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Question marks all over in converted PDF files

I’ve been converting files to PDF and they look/read fine after conversion. The issue is once I send these to “any” iOS app to read and then copy text from them, that text is full of question marks...

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why does Calibre ignore the single most useful metadata flag?

The most universal metadata flag in all of computers, in all publications for that matter is THE NAME OF THE FILE. Why in heaven's name won't Calibre work and expose the filename as a mechanism for...

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pdf chapter titles missing

when importing a pdf file of a book into Calibre the titles of each chapters are missing even before converting it. the titles do appear in the ToC after converting but that is not what I want. I've...

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Saving cover results in illegal filename on Windows

Hi, Kovid. If a book in the calibre library has a title such as this: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer or, say: What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for...

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easiest way to normalize font size when converting

When I buy a book I always "fix" the css so that the font size for the running/body text is 1em. After deleting any css for the body tag, at the end of the css files I add one for body that has...

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Barnes & Noble key can't be retrieved

I recently had to re-install Calibre and all of its plugins to my computer. After adding DeDRM, I tried to retrieve my Barnes & Noble Nook Key, and cannot do so. While I've tried to research this...

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Calibre from PDF leaves original papers.

Hello everyone. Is there any option to remove that: I convert PDF to Kindle format like MOBI, AZW3, it's nvm, bet when I view that book on Kindle for example first page is full and original, next page...

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Oasis, mobi, custom fonts oddities

Before I get into details, let me note that I am using Windows 7 64bit, so I am using Calibre 64bit V3.48, which is the last which supports Windows 7. I recently got the new Oasis 10th gen, which is...

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Page Justification

I frequently convert from epub to azw3 and some of the books have ragged right hand margins. I hate these and would love to know if there's a way to tell Calibre to give me full justification, with the...

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Does not save synopsis or comment

Hello people, when I add a synopsis or comment to a book and I share it, I get it without a synopsis, what am I doing wrong?

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EPUB --> PDF: problems adding custom headers

I had a problem adding a header when converting from EPUB to PDF. I'm on Windows 10 version 4.8 I create my valid epubs via docbook/html, but I use Calibre (instead of Docbook) to create on the fly...

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Error converting fb2 to mobi

Hello, everyone. I would apreciate your help: When I try to convert any fb2 to mobi (I have tried 4 different files at the moment) I get one error. Does anyone know why this is happenning and how to...

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Keep Pagination Schema when Converting Epub to PDF

Hello, First, I would like to clarify that I'll try to follow as much as possible the guidelines of How to Ask Question About Conversion Problems, even though most of them does not seem applicable (as...

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ToC not linking to titlepage.xhtml for Cover image?

Everything in my Toc is working great, except Calibre is linking my Cover entry in the TOC to the index_split_000.html file rather than to the titlepage.xhml file. What am doing wrong? I'm getting...

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help with converting

Hi there, need some help apologize if this is been ask before , am that tech minded. My son has special needs loves reading, he got himself a Amazon fire, I tried many things online to convert books to...

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Lossless ePub to AZW3 conversion (or, KindleUnpack but in reverse)

I have a few AZW3 files that I have already tweaked to my liking, but I want to do some batch tweaks and split some of them. Both seem to be much easier to achieve by having the books in the ePub...

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Convert PDF to Epub problem

Hi all, When I convert a pdf files to an epub , my character appearing wrongly from page 70 , before that Its showing the good character. I join two pict. one before that was good and on the next page...

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Calibre is removing my blank lines

Hello! I am trying to use Calibri to convert DOCX (downloaded from Google Docs) to MOBI. When I use amazon's creator, the file looks perfect. When trying to use Calibri, all of the empty lines are...

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Can't re-convert azw3 ebook.

The ebook in question, if it's of any importance, is "Alien Disclosure - 1 - Amnesty" by Allan Kules. When I attempt to rename it while converting it in the same format, it gives me error. I think it's...

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Problems Seperating Paragraphs

Hey there! I'm having a problem with converting Ebooks into Doc files. Whenever I do so, the paragraphs keep getting all squashed together. I looked into the settings, set it to placing a space between...

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