I have a question of anyone out there that knows a bit about manipulating PDFs.

I recently got an iPad and started putting my gaming books onto it for easy review. I've run into a problem where the formatting of the book is completely messed up when I try and look at it (using iBooks to view them). The lines of text are moved about, parts are missing, and there are extra blank lines. When I open the same files on a computer they display just fine. I tried googling a solution and the closest I could find was people mentioning that the IOS doesn't translate all the PDF fonts correctly and it can mess with the display. Not sure if it's my issue or not, but it seems like a place to start.

I am curious if I could take the PDFs and resave them as images akin to converting a jpeg to PDF. So instead of a document written in PDF where it would have to convert the fonts, it will only have to display an image.

Anyone know if something like that is possible? Anyone else had a similar problem and have a different solution?

Thanks in advance.

Im prefer GoodReader for using pdf with my ipad. ibooks is fine for reading ebooks, but not so good for pdfs, where you have fixed pages with tables and stuff, instead of just a text flow.

Best solution is get a true PDF reader. iBooks tries to be to smart instead of just presenting the PDF/

Good Reader here as well...

Yup. Agree with everyone else. I started using GoodReader on my iPhone years ago, and have continued using it on my iPad as well. Occasionally I'll have issues with a PDF - mostly around rendering certain graphics - but it has, by far, been the best PDF reader I've seen on iOS devices.

I went ahead and snagged GoodReader. When I tried finding a solution and saw the text font issues people were mentioning some people said they saw it in regardless of the viewer (GoodReader included) so I was looking for another option.

The ability to freehand write and highlight within the PDF was a pretty nice feature though so I spent the 5 bucks. Didn't have time to reload any of my books onto it, damn you IOS using app specific storage. Seriously, Apple was the pioneer of using shared folders (sorry Xerox) what the hell are they doing with IOS?

Well, ibooks has all pdfs you have put in itunes. GoodReader ain't Apple, so you need to hand your files over seperately...

You can try . it's a free software that, well, translate pdf to images. You can then use PDFCreator to recreate a PDF...

+1 for GoodReader. I only have one issue with it, and it has to do with how the original PDF was compiled.

All my other game books are just fine.

There are two ways you can get them into GoodReader

1) when you have your iPad connected to your PC/MAC to update, you go to the App tab on the iPad, select GoodReader and move them over.

2)you should be able to open them in iBooks, and then hit the arrow button in the upper right corner to open in a different app.

3) Put all your game book pdfs into dropbox. Open them through dropbox on your iPad, and use the arrow in the upper right corner to open them in GoodReader.

You can also transfer them folder to folder on a Mac. There is a little wifi icon, and then you go to Finder and choose 'Connect to Server' and type in the address. This is typically how I do it.

I use PDF expert and it displays everything great on my iPad.