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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How to download highlighted text on Kobo Aura HD?
I often highlight words that I don't know on my Kobo Aura HD, so that I can come back to them later. Is there any way for me to download the list of highlighted words onto my computer? A file on the ...
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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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