Questions tagged [conversion]
The creation of an e-book file from another file in a different format or vice-versa.
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How to open/convert a DJVU file of a math textbook which contains equations?
I have found that some archived versions of old textbooks use DJVU files. From what I understand, the DJVU file only contains text, but perhaps I am wrong about that and there is some additional image ...
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How to access Wikipedia in its entirey as an epub?
The built-in access to Wikipedia on the Kindle is lacklustre at best. Even if it were out of date, might "the" Wikipedia be available as an epub for download? Or, perhaps that's such an ...
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Best way to convert DOCX to EPUB?
Which is best for converting DOCX to EPUB? Pandoc, LibreOffice, or Calibre?
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Lookinɡ for online document to epub converter
I have been lookinɡ for an free online docx or doc to epub converter, thouɡh somethinɡ always seems to be somethinɡ a bit weird about the converters [not havinɡ imaɡes after conversion, addinɡ extra ...
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Alternatives way to convert mobi file to txt
I've been trying for a long time to convert a .mobi file to .txt, but it always gives an error. I've tried dozens of apps (online and offline), but it always gives an error. Could anyone help me?
It ...
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How to translate web pages to epub?
I have a Kobo H2O Aura ebook reader. It uses the getpocket application: I send the link of a web article from my registered e-mail address to a central getpocket address, and when I turn on my ebook ...
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How to convert all SVG images to PNG images in an EPUB file
Is there a way to convert all of the SVG images in an EPUB file into PNG images? I want to do this because few EPUB readers have full support for SVG (most readers only implement a subset of SVG).
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What will be the Kindle file type replacement for when mobi files are deprecated?
What is the current or preferred file type to convert an epub to for a kindle?
Assuming paperwhite, or similar relatively recent model. My kindle has backlight but isn't waterproof like the ...
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Convert fixed layout azw3 file, to pdf first or other formats if not possible, with all formatting intact
I have an azw3 as described above. It can be converted into epub, using the extension from Calibre "Kindle Unpack", but there are no paragraphs, meaning that the all the words in the txt ...
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Convert PDF to Epub, advanced features
I've read all similar questions here, and most of the answers suggest using calibre for this task, however, I'm trying to improve the output. Here I explain:
I've extracted text from a PDF using ...
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How to convert PDF's with footnotes for Kindle?
I have a collection of PDF files which I'm looking to load onto a Kindle. First, however, they need to be converted.
Experimentation gives sub-par results by selecting and converting to mobi through ...
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want to convert OCR PDF to computer font
my pdf text is too blurry. so i want to convert it to computer font from scanned image.i already tried increassing quality by adobe/edit/preferences/page display.
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Possibility of converting a pdf containing equations to mobi
I have a pdf with lots of equations which gets distorted when converted to mobi format using calibre. Is there any reliable way of doing that? The equations in the pdf might have been written using ...
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How to customize the font when converting from EPUB to MOBI with Calibre?
From within Calibre I generally right click an EPUB book, select "share" and send it to my Kindle address -- it pops up on my e-reader fine.
I'd like to set a preferred font for that ...
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How can I convert thousands of .xml files to an eBook format with nice formatting?
I have a folder filled with 4chan threads, each thread can contain any number of comments. I want to create readable files for my Kindle, with multiple threads per book, with each thread clearly ...
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Calibre convertion: text goes out of the screen
I just used Calibre to convert this html document into an epub. To do that, I first downloaded the chapter using:
wget -r --no-parent -k https://www.supinfo.com/cours/1CPA/
and then I rename the ...
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How to destructively scan well preserved books?
How do I best destructively scan well preserved books, with the goal of reading them on dedicated e-readers, tablets, computers, etc.?
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JPG continues to appear in subsequent pages
I have tables I converted to jpg inserted into the MS Word file of a book to be published. After converting to epub with Calibre, I noticed the jpgs continue to show in the background in pages after ...
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Convert math-heavy epub to mobi?
I have an epub with a lot of equations, and these get garbled when converted to mobi using calibre. (E.g., “=“ gets dropped off in the mobi version.)
They also become rather small images. (I’d prefer ...
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How to convert a batch of gif URLS to epub?
I have the pages of a book in the form of over 400 gif URLS. How can I most easily convert into epub format? Thanks!
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Convert mathml formulas to PNG or SVG
My ereader does not support mathml formulas. How can I convert all the formulas inside an epub to PNG (or SVG)?
I'm fine with scripts, so it doesn't need to be a software solution.
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How to know what is wrong with an ePub file converted from FB2 and not able to be opened by iBooks?
I have an EPUB file converted from FB2 by my own programmatically. I need to convert exactly programmatically because I'm going to develop an iOS app which should take an FB2 file, convert it to EPUB ...
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Which is best to make ebooks from web pages: dotepub or epubpress?
DotEpub and EpubPress are two extensions to Chrome (and Safari) to produce ebooks from web pages.
EpubPress has the advantage that it can have as input up to 30 web pages and compose them into a ...
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how to convert a wikibook to e-pub or mobi?
Not strictly a Kindle question, e-pub would work. PDF isn't suitable.
How can I get a wikibook, in full, on my Kindle?
Kindle support
I know it's been a bit of time, but maybe it's time to ...
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How to send a long web page to a Kindle device?
What's the simplest solution to send a long web page to a Kindle device?
Normally I use five filters, but it sometimes barfs. In this case I'm guessing it's simply the size of the page.
I'm ...
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convert mobi to epub
Can somebody help me convert this mobi file into a different format, such as pdf/epub?
I've tried both online services and software, but it fails and even freezes in readers as the file is too many ...
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how to NOT have calibre reduce pictures' resolution when converting from epub (or anything I guess) to MOBI
I'm selling art ebooks on KDP Amazon, and I need the pictures not be shrinked as they automatically are when passing from odt to mobi/epub.
But it would be easier if Amazon didn't have to convert epub ...
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Is there a way to produce an epub with numbered equations?
Is there a way to produce an epub with right-justified numbered equations?
I can produce the document using Microsoft Word plus MathType or using a TeX editor.
I am looking for an automatic ...
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Publishing in serveral formats: what CSS code to use?
There's the site "Can I use" to show which CSS keyword is compatible with which browser.
But is there the equivalent for books format?
For instance, I'm trying to make several book formats ...
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Calibre changes font coverting AZW book to EPUB
I'm trying to convert an azw book to epub. Calibre completes the conversion with no problem, but the font has changed (to something ugly). I know I can use the look and feel settings to fix this, but ...
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How to convert jarirreader format to PDF/Mobi
I do have a book extension is .jarirreader from https://jarirreader.com/
However I can't read / convert the book unless i open it with there app.
here is the book structure.
Images contains the ...
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How to send web pages to a Kindle from Firefox?
I'm looking to send web pages to a Kindle from Firefox, so am looking at:
https://www.online-convert.com/
Unlike Calibre, there's no convenient share button. There is an upload button for "the ...
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Authoring Kindle ebook from MS Word document - how to prevent pictures from stretching?
I am in the process of authoring a Kindle book. I am using MS Word for the authoring. I am following these steps for converting the .DOCX to .MOBI.
MS Word --> Kindle Previewer --> Export to MOBI
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list-style-type: none; does not convert from epub to mobi
I have a book written in epub, and have some lines written with ul style. The styles.css includes the following:
ul.Q {
margin-left: 0.0em;
list-style-type: none;
margin-top: 0.8em;
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Nested menus in Mobi
I've created an epub that works great. It has daily meditations, for a total of 366. In my epub, the TOC is nested, so if I want to go to October 15, I click on October, the dates expand out 1 - 31, ...
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Destructive scanning: Sanding down spine better than band saw?
(I hope it's on-topic - I saw a couple of other questions about scanning books to make ebooks)
I want to destructively scan my least favorite books. To do this the pages need to be separated. The ...
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Is there a way to convert an cbz / epub / pdf comic to support Amazon's "panel reading"?
I got some CBZ/Epub comics from Humble Bundle, and I'm trying to replicate the functionality of comics bought directly from Amazon, where I can double tap a panel to display it full screen, and as I "...
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How to correct unicode errors after converting file format?
To convert epub to mobi I utilized on online tool, but it seems to have resulted in odd unicode errors. Throughout the text there are 0092, 0093 and 0094 in place of punctuation.
Is this likely to ...
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e-mail azw to Kindle Personal Documents Service?
To convert epub to the azw format I've tried an online conversion tool and then sending the generated file to myself as an attachment.
So far this doesn't seem work so well.
Yet sending mobi files ...
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How to get book texts difference of two editions of ebook, to read only changes?
I got an ebook and have read it, then found there exists new edition if it, got it too, and not surprisingly found it shares much of text with previous edition.
Although there exist some changes too, ...
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How to best read a PDF on Kindle?
Interested in reliable ways of converting, specifically, PDF files for reading on a Kindle. See also:
https://stackoverflow.com/q/5429242/262852
Not looking for a steep learning curve, something ...
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ePub converter that saves in HTML5?
Does anyone have an ePub converter that actually saves in HTML5?
I have tried Kotobee Author and Calibre but they save in HTML 4/XHTML. An update of the Mozilla Composer/SeaMonkey IDE (Internet ...
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Calibre fails to unwrap Georgian text
I am trying to use the calibre conversion feature to convert ebook written in Georgian from PDF to Mobi. The effect is however very poor. Someone in 10 lines gets unwrapped. I tried to use different ...
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How do I convert a pdf with mathematical typesetting to work on a Kindle Fire 7?
There is a website for a free ebook in PDF format. See this section:
Order a copy from Amazon or Barnes & Noble for $16.46 or download a PDF for free here. Click HERE for a PDF copy of the ...
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How to create .mobi / .azw3 from latex document?
Is it possible to use calibre to convert latex into .mobi or .azw3?
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How can I print an image-only ebook as a physical book?
The Shabara Bhashya is an important text of Hindu philosophy, containing the traditional proof that Hinduism is true, but unfortunately it's out of print. It's in the public domain and available on ...
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Can I disable Calibre from doing any conversion?
I’d like to use Calibre purely for librarying and sync, and I don’t want it do do any conversion between different ebook formats. It is possible to turn off autoconversion when syncing ebooks with my ...
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How do I export Wikipedia article collections to epub?
I used to do that a year or two ago and it was pretty straightforward back than (there was Export to epub link or something like this on the left pane of a Wikipedia page). Not any more! Currently, ...
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How do I make Calibre convert CBZ to EPUB without images shrinking or conversion?
I've got comics in CBZ format with pictures in 2k or 4k pixels tall and when I try converting them to EPUB, Calibre shrinks the pictures to 1k or under, making them very blurry to view on a mobile or ...
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How to convert a html ebook to a pdf file?
Is there some program which can convert a html ebook (consisting of many html files located under different directories and linked to each other) to a pdf file?
For example, some shell scripting (e.g. ...
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