One day I was writing an informational blog for my client and suddenly I saw that he had sent me a bunch of screenshots containing multiple pages of a book. When I saw the screenshots, I found out that it was an old book in a different language rather than English i.e. Spanish. He asked me to find relevant information from the screenshots and write a fresh informational blog. I was surprised about that and wondered, “Is it a new way to write content?”

That blew my mind because for me it was a newly amazing content creation idea which I have found to try on my new detailed blog. So, I thought why not give it a try? 

In this blog post, I’ll share the detailed process I followed from finding books to crafting text and publishing them in the required language. So, stick with me if you also want to try this amazing content creation idea if you are a writer finding innovative ways to start a new informational blog.

How to Publish a New Informational Blog With this Amazing Content Creation Idea?

Now I will discuss the process of this amazing content creation idea which I got from my client and got a good ranking after publishing. This idea will be an untouched goldmine for crafting fresh content ideas and unique insights, as many great works remain untranslated in libraries.

Without wasting your time, let’s enter into a new content creation word:

Find Relevant Books

The first and most important step you must do is to find relevant books as per the title of your new blog. For example, if you are going to write an informational blog with the title “A life in a village,” you should find relevant books and data that are written in other languages rather than your own. 

Below are the tips to find relevant material:

  • Explore Relevant Libraries: The first step I did was to visit the nearest library in my town to find relevant books to write a new informational blog. You should also visit and find relevant books written in other languages.
  • Verify Copyright Status: After finding the related book, the next and last important step you should follow is to verify the copyright status of that book. You must make sure that the book is either open for public use or has a permissible license for use and translation.

Note: For your better understanding, I am taking an example from a Spanish book “Platero y yo” which is mainly focused on portraying life in a village from the eyes of an old man and his donkey, Platero.

Take Photos

The next step after getting the relevant book i.e. Platero y yo from which you can use to write a new informational blog is to find the relevant pages from the book containing data about your topic. After getting the relevant pages, take photos of each relevant page using your mobile phone camera. However, after taking photos, you can transfer them to your PC or laptop for better working.If any of your photos come out blurry or hard to read, you can unblur images before extraction to ensure the OCR tools pick up the text accurately.

Extract Text from the Images

After getting the photos of relevant pages from the book, the next step is to extract the text from the photos in editable text. 

However, I found it really difficult to manually extract the text because I had no experience with the Spanish language. I could make mistakes in manually writing which will eventually leave a bad impression on the overall blog.

However, after searching on the web, I found some of the best online tools which I found really helpful in extracting the text from the photos or screenshots with perfection. Using an article generator afterward may also be considered to turn that text into well-structured content for the blog.

Before proceeding further, I took a moment to run an email validation check on my outreach list, ensuring I could notify relevant contacts and potential readers once the blog was ready to publish.

Now, I am going to mention some of the best tools that I have found online. You can also take help from any tool you may find supportive. Here we go:

Note: I am mentioning 6 of the best tools that I found truly helpful in extracting the text from the images. You can use any of the tools you think will work better for you.

Imagetotext.info

The first tool that I am going to share with you is the image to text converter by Imagetotext.info. I found this tool easy to use because of its simple user interface.

Below you can see the working of the tool:

Source: https://www.imagetotext.info/

As you can see for yourself, the tool has extracted the text from my uploaded photos of the pages. One more thing that I must tell you is that this tool only allows you to scan 3 images per session, which may become time-consuming if you have plenty of photos available.

However, for a small number of photos, I found this tool reliable and accurate. You can either copy text from each section or click the “download all” button. The tool will provide you with a zip file containing the extracted text from the photos in the .txt file format. You can unzip the document to access and read the extracted .txt files.

Imagetotext.io

The next tool that I am going to mention is an image-to-text converter by Imagetotext.io. This tool has the same functionality as the above-mentioned tool.

Below is a pictorial example of the tool’s working for your better understanding:

Source: https://www.imagetotext.io/

As you can see in the above screenshot, the tool also extracted text from the pages of the book accurately. Moreover, this tool also comes up with a limitation of 3 images per session.

AirOps

After translating your extracted text, the next challenge I faced was making sure the content would actually perform well online. That’s where I discovered AirOps – a platform focused on optimizing content for both traditional search engines and newer AI-powered answer engines.

The tool works by analyzing your translated content and suggesting specific improvements for better visibility and engagement. I found it particularly helpful when working with older or culturally specific source material that needed modern context to connect with today’s readers.

Source: https://www.airops.com

AirOps offers workflow automation and performance tracking, which made it easy to see how my optimized content performed compared to the original translated version. The platform has a bit of a learning curve initially, but the results were worth the time investment for scaling this type of content creation.

Editpad.org

The third tool that I am going to mention is the image extractor by Editpad.org. I also found this tool really helpful in extracting images, the same as the above-mentioned tools.

Here is an overview of the tool’s working:

Source: https://www.editpad.org/

As you can see for yourself this tool also extracted the text from the images after I dragged and dropped the photos in the box. One notable feature I noticed in the tool is that it comes in different languages. This means if you have a Spanish book; you can extract the text in the Spanish version for better results. 

Extracttextfromimage.com

The next tool that I am going to mention is the image extractor by Extracttextfromimage.com. I also found this tool really helpful in extracting the data from the pages. However, this tool also extracts the text with perfection.

Below is the working of this tool you can see:

Source: https://www.extracttextfromimage.com/

In the above screenshot, you can see the working of the tool. This tool also gives you the option to either copy the text from each section or download the results in a zip file.

Jpgtotext.com

The next tool that I am going to discuss is an image-to-text converter by Jpgtotext.com. This tool is fast and provides accurate results. With its simple UI, you can easily extract the text to use in your informational blog.

I am attaching a screenshot below of the tool’s working:

Source: https://www.jpgtotext.com/

In the above screenshot, you can see the working of the tool and how it extracted the text from the pages and provided the text in editable form.

Imagetotext.cc

The last tool that I found helpful in extracting the images from the photos is an image-to-text converter by Imagetotext.cc. I found this tool accurate in extracting information from the images.

For your better understanding, below is an overview of the tool:

Source: https://www.imagetotext.cc/

However, this tool has extracted the text perfectly, I think I must discuss some limitations of this tool. For example, it only allows 3 images per session and also it allows you to scan only 15 images in a day. So, if you have more than 15 images of the book pages, you might find this tool impractical. 

However, if you have to extract the text from less than 15 photos, this tool will work best for you. 

Google Translate

The next step I did was to translate the text from Spanish to my preferred language i.e. English. Translation of the text is an important aspect if you are writing a new informational blog post using a book.

One option to get the translation is that you can hire a native translator to translate the text for you. However, it will be a costly procedure for you.

In that case, you can use different tools like Google Translate, Microsoft Translator, Chatbot, and other tools to translate the text for you.

For your better understanding, I am going to share the work of Google Translate to translate the text from Spanish to English. 

Below is the screenshot attached for a better demonstration:

In the above screenshot, you can see for yourself how the Google Translate tool has perfectly translated the text from Spanish to English. However, you can use other tools also as per your preferences. However, after getting the translated text, you should edit the text to match your audience’s tone.

Image to text converter.net

The next tool on the list is Imagetotextconverter.net. This free image-to-text converter can batch process up to 5 images or pages of a document. It works the same way as all the other tools, and you can see its results in the image below.

Some of its notable features are that it can extract text from online documents using their URL, and it also supports multiple languages. So, it’s a great tool for extracting texts in a pinch.

Paraphrase, Proofread & Publish

After getting the translated version, the last and most important step is paraphrasing. Paraphrase using SEOMagnifier plagiarism changer a little to make it unique or rephrase words using an AI word changer to improve clarity and choose better alternatives. Then comes the proofreading phase. I also did that because sometimes such online translators can make mistakes in translating the text. So, it is better for you to proofread the whole text and correct possible grammar issues, spelling issues, etc. 

After proofreading, the final step is to publish the blog on any platform you wish to and get better rankings. 

Final Thought

Using books in other languages and translating them into your preferred one as a source of content is an amazing content creation idea I have found for writing a new informational blog. It allowed me to bring exciting perspectives to my audience while creating engaging and valuable content. 

You can also find hidden gems from the book, translate it to your preferred language, and share the amazing informational blog with the targeted audience. In this blog post, I’ve shared the steps I followed to make a new informational blog using books. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading and found this blog post informative.