upload your E-book there , it will convert it for free and it will end up in your email. I always found it easy to create in wps format and then convert it. Hope this helps some of you.
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  • Profile picture of the author ContentArticleWriter
    Thanks for the recommendation. I wrote an ebook on planning an affordable wedding, in two languages and was only able to convert one of them into Adobe because of the free trial on the site. I did not know of this one. I will give it a try and let you know how it goes. Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Roekle
    I'm using linux so I find converting sites helpful in a lot of situations. I have used Free online media file conversion (Document, Images, Audio, Video & Archives) for awhile now with great results.
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  • Profile picture of the author linkbeasts
    Forgot to add you must retrieve the E-book within 24 hours of them emailing you that it has been converted

    " Your converted file will be stored for 24 hours from the time you receive your email from us "
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  • Profile picture of the author Lambert Klein
    Else just write your eBook with OpenOffice writer then save it as a PDF,

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  • Profile picture of the author Tomwood
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    Is right just use open office it's free and works brilliantly I use it to create all my PDFs it even preserves any links you insert in your books, something some programs don't do
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    • Profile picture of the author linkbeasts
      Originally Posted by Tomwood View Post

      Iklein
      Is right just use open office it's free and works brilliantly I use it to create all my PDFs it even preserves any links you insert in your books, something some programs don't do

      going to google this and check it out thanks both of you. The website I pointed to also saves links. Sometimes I work out of the house and do not have all my programs so I make use of whats on most comps I use , word perfect and that website then email myself the original
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
    Originally Posted by linkbeasts View Post

    If you do not have adobe...
    Adobe is a brand name. They have over a dozen different software applications. They are branded with the Adobe name but there is no individual software application that is just called "Adobe".
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    • Profile picture of the author linkbeasts
      Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

      Adobe is a brand name. They have over a dozen different software applications. They are branded with the Adobe name but there is no individual software application that is just called "Adobe".
      Yes I am well aware of that but everyone knows what software I am referring to by adobe.
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  • Profile picture of the author NikkiG
    Can also install a free PDF converter like doPDF, TinyPDF or PrimoPDF. These all install a 'virtual' printer in your file->print menu that saves the document on your computer as a PDF.

    Then you can write your document in word, wordpad and create PDFs pretty easily.
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    • Profile picture of the author sylviad
      I've been using pdf995 for years with ease. A friend had some issues trying to make Open Office work in creating pdfs with active links.

      pdf995 takes your Word document, complete with Table of Contents links and any other links you include, and converts it into a pdf document. You make your default printer the pdf995 printer, to create the pdf but you don't actually print it. It saves the file on your computer.

      It's free, too. If you want to remove the ad popups, it's still only $27 (*last time I looked) for a one-time license.

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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    Originally Posted by linkbeasts View Post

    If you do not have adobe and need to create an E-book on the fly, create it in word perfect .wps format , add your cover ( there is free cover resources on this very forum ) then go to Zamzar - Free online file conversion and then upload your E-book there , it will convert it for free and it will end up in your email. I always found it easy to create in wps format and then convert it. Hope this helps some of you.

    I NEVER understood what the hype with so called "ebook creators" is since i am saving my books as .PDF right from Word for ages already.
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    • Profile picture of the author linkbeasts
      I just tried to do that but it wouldn't let me even after changing the extension when I tried to open it it wouldnt open, so how do you manage to pull this off withou't a conversion tool ?
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  • Profile picture of the author Charann Miller
    Here's another goodin:

    PDF Converter - Convert to PDF Online Free

    Can handle large projects with plenty of images and your links remain clickable for
    both Windows and Mac users.

    Some free online PDF converters couldn't preserve the links when I went to open them on my Mac but this one does.
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    • Profile picture of the author Monika Mundell
      OpenOffice is hands down the best tool to create eBooks on the fly. I never had Word on any of my machines and I don't see the need to pay several hundred dollars for the software if I can use a free equal that does everything I need it to do - including eBook creation and formatting.

      You can download OO for free at openoffice.org and if you Google OpenOffice tutorials you can find a range of helpful posts to get you started.

      Alternatively you can use NeoOffice (great for Mac users since I believe it is "lighter" than OO but does the same things as its big sister.

      Hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author innocent07
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    Originally Posted by linkbeasts View Post

    If you do not have adobe and need to create an E-book on the fly, create it in word perfect .wps format , add your cover ( there is free cover resources on this very forum ) then go to Zamzar - Free online file conversion and then upload your E-book there , it will convert it for free and it will end up in your email. I always found it easy to create in wps format and then convert it. Hope this helps some of you.
    I used to use adobe, where you send them your email, and they email you a link to their PDF they have created. You just upload a word file or somthing, then they email you. Was quick too
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  • Profile picture of the author valen42
    If you're using Microsoft Word 2007, you can easily just save the word document as a PDF....no problem.. May even work with previous editions. There may be functionality not available e.g. not able to password protect or to restrict coping etc.

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  • Profile picture of the author Maddi
    Really helpful thread. I have just posted a thread regarding a problem I've been having.

    My links don't seem to work when I change it to pdf and I've tried warrior pdf converter, primo pdf and tried converting it from openoffice. Only the link to my blog in the header of the document seems to work.

    Now after reading this thread I've tried Zamzar and waiting for the email to arrive with the pdf lets see how it goes.

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