Adobe - Warning Empty Page - Read Out Loud

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The Adobe 'Read Out Loud' function in PDF readers can successfully read some books but may encounter issues with others, such as producing a "Warning! Empty page" message. This problem can arise if the text is not properly recognized, but in this case, the ability to highlight text indicates that the book is not composed of scanned images and likely contains selectable text. The issue may stem from formatting or encoding problems within the PDF file itself.
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I have tried listening to books in PDF format using the Adobe 'Read Out Loud' function in their PDF reader.

It works without problem on one book, though on a second book the voice states "Warning! Empty page." for every page in the book.

Would anyone have any ideas as to what might be wrong?

Thank you.
 
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Can you mark text in the other book? Sometimes books in pdf format are just scanned images, without OCR.
 
I can highlight the text in both books using the cursor.

So the book is not composed of scanned images.
 
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