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Calibre PDF to epub conversion changes text 'll' to 'l'

I just started using Calibre 2.44.1 (64bit) on windows and converted a PDF doc to epub. Glancing through the epub output it seems to have converted 'll' to 'l' (e.g. 'ball' to bal', 'call' to 'cal') in...

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How to convert a lot of .cbz files to azw3 with comic book processing

Hi, I hope my question is not dumb, but i can't seem to find a way to convert a bunch of cbz files at once with comic book processing. I can convert one at a time with that (it's manga so i want the...

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Using Calibre for payable content in iTunes

I would like to sell epub books via iTunes, but they say on iTunes: "To create valid EPUB files for iBooks, you can use apps such as Adobe InDesign CS 5.5. Note that some tools, such as Calibre, do not...

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Lock a format after conversion

Is there an official way to lock an output format after conversion? I can set the file to read only but this is messing in calibre's library.

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Unable to disable rescaling of font sizes

Folks, Whenever I've used Calibre to generate the MOBI from my HTML, my large title and subtitle kept looking much smaller than when I used Kindle Previewer to do it. When I look at "Show job details,"...

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from RTF to Epub problems with Calibre 2.44.1 64bit

Hi, this is my first post so, please, be patient if I pose an already note problem. I try to convert this rtf file in epub but: - some words in Greek are not readable, - the index is changed. Do you...

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PDF lines not unwrapping

What else can I do to try to get lines in a pdf to unwrap correctly? I've turned on Heuristic Processing and set Line Unwrap Factor to 1.0 which I think is the max but most lines are still not getting...

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Italic missing with Sans font

Hi all. Recently I noticed that Calibre applied sans-serif font to conversions to PDF (I'm doing epub->pdf) Then I found you can choose between serif, sans and mono. Since then I'm appliying Sans to...

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Hyperlinked Table of Contents

I have recently bought a Kindle Touch and I'm having some trouble with file conversion. I am trying to convert PDF textbooks with hyperlinked chapters to a more readable format (e.g. MOBI) using...

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Can't convert from azw (DRMed) to anything

Hi, last sunday I bought an ebook on Amazon.it, the last one by Terry Brooks and I'm reading it on my new PW. The problem is that I would like to have it on my Glo HD too, so I need to convert it in...

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PDOCs and EBOKs and Fires, oh my!

I use Calibre on a pretty regular basis, but what I'm asking for is not about using Calibre but about its magic voodoo. What I'm looking to do is run a MOBI file through a script that will ensure that...

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Math Equations are Unreadable

Hello, I am just starting with Calibre so that I can manage my ebooks more easily. It looks like a fantastic tool! I have a favorite kindle engineering text book file with extension azw, and file size...

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Complex Font Conversion Problem

Hello, I am in the process of converting various files from MS Word 2015 .docx format to ePub using Calibre. I have run into various problems, many of which I have managed to fix one way or another....

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Converting from ePub to Kindle

I design ebooks in ePub format, and in the past have used calibre to convert the ePub file to AZW3 so that it can be read on Kindles. Last night when I converted an ePub to AZW3 the operation seemed to...

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remove page breaks from separate stylesheets

Hi, i have an epub im converting to pdf comprising multiple html stylesheets, and i dont want the pdf output to create a page break on detection of each new stylesheet, and also dont wanto link them as...

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Converting epub to mobi within app 7x slower than from command line???

Hi, all, I noticed that converting the same .epub file to a .mobi inside the app (win10 PC) took 7 minutes. I then converted a copy of the same .epub using "ebook-convert" via the command line (same...

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docx to epub loosing pictures

When converting a docx to epub all pictures is removed. Is there something that can be done about this? ive included a rar with both the docx and epub file Attached Files DOP - Chapter 0001 (4878).rar...

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Tip - output profile setting can dramatically slow down conversion

Just an FYI... I learned this the hard way :) and thought I might save someone else a bit of (conversion) time. The "output profile" setting in Page Setup can have a HUGE impact on conversion times. I...

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Getting Started with Calibre

I just installed Calibre 2.45.0 onto MacOS 10.9.5 Mavericks without problems and now I'd like to use it. I would like to try converting my Word 2011 for Mac .docx ebook to ePub. Sounds pretty simple,...

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PDF to EPUB conversion - dates erased

I'm having trouble converting a PDF with dates that are strangely formatted. Everything else about the PDF converts just fine, including other numbers such as footnotes, but the dates don't seem to be...

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