problem converting a poor Penguin mobi file
I bought this morning Chabon's Yiddish Policemen's Union, which is ridiculously "heavy" (14.5 Mo for some 500 pages according to amazon). I saw it had a lot of "pictures" (chapter headings and...
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AZW3 paragraphs converted to chapters
This is the first time Calibre cannot convert az AZW3 book. If the book is converted to the old MOBI format, all paragraphs are converted into chapters. If I try to "convert" to AZW3, Calibre gives an...
View ArticleAZW3 Conversion hangs
Greetings, I am trying to reconvert an AZW3 file to another AZW3 file to update the metadata before I put it onto my Kindle. The problem I am having is the conversion process seems to hang at the...
View ArticleCalibre: epub to azw3 generationg huge file size
Hi! I know that discussions about Calibre and file formats and size exists here, but this is somewhat weird... Yesterday, using Calibre 1.18 (Windows 8, 64bit), I converted an epub with 336kb and the...
View ArticleSearch and Replace Help
I want to delete a string in at the end of each page on a PDF that I'm converting to a MOBI. I looked at the help guide at http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/regexp.html but I still can't get it to work....
View Articlepdf convert
hi, what file extension(type) is the most compatible with pdf? let's say i want to convert a pdf file to anohter file type like Html or Word, which file type is will be converted smoothly? my intent...
View Article1.19 - conversion issue?
Hello. I've just upgraded to Windows 64-bit 1.19 (can't remember what the previous version was, but I've not done an upgrade for a while) and tried to convert some books from epub to mobi (something...
View ArticleConverting for a samsung chat 320x240 screen
Hi, I am trying to convert docx and odt files to mobi format for a samsung chat 335 which has a 320x240 display. What would be the best input/output profiles to use? I have been using default input...
View ArticleA stumblebum Question
First, Thank You, Kovid, for building the awesome program, Calibre. I update every Friday, just to see what cool stuff you packed in it this week. Very cool. Top shelf.:thanks: Background: After...
View Articleoutput to indesign
I'm trying to manage to ingest calibre output into adobe indesign. neither xml nor rtf output plugin is an option, as footnotes will not get handled right. any ideas?
View Articlethis file converts with no error but the resulting file is "invalid"
I am trying to convert a .epub file into .rtf using Calibre 1.17 on my Apple 10.6 system. Most such conversions work fine for me, but for some reason this book results in an .rtf file that all editors...
View ArticleHow to convert Epub or AZW3 to Word?
I'm a software engineer. I would like to buy a Kindle e-book (AZW3) or Barnes & Noble e-book (Epub) and use Calibre to convert it to a format that I can edit with Microsoft Word 2010 because I love...
View Articleforce an addition to main body css ?
via calibre extra css, I want to force the line adobe-text-layout: optimizeSpeed; to be added into the main body class i.e. the class that typically appears at the start of each chapter as <body...
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Can not convert epub background and foreground colors to AZW3
I change the color and background color in an epub book via Sigil. When I view the file using the viewer in calibre, the colors are correct. When I then use ADE_2.0, the colors are correct. I then go...
View ArticleHighlighting & notes lost converting to PDF
I've tried both the Kindle for PC Windows application and Nook for PC Windows application and encountered the same problem. If I highlight text and/or add notes and then try to convert the .azw3 or...
View ArticleCan't convert certain books to MOBI
Hi, First post here, please be gentle. :) I've been using calibre for years without issue, until today. I have a handful of Kindle books that I just can't seem to get the DRM off (around 11 books). I'm...
View ArticleColumned PDF - Also an amazing edition of one of the best books ever writen...
Hello! So I saw the sticky post on PDF conversion problems and I definitely have one, but the answer there didn't seem all that helpful. I don't really know what the tools they suggested are or where...
View ArticleSpecify Cover in HTML
Is there a way to specify a cover image in the HTML file so that Caliber will recognize it as part of the metadata when the book is imported? I often have to delete my book from Calibre and re-import...
View ArticleSony Reader shows link targets in blue
This is making me crazy. I can't seem to get Sony Reader for PC to stop showing everything linked to in the TOC in blue and underlined. I have this in the CSS: a { text-align: left !important; color:...
View Articlestumblebum question 2: AZW3 to MOBI conversion
I sent a book to my brother via email from Calibre today.;) I realize that is not exactly earthshaking news, but it gave rise in my little pea-picking brain a question. The question is why was it...
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