Unanswered Questions
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Produce a single file .mobi using Calibre
I'm trying to convert an epub to mobi using Calibre, and I would like to produce the ebook as a single file. I've tried selecting the "insert metadata as page at start of book" as some guides suggest, ...
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Why am I getting spurious TOC entries in Calibre?
I'm converting an RTF document to epub (and mobi) and am trying to extract a table of contents.
All of my chapters start with the word "CHAPTER" in all caps, but are not tagged in any special way. ...
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How to call a plugin from command line?
How to, lets say, hyphen an ebook with Hyphenate This! plugin from command line?
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☒ <- this is the only text displayed in epub on kobo
Having issues with ebooks, some new ones, and some that worked perfectly before (about a week ago).
In the text sections throughout the book, I see either and only "☒" or "_☒". All ...
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GitBook generates epub with duplicate headings
I have ebook in markdown files and use GitBook for generating epub file. Like usual, chapters are defined in SUMMARY.md and chapter files begins with a headings (the same like in summary):
Title of ...
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How do I have Calibre automatically create a cover image from a non-ebook file?
I am an RPG publisher and use Calibre to maintain my research library (PDF, mostly) and my stock art library (various image files).
When I load a PDF, Calibre automatically creates a cover image ...
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Calibre - no available format
I have been using calibre in Mac for a long time. Recently I subscribed to iCloud and store my Calibre folder in iCloud. Somehow, plenty of books in my library cannot be open (mainly PDFs) and the ...
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How to set Calibre Ebook Viewer and Focus on Mac?
Focus on Mac allows to schedule an automatic switch when a particular app is open. However, Calibre Ebook Viewer is not a standalone app on Mac. This app is inside of the parent package contents of ...
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Is there a way to get e-readers to change endnotes into footnotes?
I use Calibre on Linux and have a kindle (not sure the model but it has touchscreen and a built in light).
I'm wondering if there's a way to get these readers to move endnotes to the bottom of the ...
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Set calibre cover style on per-library basis
In calibre I have some different libraries in which I store different kinds of books. Most of them don't have a "built-in" cover, so I use the cover generation function of calibre to create ...
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Syncing highlights made on kindle with kindle for Mac
I have a Kindle Paperwhite, on which I've transferred books from my Mac using calibre. While reading on my kindle, I've made some notes and highlights. How do I go about syncing these highlights and ...
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Selective substrings in TOC - calibre
I have 100 HTML files with a structure like this:
<div id="message-1">14 April 2015</div>
<div id="message-2">16 April 2015</div>
<div id="message-3">1 June 2015</div&...
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Adding a language that Calibre does not recognize
I want to add languages that Calibre does not have in its database, such as Farsi (an alias for "Persian") and Hindavi (the precursor to Urdu and Hindi), so that I can use those languages in the ...
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How do I side load a zip containing images of different formats to a Kobo Aura H2O?
The usual way I side load books to my Kobo Aura H2O is with Calibre.
I have zip files containing images with different formats, for instance JPEG, GIF, or PNG. The exact formats don't seem to matter....
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How to Open pdf, ncx, opf files?
I have an ebook downloaded from my university elearning site, it was downloaded, not online reading. But it can only be opened and readed from university's elearning app (android only, no iOS app for ...
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