hpr3153 :: Fixing eBooks with Calibre and pdfcrop
Ken uses Calibre to convert a epub to PDF then uses pdfcrop to trim the margins
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pdfcrop --margins '-4 -4 -4 -5' --clip input.pdf output.pdf
calibre is a powerful and easy to use e-book manager. Users say it’s outstanding and a must-have. It’ll allow you to do nearly everything and it takes things a step beyond normal e-book software. It’s also completely free and open source and great for both casual users and computer experts.
PDFCrop is a Perl script that crops the white margins of PDF pages and rescales them to fit a standard size sheet of paper. It makes the printed pages far more attractive to read!