LRF>EPUB fouls up TOC links
I've been converting many Book Designer LRFs to EPUBs, now that I figured out how to tweak the resulting EPUB to make some minor font and line height adjustments. Imagine my consternation when I tried...
View ArticleHow to take away digits from a lot of titles
I'm looking for a method to change the titelnames of a large number of books so that the first 3 digits are taken away from the title. I see no possibility to do this via "edit metadata" and then...
View ArticleRethinking the user interface
Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've been using Calibre for more than a year to convert ebooks to my iPad. Now that my parents have a Kindle, I am teaching them how to use Calibre to add ebooks from other...
View ArticleChapter Markers in Kindle
IÂ’m finding Calibre really helpful for putting ebooks onto my Kindle 4, but (and I know IÂ’m not the first) I canÂ’t get the chapter markers at the bottom of the screen to work when I make my own ebooks....
View ArticleMoving the Book Information section?
On my Calibre screen, the far right-hand column is a book information section, that shows the book cover, the comments, and any metadata about the book, including what formats it exists in. I'm not...
View ArticleUpdating metadata on the Kindle Touch
I updated the metadata on many of my books and then reuploaded them to the Kindle Touch. I wanted to clean up some things like additional authors and bylines in titles. I after I was done updating the...
View ArticleAuthor sort on Kindle Touch
Does the author sort field work on the Kindle Touch? I've made sure all my authors are of the format: "Author: Isaac Asimov", and "Author Sort: Asimov, Isaac" yet when my books are sorted by author on...
View ArticleWhat is the difference
between a Calibre plugin and plugboards? are they two terms for the same thing?
View ArticlePlugboard "Metadata: Show series [series index] - title as title (Kindle)"
I'm having trouble automatically having the kindle show the series name and the book's place within the series in the title. For example, The Man Who Went up in Smoke is the second book in the Martin...
View ArticleRecent updates: "Growler" Message
Ever since the 8.30 update, when I am converting a mobi to an epub, a window pops up asking me to locate the "Growler" application. The list of apps/plugins/preferences offered below the request...
View Articleepub "padding left" to mobi "block quote" conversion issue
I have an ePub with 3 em of "padding-left" on a quote item. When I convert to mobi the result is as shown below. Strangely, this works fine when viewed with Kindle app on iPad or iMac, but on a Kindle...
View ArticleBulk downloading of metadata
It appears that there is a 100 title limit for the processesing of new covers and metadata after download. (ie: If you download 300 covers, Calibre asks 3 times if you are "ready to add the metadata...
View ArticleSave only MOBI format to disk in a single directory
Is there any way to create a toolbar button to do this function: Save only MOBI format to disk in a single directory Currently to save just the file you need to use the drop down menu from the Save To...
View ArticleMissing ends of books
Hi I'm totally new to all this and not great with computers. Please help. I've just got a new Kobo ereader. The book I wanted wasn't available from the Kobo UK store so I downloaded it from Amazon....
View ArticleTOC convert to FB2 fails on 0.8.34
This seems to be a problem that re-occurs with some updates. Converting a book to FB2 loses the TOC. De-bug has everything OK in all steps but looking at the FB2 output shows the <h1 tags are now...
View ArticleSuggest device
I have never owned or used a digital reader. I am thinking about getting one, to take advantage of all the features. My requirements are: Availability of lots of books, both paid-for and free. Small...
View Articleepub to mobi conversion ncx to navpoint problem
I have an epub that I have formatted for converting to mobi. It looks great and everything works perfectly with the small exception of the final navpoint. I have an inline toc that my Kindle will use...
View ArticleKindlegen v2 released for KF8
Amazon has released Kindlegen V2 to generate Kindle documents with the enhanced KF8 format. At the moment the KF8 features will only work on Kindle Fire, although Amazon promises future support for KF8...
View ArticleProblem Interfacing Calibre with Lenovo IdeaPad
Hello, I am attempting to attach a Lenovo IdeaPad K1 to Calibre running on a Windows 7 device. I am using Calibre version 0.8.34. I am able to see the IdeaPad from Windows Explorer and I can browse...
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PDF italics yeilds line breaks
I have a book only in PDF format, and not available to buy a better version. I'm using Calibre 0.8.34 to convert it to mobi for a kindle. Is there any setting or fix I can apply to prevent italicized...
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