Stranded headings
I'm trying to publish a Word (2010) document as an epub file using Calibre (with iPad 3 selected as the destination device). Is there some way to prevent headings from becoming stranded -- that is,...
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I'm trying to publish a Word (2010) document as an epub file, but the first page that appears when I view the file on my iPad is the first topic listed in the TOC, not the cover. Is there some way to...
View ArticleAnother bug ... or a feature?
Starting from I don't remember which version and up to v.1.12 there was a nice (for me) conversion feature in Calibre: i.e. checking "Filter Style Information/Fonts" while embedding a custom font...
View ArticleCalibre removes negative margins as fake
Created epub with negative side margins and converted to azw3. During conversion Calibre reported removing of "fake margins" - that were all my added negative margins. Here Kovid wrote that...
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Calibre 1.13 - Output profile not being respected?
Hi Kovid, Is there a bug in the latest 1.13 regarding output profiles? I have my output profile set to "tablet", which should not resize images, but when I convert a Mobi book that contains images of...
View ArticleCustom style names in CSS
Hi is there a way that I can set my epub conversion to have standard names for styles in the epub CSS. ie make the stylename for body be something like "BODYSTYLE" or default paragraph style as...
View ArticleHow to stop Calibre from converting PDFs
I have Calibre set with the default to convert to epub but I'd like it to keep PDFs as PDFs and not convert them. I'm sure I had it working like that at one point but I don't know how to set it up that...
View ArticleBoxes instead of quotation marks
I used Calibre (newest version) to upload a mobi file to my Kindle (Gen 1) and instead of quotation marks I am getting boxes. I've never had this happen before and I checked the formatting of the book...
View ArticleOutput to look like iBooks
I'm trying to convert an EPUB book to PDF using settings as close as possible to how iBooks renders books. The EPUB is specifically made to be viewed in iBooks, but the default settings on Calibre...
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Docx to mobi (Extra space over the heading/title)
Hello, During the conversion of docx file to mobi (old), some headings get extra spacing over these, and some don't. How to make it consistent? I have checked paragraph spacing, it is consistence. Is...
View ArticleCalibre says kindle res is 525x640, but that's wrong...
The kindle's resolution is 600x800 as you can see on the actual amazon product page. I'm about to do a Bulk Convert of some PDFs to AZ3 for my Kindle Keyboard and noticed this apparent error on the...
View ArticleProblem saving books to device
When I copy some books onto the Kindle Fire via Calibre they do not appear on the device. Calibre shows it is being saved, but the book is not under 'books' or 'docs'. So, after reading some threads I...
View Article"sbrz" files?
...I stumbled across some books in something called the "sbrz" format, apparently developed by "Sky Ebook Reader"...it appears to be available only for pc; will calibre at some point be able to convert...
View ArticleNewbie Question: How to enable word wrapping in a table cell ?
I am a newbie on using Calibre. I have successfully converted a Kindle ebook using Calibre for reading on my Sony PRS-T2. The only problem is that a table of the converted ebook spills overthe right...
View ArticleConvert an EPUB to EPUB, so that the font restriction is gone?
Some of my DRM-free ebooks are limited in a way that you cannot change the font type on your device. I currently use a Sony T3, but I had this problem with my T1, too. The manual says that some...
View ArticleHow to make Mobi the default option when converting
Very small question, but I've just changed from a Sony to a Kindle so I was converting all of my books to send across. I noticed that when I click "Convert Books" the "Output Format" in the top right...
View ArticleHELP! Convert from ePub to PDF
Hello all. I have been trying to experiment with converting epub files to pdf and all of my attempts have resulted in some pretty clunky text. When I put the file on my iPad's PDF reader, each page...
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Need some help
I was hoping someone could help me with the following problem. I have an Ebook with a lot of format problems. I have no idea to fix them. I've tried converting it and checking different boxes in the...
View ArticleCss for keeping scene breaks?
Hi, I am trying to convert a novel by Brad Thor from AZW3 to AZW3. It has spaces between the paragraphs, and soft scene breaks. I tried doing what I usually do in this situation, which is to do an...
View ArticleError Uploading mobi to KDP
I have been uploading 'old' type mobi file converted by Calibre. But from yesterday, I have been getting the following message: We encountered a problem while processing your file. This error is common...
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