Re: How to modify a pdf file so its text cannot be exported.

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Author: Eric \"Shubes\"
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: How to modify a pdf file so its text cannot be exported.
The guys at The Pragmatic Programmers (http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/)
do this. You might want to get in touch with them.

Josef Lowder wrote:
> .
> How can one modify a pdf file that was created from a postscript
> source with 'ps2pdf' so that it can be offered as a compressed
> "ebook" but with its contents protected so the text cannot be
> de-compiled or exported (as with 'pdftotext' or something similar)?
>
> Also, any suggestions on the best way to offer an 'ebook' for
> immediate download on the 'net (either with or without charging
> a fee for it)?
>
> I have had some requests for a couple of books I have published
> to be made available as ebooks.
>
>


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-Eric 'shubes'
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