auto convert fails
Whenever I send a book to my "Kindle Voyage", allowing autoconvert, I get an error message "No suitable format". Sometimes Calibre locks up after the error message. Manually converting epub to mobi...
View ArticlePDF>MOBI Random blank pages inserted no matter what I do.
Hello everyone, I have an issue I've been dealing with for hours now and I completely don't know what to do anymore. I have a couple of pdf books (very obscure, scanned, with no other formats...
View ArticleProblems converting Ebook
Hello, I used Calibre in the past to convert ebooks into the MOBI format to put it onto my kindle voyage but have not used it in a while. Now that I just wanted to convert another ebook the way I used...
View ArticleDoes Calibre ruin the epub formatting?
I'm planning to get a 2016 Paperwhite soon, it's my first e-reader ever. I've read that you can use Calibre to convert epubs to the kindle's format, however I'm afraid that the formatting in the epub...
View Article3.34 calibre-debug runs the script code under Python 3
Have old Python 2.7 script written in year 2013. It used to run under calibre-debug for five years. However, update to 3.34 began to throw syntax errors in all print commands in this script. Enclosing...
View ArticleOutofMemory error thrown while converting epub to pdf
I am trying to convert epub of 7mb size. Getting the below error during conversion. Could anyone tell how to resolve this issue ? Rendering failed Traceback (most recent call last): File...
View ArticleLeft and Right margin issue
I'm trying to convert a book from Mobi to AZW3. The left and right margins are much wider than normal, meaning I get less text on the page. I've tried removing margins, removing fake margins, and...
View ArticleUse CSS sheet in conversion
Hi, I have some raw text files that I want to convert to epub (they will be easier to read on my tablet). Is there a way to use a sspecific CSS file in the conversion, instead of what seemed to be...
View ArticleEPUB to AZW3: font sizes changed
I notice that when converting EPUBs to AZW3, the original font sizes are changed. Comparing the CSS in the original EPUB to that in the generated AZW3, I see that 1em remains as 1em, but 2em becomes...
View ArticleConversion Going For Over 24 Hours
Attempting to convert a epub file to mobi. The original file is 5.0MB. Tried several times and it stalled around 47% before cancelling. Then decided to let it keep going overnight and woke to find it...
View ArticleLrf to AZW3?
I used to use my Sony prs 505 a lot more than I do now. The frontlight on my Paperwhite is necessary for reading in my dimly-lit house. I used to convert to old lrf files to mobi. Can I convert them to...
View ArticleBlank Pages with Calibre
Hello, Has anyone has issues with blanking pages in EPUB after a conversion with Calibre of late? This is an issue that only recently started for me, and for the life of me, I cannot understand why. If...
View ArticleCustom Fonts & The Economist
Hello. Now that Amazon allows custom fonts to be installed on Kindles, how do I configure Calibre so that I can read The Economist, fetched from the website, in my favourite fonts? I went through the...
View Articlecopy text in brackets to margins?
I am converting an EPUB to PDF. The text has line numbers within it, enclosed in square brackets. Here is an example: numbers must rather [35] be what Plato used to say, and there must be a first ......
View ArticleIn a Corner... with KFX Conversions
Am getting a conversion error on an Amazon book I just bought. Wanted to convert it to .mobi for my mom's Kindle (I bought it for her) but am getting a conversion error: Quote: calibre, version 3.35.0...
View Articlekeep on getting the errors of epub file using Calibre for Smashwords
EpubCheck result: Failed! Repair required for distribution. Click here to learn how to repair, or contact your formatter or EPUB designer. Spoiler: File name contains the following non-ascii...
View Article[MacOS] Help, using shell script and ebook-convert, hazel
Hi Calibre-Community, I have a question about using the ebook-convert program from calibre in a shell script – as I am a total noob to shell scrips, maybe someone here can help me? :help: I am eager to...
View ArticleConversion EPUB to PDF failed
Hi, I converted several EPUB to PDF, all with the same settings, without any Problem. There's only 1 EPUB that failed to convert. I found several Links to solve the Problem, but nothing usefull. Maybe...
View Articlenew with questions
hello new person to ebooks (within the last 3 months). and new to calibre and conversions. Although I feel this may be a more common question than I know, I will ask it anyhow and hope for some mercy...
View ArticleConvert to mobi results in incorrect Chapter Heading
I re-installed Calibre on my new computer and I am having a problem with Chapter numbering inside mobi ebooks. It is possible that I fixed something many years ago on my old computer that I need to fix...
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