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Print-to-Digital Converter for KDP and EPUB Books

Convert print-formatted manuscripts to eBook-ready text for KDP and EPUB. This print-to-digital converter handles page references, footnotes, running headers, and fixed-width tables automatically — any manuscript length, no manual search and replace.

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Print to Digital Converter for Authors

Print books contain elements that break in eBook format — page references, footnotes, running headers, and fixed-width tables. Converting them manually takes hours. This tool handles it automatically.

What It Converts

Page references like "see page 42" converted to chapter references. Footnotes moved to endnotes or inline parentheticals. Running headers removed. Fixed-width table descriptions rewritten for reflowable text. Figure references updated for digital format.

Who This Is For

Authors converting an existing print book to eBook format. Publishers bringing backlist titles to digital. Formatters converting academic or non-fiction titles with heavy footnote usage.

How to Use It

Paste your print-formatted text — any length, full manuscript included — select which elements to convert, choose your footnote format, confirm the cost, and get eBook-ready text back. Longer manuscripts are split by chapter and processed in the background with live progress. Format the output into a valid EPUB with the EPUB Formatter, then validate before uploading to KDP or Apple Books.

For an overview of the differences between KDP ebook and KDP print publishing — file formats, ISBN, royalty models, and distribution options — see the KDP print vs digital guide.

Common questions

No. Full-length manuscripts are automatically split into chapters and processed in the background. The cost scales with word count and is shown before you confirm the run, so you always know what you're spending before it starts.
Only the elements you select are touched. If you enable footnote conversion, footnotes are moved. If you enable page reference conversion, those phrases are updated. Everything else — your sentences, arguments, and narrative — stays exactly as written.
You get your full manuscript text returned with the selected elements converted. Copy the output and paste it back into your manuscript file or EPUB editor. The tool doesn't produce a formatted EPUB file — it prepares your text so the next formatting step works correctly.
Yes. Even a few 'see page 42' references will break the reading experience on an eReader where page numbers don't exist. Running the tool even for a light manuscript cleans those references reliably without hunting for them manually.
Yes. Three footnote formats are available: endnotes collected at the back of the book, inline parentheticals inserted into the running text, and EPUB3 pop-ups that appear as clickable overlays on compatible readers.
The table conversion rewrites fixed-width print table descriptions into reflowable prose descriptions. It does not convert data tables to HTML table elements — complex data tables need to be handled manually in your EPUB editor after running this tool.
Yes. Paste as much or as little as you need. Processing chapter by chapter can help if you want to review changes section by section, especially for academic manuscripts where footnote placement decisions vary by chapter.