Google Books Downloader 2.5 : A Utility Tool for Downloading a Sample or Preview from Google Books Search

Google is one of the best sources of downloadable books on the Internet, allowing you to choose what you want to read from various sources and access them on your computer or on an E-reader. Google Books has always helped users discover and read out-of-copyright books online. 

You can notice that there are two forms of Google Books: 

(1) Google Books search engine, online reader

(2) Google Play Books store. 

Here I would be talking about a utility tool named "Google Books Downloader" for Downloading a sample or preview from Google Books Search.

Google Book Search is a tool from Google that searches the full text of books that Google scans, converts to text using optical character recognition, and stores in its digital database. Many popular books are available with Google Book. The books available can be read online only and cannot be downloaded for later use. You can download certain books as png that allows public-domain works and are free from copyright protection. Only few books are available with full preview based on agreements with publishers. 

Google Books Downloader 2.5 is a Light-weight, Freeware utility that lets out download any book that's available in "full view" from Google Books. Of course, most of these books also feature download links right on the web page, but Google Books Downloader lets you queue up multiple jobs and convert all of the downloaded books to PNG, JPEG, and PDF files with various resolutions as the option (Starting from 350 px to 1280 px).

The application allows you to print the entire book or specific parts such as illustrations and paragraphs. You can also easily extract quotes from the book. This small piece of software will only allow you to download books with "Full view" or "Preview" status. Basically the number of pages you can view/preview on the Google Books website is the number of pages/photos you are allowed to download on your computer. If the user chooses to download and save the book as .jpeg or .png files, every page in that book will be saved as a different photo on your computer.

The user is able to choose the file format of the downloaded book, the destination folder and the resolution, which is very important when you are saving the book as a series of images. The resolution will define the quality and clarity of your files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD GOOGLE BOOKS?

Step 1: Download and install the Google Books Downloader from Here . Now open the application after installation. Here is the preview of the software.

Step 2:  In the Google search, find for your desired book that need to be previewed and download. 

Step 3:  Click the desired book to preview it before downloading. You can see the book contents (Not all the pages in many of the books). Now you are ready to go for a download.

Step 4:  Copy the URL for the book you want to download. Open the preview in the Google Books search reader and then copy the URL. 

Note: This tool will only download the pages that you can view in the Google Books website reader.

Step 5: Paste the URL into the "Google Book URL" box in Google Book Downloader. 

Step 6: Select your output format (PDF, JPEG or PNG). 

You can also select the resolution of your choice from the provided options. 

Also there is an option where you want the book to be saved which can be set for the output folder. By default, it will be saved to your desktop.

Step 7: Click the "Start" button to begin downloading the book. This may take a little while if there are a lot of pages. 

Step 8:  Click on OK button after the download is complete.

Note: The contents can be found on the path you have selected as an output folder.

Supports:

The application is available for Windows and requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Source: support.google.com and www.gbooksdownloader.com

Download Google Books Downloader 2.5 from Here

PDF Converter Elite 4 : A Powerful PDF Conversion Tool

Hello! my friends, It has been a long time since I have updated my blog due to my busy schedule. Today I am here to review one of the best PDF tool in the market. Hope you would love the article and go for the tool I recommend.

As we all know the fact that PDF files play a main role in transferring the documents to other places and sending them in original format as compared to other file formats. There are various formats beside PDF which are pretty good in their work but when it comes to formatting, PDF is the best option. This is because PDF format maintains the original formatting and secure the documents. You just need to have a PDF reader for this which is freely available on the web.

But, Here I would not be talking and writing about PDF viewers, instead I would focus on the conversion of PDF to other formats. So I would be reviewing about a PDF conversion tool that is gaining a popularity among the users who want their PDF files to be converted into various formats like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, OpenOffice, HTML, AutoCAD, Images, etc. 

PDF Converter Elite 4. (Source: http://www.pdfconverter.com/)

PDF Converter Elite 4 is a powerful PDF converter software that is developed by pdfconverter.com. It is a business alternative to Adobe Acrobat as it has been affordable PDF management solution. The previous release was PCE3 which has been revamped into PCE4. It have been a business grade PDF tool that saves money and increases productivity. It solves PDF hassles and save your valuable time and money with various PDF conversion options. This tool addresses all types of users, regardless of their skill level.

Installation Process:

Download PDF Converter Elite 4 from Here

Go to the downloaded folder and double click on the application to install it.

Follow these Screenshots in sequence: 

The application is installed. But, this is a trial version. You need to purchase the key to make it full version.

Program Details:

After the application is installed following detail can be noticed:

Installation Folder: C:\Program Files\PDFConverter.com\PDF Converter Elite 4.0\PDFConverterElite.exe
Estimated size: 205 MB

Why PDF Converter Elite 4?

First of all, it preserves all the components of your original file in the document created post-conversion with full detail. It convert PDF file in any file format that retain its formatting, style, font, and layout.

It helps to Convert PDF Documents to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher, OpenOffice, HTML, AutoCAD, and Images.

It helps the users to convert their documents, files etc into a desired PDF form.

You can even edit your PDF files by Deleting Pages, Moving Pages, Resizing Files, Scaling Files, Rotating Pages, Viewing Settings, Redo/Undo Edits, and Copying Text.

You can even  save your office documents directly from your Microsoft Office with a powerful office add-on.

It let’s you easily create, edit any type of PDF with full text and object control with ease.

It has come with better OCR options than the previous version. User can extract text from image, scanned PDF to fully editable Word and Excel.

User can remove unnecessary pages, resize/scale the page, rotate the page and even move selected pages.

It supports multiple tabs, so you can work on multiple projects at the same time. You may zoom in and out of the documents, apply a text or image watermark, attach files, as well as merge or extract PDF pages.

When it comes to editing the document, you can add bookmarks, a header and footer, as well as insert, delete, rotate, resize, crop and overlap pages. It is possible to process multiple files simultaneously, since batch conversion is supported.

Furthermore, you can set passwords to prevent users from getting a hold of sensitive data, create booklets and handouts, jump to a particular page, as well as specify a page range for the conversion procedure, among others. Secured as well as Unsecured PDF files can be created.

PDF Converter Elite 4 will save you time, resulting in thousands of dollars of savings and less administrative headaches.

By making use of this tool you will be doing complete justice with the document conversions, and the files created would be exactly same that you desired. After using this tool, you would never look for the other file conversion software for document conversions.

PDF Converter Elite 4: Main Window

The interface of the application is clean and pretty intuitive. Thanks to its intuitive layout, yet rich features, PDF Converter Elite should be appealing to the entire audience. 

Files can be imported into the working environment using either the file browser or "drag and drop" function. PDF Converter Elite 4 supports multiple tabs, so you can work on multiple projects at the same time. You may zoom in and out of the documents, apply a text or image watermark, attach files, as well as merge or extract PDF pages.

What you have to do is just open any PDF (Scanned or Non-Scanned Documents) of your choice in this main window and use this software to turn the PDF documents into any desired formats of your choice by converting the whole document or choose only a selected area for conversion.

Some Features of application Explored in Screenshots:

(1) Conversion of a PDF file to Microsoft Word 

Here, I have chosen a PDF file that would be converted into Microsoft Word document

Here, I have selected the conversion option as "Word"

 Conversion from PDF to Microsoft Word is going on .......

Final result as a converted  Microsoft Word document

(2) Conversion of a PDF file to Image 

Here, you can specify the various options regarding Image Conversion (I choose PNG image format )

Conversion from PDF to Image going on ............

Finally, Here is the converted PNG image format of First page of PDF document


(3) Batch Conversion

Here, I have taken four different PDF files that would be used for batch processing

Here, I have chosen an output folder for converting PDF files to Microsoft Word documents

Batch processing for PDF to Microsoft Word conversion is going on...............

Finally, I received the desired output in the form of four different Microsoft Word documents.

(4) Other Features

These are just the samples, there are many more features that you would love to explore........


Recommended System Requirements:

OS: Windows 8®, 7®, Vista®, 2008®, XP®,2003, 32-bit or 64-bit edition

Hard Drive: 150 MB of available disk space

RAM: 512+ MB of free memory

Monitor: 1366 (width) x768 (height) screen resolution

Licence:

PDF Converter Elite 4 is available as a 7-day trial. In the free-trial version, for conversions from PDF to other formats, there is a 3-page per conversion limitation.  

Follow this procedure for licensing the application: 

Click on "Activate a Licence"

Ask for the genuine keys

Insert your keys and click on "Confirm License Key"

Now you are ready to use the full version application of PCE4. So, Please go for the full version. Buy a license key! It cost just $99.95 (Single User License). Buy It! They Deserved It. Avoid using the cracked version. You won't regret using this software.

Here are the details for License and it's Cost:

Download PDF Converter Elite 4 from Here

Reference: http://www.pdfconverter.com/support/help/pce4/

Source: http://www.pdfconverter.com/

Able2Extract PDF Converter 9 : A Complete PDF Conversion Package

Everyone knows that a PDF file can be created using PDF writers, such as Adobe Acrobat. But, many of us sometime need a tool that helps convert our PDF file to other forms such as Word Document, PowerPoint Slide, Excel Sheet, Various Image Formats, HTML file, and many other file forms.

Do there exists a single package that fulfills our need? The answer is a big "YES". Of course there is one of the best application out there that you seek for your work and it is Able2Extract PDF Converter 9.

Logo of Able2Extract PDF Converter 9

Investintech.com Inc., a Canadian company is one of the pioneer developer in the proprietary PDF technology. Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are using their flagship PDF product Able2Extract. I am one of them. What I love about this application is that is simple, yet strong and efficient conversion tool that saves my time and increases the productivity.

Able2Extract allows users to effortlessly convert PDF documents into formatted Excel, Word, PowerPoint and more, including the popular AutoCAD design format. Be it Windows, Mac or Linux, it runs effectively. This could even be used in Desktop as well as Server machines. The choice is yours.

Last time I reviewed about Able2Extract PDF Converter 8 in my post HERE. Now, I would be reviewing it for Able2Extract PDF Converter 9 which is just released today (i.e. December 3, 2014). 

Boxshot of Able2Extract PDF Converter 9

Why to Choose Able2Extract 9? 

1. With a revamped and modernized GUI this application has become more and more better in its functionality.
2. It is easy to edit a PDF file instead of using online PDF converter.
3. It provides high quality conversion facility with editable facility.
4. It has options to convert PDF to popular Microsoft Office files such as formatted MS Excel spreadsheets, editable MS Word documents, Publisher files, and PowerPoint presentations.
5. It allows conversion of PDF to non-Microsoft formats like AutoCAD (DWG, DXF), Open Office, image formats (jpeg, bmp, png, tiff, etc.), HTML, Text files, and more.

These are only some of the highlighted features of this software.

It have several new features on this upgraded version that will make for an all-around complete PDF conversion package. Some of them are: extensive PDF creation capabilities (creating regular and secure PDFs, printing PDF without opening the file), editing features (delete, resize, move, scale, rotate, adjust viewing preferences), enhanced PDF to Excel customization, and many more....

Okay let's explore the tool.

User Friendly and Attractive Interface:

The Able2Extract interface is user-friendly and simple to navigate. It's look is even better than the previous version. See here below:

Main Window of Able2Extract 9

Main Window with an opened PDF File in Able2Extract 9

Many Conversion Options:

Able2Extract 9 is a famous PDF to Excel conversion tool as it lets users take tabular data from their native and scanned PDF documents and then convert it into perfectly formatted Excel spreadsheets where they can perform their own analysis.

It preserves the layout, formatting, and graphics of the PDF within MS Word. Conversions retain the look and feel of even the most complex PDF documents. Conversion output options a both .doc or .docx format.  

With Able2Exract 9, you can take PDF data and move it into PowerPoint (.PPT, .PPTX) format for easy editing and viewing in your presentation. 

Make edits in desktop publishing by just taking PDF content and making it available for editing and revision in Microsoft Office Publisher.

Open Office is increasingly seen as the alternative to Microsoft Office. Able2Extract 9 supports conversions from PDF to Writer (Word equivalent), Calc (Excel equivalent) and Impress (Powerpoint equivalent).

This application maintains the contents of the PDF files when converted into HTML files, including Fonts, Tables, Graphics, etc. The result is more accurate and stay truer to the actual PDF document once it is converted back into its native form.

It converts PDF to DXF and DWG, the file formats supported by Autocad. Using this conversion feature, users can recover vector graphics and text from the PDF and place it into Autocad readable formats. 

You can even convert the entire PDF file to a simple plain text.

It can convert PDF Images into popular image formats such as TIFF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and GIF. User has the ability to designate image dpi, color or black and white and more. 

The File menu provides user with various conversion options to transform the files.

I would not be talking on these conversions techniques as these have been talked earlier in my blog post (February 5, 2014) and are similar to the previous version (i.e. Able2Extract 8). You can go through my article HERE.

So, What are the features in New Version?

This time the developers have added some extra features in this upgraded version of Able2Extract that makes this tool even more efficient.

Pages: Delete, Resize, Move, Scale, and Rotate

On the Edit Menu a new feature called "Pages" is added. The PDF pages can be deleted, resized, moved, scaled and rotated according to the user needs. Some screenshot are shown below for these option.

"Resize Pages" Option

Result of "Resize Pages"

"Move Pages" Option

Result of "Move Pages" 

"Rotate Pages" Option

Result of "Rotate Pages"

"Scale Pages" Option

Result of "Scale Pages"

Viewer Preferences
It helps to specify how your PDF document will be displayed when opened by recipients with a standard PDF viewing application.

Example 1: Page Mode with Thumbnail Panel. This creates the PDF file with the thumbnails in the left Panel as shown in the image below:

"Page Mode" with "Thumbnail Panel" Option

"Thumbnailed" PDF File

Example 2: Page Layout with Two columns, First Page on Left. This creates the PDF file with the thumbnails in the left Panel as shown in the image below:

"Page Layout" with "Two Columns, First Page on Left" Option 

Result of  "Two Columns, First Page on Left"

PDF Creation Option
The Security tab allows users to specify the level of security for the PDF files being created. Checking the Secure PDF box will give users options to apply a User or Owner password. Applying an Owner password enables users to add file permissions that can either restrict or allow users to print, copy content, modify the document and add comments.

Security Tab

Compatible Operating Systems:

Able2Extract 9 is released today i.e. December 3, 2014 and is one of the application’s most significant upgrades to date. This is a cross-platform compatible version that runs on both Mac and Linux operating systems in addition to Windows.

1. Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, XP SP3/2003 SP3/Vista SP2/7/2008/8 or newer, x32 or x64 edition
2. Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard)/10.6.1 (Snow Leopard)/10.7 (Lion)/10.8 (Mountain Lion) or newer, x32 or x64 editions
3. Fedora 15 or newer, Ubuntu 10.04, 11.04 or newer, x32 or x64 editions

I have given my try .... You guys can also have a try by downloading from the link given below. 

Download Able2Extract 9 from Here

Test the Application with a Free Trial 

Able2Extract can be downloaded for seven-day free trial from the Investintech Website. The software is available for professional and personal use. In addition to a 7 day free trial, Able2Extract is also available for single, volume, and subscription licensing. (I have my subscribed licensed version. You too can purchase it.).

A licensed Version

Buy it. You would not regret in your decision for purchasing it.

Source: http://www.investintech.com/ 

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