HTML5 parsing
This is a heads up for people converting stuff that has HTML5 tags in it. I've discovered that BeautifulSoup rearranges HTML code fragments that have a <p> tag within a <figcaption> tag. It...
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I recently wrote a book which is available for sale as a paperback on amazon.com. Now I am trying to get the ebook together. The original is an .otc file (Open Office) and I'm using Calibre to convert....
View ArticleMetadata Management on Android not working?
Hello, I'm using Calibre to manage and transfer books to my Android Kindle app. I encounter problems when trying to update my library metadata and keep this information synced with my device. With...
View ArticleEdit Metadata | Comments field focuse -> close window
What's the keyboard shortcut to close the Edit Metadata window when the focus is in the Comments field? I've figured out a couple of work arounds (i.e., alt+something else, enter), but for the life of...
View ArticleAdd Amazon Archive books to Calibre?
:help: Probably obvious, but I'm new to this and to Calibre, and I can't figure out how to add my hundreds of Archived Kindle books to Calibre. Can anyone help? Thanks!
View ArticleHTML - EPUB for Kindle. Help with Tabs!
I think I got it. Sorry if I wasted anyone's time. Mods, delete please!
View ArticleAdd extra metadata field
Can I write a plugin to add extra <dc:> fields to a book's metadata. For example: <dc:Contributor opf:role="rps">[some value]</dc:contributor> I've had a look at set_metadata in...
View ArticleEditing the 'secret' author field...
Hello people, I hope you can shed some light on the following. When browsing through my books on my Sony PRS-T1, I noticed there were some errors in the author names that were displayed underneath the...
View Articleepub to mobi question
I converted a 2.9 MB epub using Kindle Previewer and got a 3.9 MB mobi file, but converting the same book using Calibre I got a 1.3 MB mobi file. Both look OK (well, as good as an e-book can look,...
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Auto-update Calibre: How-to using PowerShell
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SET OF INSTRUCTIONS INVOLVES DISABLING THE SCRIPT EXECUTION PREVENTION, WHICH CAN SERIOUSLY OPEN YOUR SYSTEM TO EXPLOITS! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! As far as I know this script will...
View ArticleSwapping LN, FN to FN LN when adding books?
How do I swap LN, FN to FN LN when adding books? I've been doing this manually and I thought I'd ask if there's a simpler way? This is when I'm first adding the books into Calibre. A lot of the Kindle...
View ArticleBicBucStriim 0.9, HTML and OPDS server for Calibre libraries
Just to let you know that version 0.9 of BicBucStriim, the web server for Calibre libraries, is available. The usual pitch: BicBucStriim was made for internal use on a low-power NAS, similar to media...
View Article2 authors and the folder structure
Hi everybody here! I'm still new to Calibre as I'm using it since a week but only into last two days I really started to add and edit books to my library; and soon I wanted to ask some questions here...
View ArticleManagement of Large Series?
There is a rather large series of books that I'd like to start reading. However, I don't want to clutter up my current Calibre library (pushing 2000 large books). Most of the new series books are text...
View ArticleSending PDFs to Kindle
The following bugs occur when I send PDF files to an Amazon Kindle Touch, via email or through the Send to Device button. While I can only confirm their occurrence on the Kindle, I believe it's likely...
View Articleaccessing and reading on a tablet ?
Hi I've been using Calibre for sometime now on my Pc for organising and reading, with my ebooks stored on a NAS. I've now purchased a Android tablet (Cube U30GT) and am wondering how to go about (using...
View ArticleHow do I override default metadata search terms?
Good afternoon. I'm running Calibre 0.8.61 on Windows 7, 64-bit version. For series books, I often prepend the title with the series name, e.g., "Dark Tower 01 - The Drawing of the Three" or "Dune 02 -...
View ArticleNew Computer & Calibre
Here sometime in the future I will be getting a new laptop. I currently have about 8,000 books stored in my Calibre library. I also have them stored on a USB memory stick. Will I have to re-download...
View ArticleCalibre Metadata Not Read by Android Apps
All - I am really confused on this one. I had a hodge podge of books in different formats. I took the time with Calibre to convert them all to epub and get the Author, Title, and Series correct for...
View ArticleFN LN, author_sort, Initials dot, ", Jr", author template?
I've been using FN LN with the author_sort tweak set to comma, and having problems with author_sort and an author template. What's the best way to avoid author_sort problems when last_names have...
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