PDF Resources for your Books and E-Books
If you want to lock your materials and make sure that what you send people is what they receive and can’t diddle with it or change it around, you’re a candidate for using PDF to send and receive your materials over the net.
If you’re going to be offering your materials in a pay-per-download format, you’ll most likely be required by the sites that list your material for sale to convert it to PDF format before you submit it.
PDF is a form of snapshot software originally developed by Adobe™ that is universally readable by both the Windows® and Macintosh® system and virtually every computer sold comes with a free PDF reader from Adobe™.
If it doesn’t, all you have to do is go to www.adobe.com and download and install the free reader for your computer system.
The problem for most people is that although the Adobe Acrobat™ reader is free, the writer software is not, weighing in at somewhere between $300-$400.
If your project needs the PDF characteristic but does NOT require Acrobat™, you can use another FREE PDF compiler that meets your needs.
Primo PDF: www.primopdf.com/index.aspx
PDF995: www.pdf995.com
CutePDF: www.cutepdf.com
DocuDesk: www.docudesk.com
PDFill: www.pdfill.com
The latest additions to our recommendations are:
http://formswift.com/edit-pdf
(FREE PDF converter)
http://formswift.com/convert-pdf-to-word
(FREE PDF to WORD Converter)
PDF Using Microsoft Word – If you’re using Word® 2007 or later, or the Macintosh Pages, you already have a built in PDF converter.
If you're using Word 2003 version, simply go to the Microsoft web site at www.microsoft.com and download the PDF converter patch.
Once you have you documents ready, you can save them in PDF format.
Note: Every one of the PDF compilers listed above will view perfectly on Adobe Acrobat (We tested them!)
If you’re going to be offering your materials in a pay-per-download format, you’ll most likely be required by the sites that list your material for sale to convert it to PDF format before you submit it.
PDF is a form of snapshot software originally developed by Adobe™ that is universally readable by both the Windows® and Macintosh® system and virtually every computer sold comes with a free PDF reader from Adobe™.
If it doesn’t, all you have to do is go to www.adobe.com and download and install the free reader for your computer system.
The problem for most people is that although the Adobe Acrobat™ reader is free, the writer software is not, weighing in at somewhere between $300-$400.
If your project needs the PDF characteristic but does NOT require Acrobat™, you can use another FREE PDF compiler that meets your needs.
Primo PDF: www.primopdf.com/index.aspx
PDF995: www.pdf995.com
CutePDF: www.cutepdf.com
DocuDesk: www.docudesk.com
PDFill: www.pdfill.com
The latest additions to our recommendations are:
http://formswift.com/edit-pdf
(FREE PDF converter)
http://formswift.com/convert-pdf-to-word
(FREE PDF to WORD Converter)
PDF Using Microsoft Word – If you’re using Word® 2007 or later, or the Macintosh Pages, you already have a built in PDF converter.
If you're using Word 2003 version, simply go to the Microsoft web site at www.microsoft.com and download the PDF converter patch.
Once you have you documents ready, you can save them in PDF format.
Note: Every one of the PDF compilers listed above will view perfectly on Adobe Acrobat (We tested them!)