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Links color

Converting other formats to epub or mobi, Calibre changes color of links to blue,no matter what the color of links was in the original file. Would it be possible to have an option of keeping the...

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Multiple line title with ebook-convert

I'm trying to convert a number of html files to ebub with ebook-convert. I can insert a title (which shows up on the cover) but the title is actually three parts and really should be on three separate...

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Centered lines and conversion to epub

I've used Calibre to format quite a few books (exporting from Word as filtered html and importing the html into Calibre). I've finally locked horns with a problem I've kind of been ignoring for a...

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Where to look for conversion problems?

I'm trying to learn how to perfect the epub files I generate, and I started with the largest and most complex ebook I own to maximize my problems :-). This is a kindle edition of the 4 book bundle of...

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PDF to EPUB stopped

Tried to do a conversion of a book in PDF, only available format, to ePub. But I got the following error message: calibre, version 0.8.65 ERROR: Unhandled exception:...

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Missing cover in Kindle for PC library.

Hello I am currently using Calibre (latest version) to convert an HTML doc to MOBI format in order to view the book using Kindle for PC (latest version), and add the cover to the file prior to...

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Mobi to EPUB: TOC format issue

I am using Calibre to convert Mobi files to EPUB files. The Mobi files were generated by Adobe InDesign 5.5 with the Kindle conversion plugin. The Mobi file has endnotes and a working (linkable) table...

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Original_MOBI ???

Doing a mass convert and got 10,000 books I want to reconvert to mobi I get the warning about them already being mobi files and OK this - off calibre goes. However, I had to stop process part way...

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What character encoding am I seeing?

I'm trying to convert a kindle book, and I'm looking at the unpacked mobi html and have no idea what character encoding I'm seeing. The html claims to be utf8, but that is clearly a lie. For instance,...

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HTML to MOBI. How to create book "start" location?

Hello. I have an issue I hope you can help me with. I've created a perfect HTML version of my ebook using Guido Henkel's instructions for formatting (and it does work perfectly in MOBI format), but I...

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Image Size Control In Reader odt >> ePub

I'm generating ePub files from .odt source using calibre 0.8.65 and OpenOffice 3.4.0 on a MacBook Pro with OS X 10.7. I'm having problems controlling the visual size of the images in the resulting ePub...

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epub-to-mobi - titles lost in TOC/NCX

Hello everyone. I’m new to calibre and on this forum and would like your expert help with an issue I have encountered in epub-to-mobi conversions. I’ve browsed through postings with related topics, but...

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Calibre can't convert anything anymore

Calibre seems to be unable to convert anything anymore. It's a problem that started for me a few weeks ago with version 8.62 and that keeps occurring no matter what newer or older version I install....

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eTextbooks for Kindle *major help needed*

Hi guys, I'm new here, so be nice to me :) And I will return the favor. I decided to go back to school for my master's degree this fall, and the first week just finished. Holy crap, longest week ever!...

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Conversion Problem

Hi, I'd greatly appreciate any help on this problem. I usually have no problems converting epub to mobi in Calibre. I usually do not change any of the default options. However, I have three epub files...

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TOC added by calibre is cut short

Hi, I'm using calibre to convert HTML to mobi. The original TOC coming from Word (showing at the beginning of the mobi file) is showing complete. However the TOC added by calibre (at the end, by...

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How to get rid of the content TOC

My calibre is 0.8.64 and I'm under Windows Vista, trying to create a Mobi file for Kindle. The problem is when I don't create this original TOC, the 2nd one, the metadata one, isn't created in Mobi,...

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Calibre - how accurate is the preview

I'd like to use Calibre to preview epub books created in Indesign rather than use Adobe Digital editions. Is Calibre accurate enough to show me how the ebooks will display, say on iphone? Many thanks

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Problem with Epub Landscape Conversion?

I should start out by saying that I'm not sure if this a Calibre conversion issue, or a Sony Reader issue (as I only have Sony Readers to test with, the PRS-505 and PRS-T1). There are some books on PDF...

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Page break for chapters/TOC?

Is it possible to put in a page break for every chapter marker in the TOC?

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