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New York Times recipe fail - bad login

Today, my NYT recipe failed and the log shows incorrect username/password but I can log in to the NYT website. My account is "Free All Digital Access (for Home Delivery)" I tried it from both a PC and...

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Column not centering?

I have a custom column defined as "Text, but with a fixed set of permitted values". These values are single letters (Y, N, P). I have the alignment set for centered, but it appears to be left aligned....

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HTML files split on the basis of chapters

Hi, I am trying to split HTML files in an EPUB file on the basis of subchapters in the TOC so that I can effectively convert the file to a KEPUB. Each chapter is included in a single HTML file, but...

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Funky backing up action

I made an epub in Sigil, converted it to a mobi in Kindlegen and uploaded it to KDP. In my Kindle (and a reader informed me of something similar) when I back up from the Egpigraph towards the cover,...

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help with index editor!

i'm working on a new massive eBook that has about 2000 Greek word index entries. i'm able to import the Greek words into the index editor via txt file. but it only seems to let me import text into the...

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CC installed but will not start

I just bought CC on Amazon Appstore. It appeared to download and install fine (Android 6.01 phone), but it won't run. It tries to start, then throws up an "internal error" message. When I clear that...

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Calibre won't recognize ID and Password

Updated to 2.71 from 2.67 and get error message "Your username and password are incorrect". After uninstalling and reinstalling 2.67, I get same message. I can login directly to the news source. Any...

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regex parenthesis text formatting question!

I feel like this should be cake, but i'm still learning regex...i have 900 greek index words, each having an English translation in parentheses next to it. I need a way to search and replace all words...

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Sync with Marvin and Calibre Broken

I have the latest iOS (10), marvin 3 and calibre download but calibre refuses to work with marvin. I have followed all the instructions on syncing but every time I try to use the iOS reader plugin, it...

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Uploading from Calibre to device

Is it possible to set the default in Caliber not to upload books to you device when it is connected? Is is also possible to specify which folder it would go to?

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Conversion help epub to .mobi or aww

Can anyone tell me the easiest way (or otherwise) to convert an ePub to either a .mobi or .azw3 file, so that I can read it on my Kindle as a book? I am unable to do it with Calibre and cannot figure...

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install Fightcrew Plugin for Sigil

Hi, just installed Sigil 0.9.5 on my PC running Ubuntu 16.04 I also downloaded the zip file containing the Flightcrew Plugin I can't figure out how to install it where should I unzip the archive and is...

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Markdown Metadata

I am trying to use Markdown-tagged TXT files (.MD) as input to Calibre. These I want to convert, ultimately to Kindle PW3, but I'll settle for ePub. The problem I'm having is that the metadata in the...

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mobi to epub problem

I have a file gotten from demonoid in mobi format and when I try to convert it to epub, it says it converts then, when I try to read it on my reader or phone after about 30 pages it starts to repeat....

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A Suggestion: Yes to All?

Today I tried uploading my ebook onto Nook but hit the problem they have a maximum file size of 20Mb and my ePub file is over 80. :eek: This is because it has nearly 200 colour illustrations and maps...

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Can't access Dropbox

I tried connecting to Dropbox and got the error below. I realized that I unmounted my SD card and that's the reason for the error. Is this how it's supposed to work? I don't have CC installed on the SD...

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Calibre will only embed certain fonts and not others. Why?

Often I get this error message: Failed to find font matching: ... See attached image. How come? How do I know which font it will embed, and which it wont? Attached Thumbnails  

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pdf header reference to css

I have an extremely long pdf header instruction which puts a colored frame around the header: <div style=" background-color: #ffc; border: black solid 2pt; border-radius: 10px; display: block;...

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Always on top

I have no idea what I did, but now Calibre is always on top, and I cannot figure out how to make it respond like it used to. For example going to another frame that is in the background. It always...

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A few questions about how size of library impacts memory usage

I'm trying to see how much the size of the library affects the memory usage. My larger library is currently using somewhere between 1.7gig and 2.4gig of ram. It was seeing the 2.4 gig of ram in use...

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