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transferring library to different computer

Hi folks, I just transferred Calibre to a different computer. Both are running Windows 7. The folder is there when I look at my hard drive but when I open the program on the new computer using the...

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problems transferring PDF to Nook Color

I use my nook color to read magazines and PDF manuals. I´ve never had problems transferring them so far but today Calibre wants to convert them and won´t transfer them in PDF format. Is Calibre the...

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OPDS Client?

Does anyone know of a way to use Calibre to download content from remote OPDS calatalogs? I want Calibre to act as the central repository for all my books, but since it's much easier to grab books with...

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Calibre0.8.65 broken

Code: calibre, version 0.8.65 ERROR: 未处理的异常: <b>UnicodeDecodeError</b>:'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0x8b in position 1: invalid start byte Traceback (most recent call last):   File...

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Unable to update Calibre as original install file is missing?

Hello, Thanks in advance for your patience & assistance :) I tried to update to the latest version of Calibre today and I got a message saying it did not complete as the installer file is not in...

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Send To Device Help

Hello. Using Windows 7 x64 with Calibre 0.8.65 and Send To Device plugin 1.0.0 by Kovid Goyal. My Reader is a Kindle Touch. So I set the default conversion output to AZW3. Using Send To Device / Send...

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Smarten quotation marks conversion

I've come across a Mobipocket ebook converted using calibre 0.7.1 that used U+0093 (Set Transmit State, UTF8 encoding C293) and U+0094 (Cancel Character, UTF8 encoding C293) for left and right double...

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Computer malfunction, everything has gone!

Hi guys and girls, I replied to a post here http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...54#post2194854 and I was advised by the forum to post as a new thread because the original post is "old" Basically, my...

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Cover Handling changed in 0.8.65?

I have a question regarding the handling of covers in Version 0.8.65. Everytime I get a new book (DRM-Free ePub) I usually replace it's cover. I do that, because the covers some books come with are to...

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getting started with Calibre Companion

I'm very non-technical, so please be patient with me. I want to try to use the Calibre Companion. I understand that I have to download the app from Google Play - that's no problem. But I think I also...

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Copying Books from 1 Library to Another -- HELP

I've searched for an answer to this and couldn't find one so here is my question. I usually pull in 50 books at a time in an empty library in Calibre and I will fix what needs fixing and then when...

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Feature Request: online Calibre updates

I'm surprised I didn't see it in when I searched the forum. It would be great if Calibre had a upgrade process similar to Paint.NET or uTorrent, where the download and upgrade was handled in a one step...

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What is the difference: content server v wireless device connection

What is the difference between setting calibre up as a content server v. the wireless device connection? I know the WDC is for the Calibre Companion (which, by the way, works a treat for me), but when...

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How to log within plugin?

I'm trying to write my first plugin, and I'm surprised that logging does not work as expected. My plugin will "download" metadata, so I'm subclassing "Source" I think "identify" is called and runs, but...

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How to access a books series index from within Source.identify?

I'm trying to write my first plugin, and learn Python for the first time. I'm a Java programmer. My plugin will "download" metadata, so I'm subclassing "Source" and overriding "identify" My plugin will...

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PDF output cover problem

Good day! I seem to be having a problem whenever I try to convert various ebook formats to pdf and I hope you'd be able to help me. For the longest time, calibre's pdf output has stretched covers that...

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Share a Library

Hi folks! New member here. I have a great Calibre Library on my own computer, and I would like to share (not sync) it with my wife's computer on the network. Is this possible? I tried to share the...

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Calibre Companion Beta: Information, Change Log, and FAQ

[Note: This sticky will be removed in the not-far future, once Calibre Companion has stopped evolving so quickly.] Latest version of Calibre Companion: V1.8.1 on 23/August. FAQ sections revised on...

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Multiple book metadata from plugin

Hi, When a plugin put multiple Metadata object in the "request queue" in the identify method, somehow only one is shown on the UI. It seems that some later filtering process picks the first one. Is...

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Time Magazine Recipe

I kinda wondered why this recipe is broken for a long while so I took some time and fixed it up. Code: #!/usr/bin/env  python __license__  = 'GPL v3' __copyright__ = '2008, Kovid Goyal...

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