To convert a paper book to an ebook, you have several options. One method is to use a scanner.
- Choose to use a scanner.
High-quality digitalization is possible with flatbed scanners, which are more affordable. Additionally, there is no need to destroy the binding or separate the pages of the book. These scanners can not only digitize paper documents but also objects that can be placed on the glass.
- Use Calibre to convert the book to an ebook.
With Calibre, it is easy to create an ebook from a paper book. Simply add the ebook, in this case an epub file, click on "Convert books," choose the input and output format (your file), and click OK.
Alternatively, you can convert your paper books to ebook versions by using an application on your device (iOS or Android). Take a photo of your bookshelf (a "shelfie") and wait for the application to create a "playlist" of your books, cross-referencing them with a database of 45 million titles, of which 150,000 are available for free or at a low cost.
If you want to download Kindle books, here is a method to do it on Amazon Kindle:
- Access the Amazon app or website.
- Use your credentials to log in.
- In the search bar, type the title of the book you are looking for.
- Choose the Kindle format.
- Click on "Buy."
- Turn on your Amazon Kindle.
Some of the free English books available for Kindle are:
- "King Henry VIII" by William Shakespeare
- "The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home"
- "The Eyes of Asia" by Rudyard Kipling
Sending a book from an iPhone is simple:
- Connect your iPhone/iPad with FoneTrans after installing it on your computer.
- Choose which ebooks to transfer.
- Import your ePub ebooks with Calibre.
- Get a link that allows you to download the ePub file.
- Finally, import the ePub files to your iPhone.
Here is how you can use email on Kindle:
- Find your device’s email address in the "My Kindle" section if you haven’t already.
- Once registered, go to the Personal Document Settings section.
- You will find a list of approved email addresses for personal documents.
You can convert a paper book to a PDF file by scanning the document. Under the "Tools" tab, select the "Create PDF" option to access the interface for creating PDFs from any video format. By selecting "Scanner" in this interface, you can access the available scanning options.
The cost of scanning and digitizing books is €0.07 per A4 page.
To scan a book into a PDF file, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader application, available for both Android and iOS. You can merge scanned pages into a single PDF.
The process of creating an ebook using Calibre is automatic. Simply add the ebook (in this case an epub file), click on "Convert books," choose the input format (the format of your file), the output format (in this case a mobi file), and click OK.
One of the free English classics available on Kindle is "King Henry VIII" by William Shakespeare.
- "The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home" (English edition)
- "The Eyes of Asia" (English edition)
Scanning and digitizing books costs €0.07 per A4 page.