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fixing directory/metadata variances

Not sure if this is the right place to post this. But the issue I am having is that I might have several folders on disk for the same author, even though the metadata for the books only has one author...

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Disabling OCR while converting a PDF to AZW3 (or, other kindle friendly formats)

I have some scanned pdf books which I want to read in my Kindle Paperwhite. In Kindle PDF files has no thumbnails (covers are not shown in the library). So, to get the thumbnail I wanted to covert them...

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[Plugin] ODTImport

ODTImport: Import ODT documents into Sigil as epubs. (based on Writer2LaTeX) Current Version: "0.1" This plugin is a very simple Writer2LaTeX 1.4 wrapper, which allows you to import OpenOffice ODT...

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Problem with Calibre 2.57.1 (64 bit)

Since installing 2.57.1 I have a problem adding some epub files, I get the following error: calibre, version 2.57.1 WARNING: Errors while adding: There were problems adding some files, click "Show...

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Calibre, box.com, & multiple PC's, help!!!

Good evening, I've been dealing with an issue for the last couple of years, and was wondering if anyone had a solution for me. I use Calibre on my local machine and I sync my calibre library to box.com...

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Hi I'm new to this forum with question

I have been a user of Calibre on my MacbookPro with Yosemite for a long time and suddenly it won't open properly. I have rebooted, downloaded a new version etc but still won't work. Any ideas of how to...

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Books on Storage Card are not shown

Hello i habe a Sony PRS-T2 and an external storage card in slot B where i save all my PDFs. The transfer works and there is a "check-up-symbol" that the books are on the device but after reconnecting...

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Using Nested Categories?

I am trying to setup nested categories in Calibre. I used this guide: https://team3eng577.wordpress.com/ca...ries-and-tags/ This works well but then I cannot work out how I am supposed to add books to...

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Spellcheck and apostrophes

This follows up on this thread from January 2014 and this thread from February 2015. (Yes, this means I’m two months late with this thread.) As the other folk have noted, Sigil’s spellcheck has trouble...

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PDF to EPUB Size Issue (is PDF to CBZ an option?)

i converted a PDF of a comic to EPUB for my Kobo H2O, but the pages are very big when viewing them on the reader and take a while to open. is there a way to fix this, or at least convert the PDF to...

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I'm away

Hi all, I am going to be travelling for the next week with no internet access. So there will be no calibre release today. See you all in a week.

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convert 2 PDF nearly perfect, but ...

... theres just one little detail: The converted PDFs are nearly perfect to be read on my txtr beagle but they have on each page at the lower end one line of free space as seen in the following pic...

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spell-checker French

Hi I have been using for some years with LibreOfice and the Calibre Editor the following spell-checker dictionary downloaded from this site: (see on the left side of the link)....

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eBooks not showing in library

A recent issue has come up. My converted books are showing up in the Docs section of my kindle. I have tried converting to both Mobi and AZW3 formats. I get the same result. Any assistance would be...

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Sigil Improvement Projects for Developers/Volunteers

If you have some developer and or writing skills and want to help contribute to the Sigil Project, I have opened some tracking issues based on feature requests we have received: Issue 218: Add support...

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PDF to MOBI line breaks problem

Hi Folks, I'm trying to convert some books from .pdf to .mobi. I keep getting the issue of pdf line-wrap locations being preserved as line breaks (maybe you call them "carriage returns"?). I've been...

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Calibre-server reverse proxy issues

Hello there I am running owncloud on my Ubuntu server and I also want to run calibre. I only want to port-forward 443 (https) and so am trying to reverse proxy into calibre through 443. I have...

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Why do I get these odd characters

Please see attached. This is from the Pocket recipe, but I've seen them in others. In calibre's viewer I see this People’s Minds Something with page encoding? Attached Thumbnails  

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Fantastic Fiction/FFAdults metadata issue

When I direct Calibre to download metadata, it supposedly searches the 4 sources I prefer to use, It says it's searching FF but it isn't retrieving anything from them when it should be. The plugin is...

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MOBI to MOBI Comic Problem

Hey all, I have a bunch of comics in mobi format and I edited all the metadata, but when converting from mobi to mobi to update the metadata, all content is deleted except for the cover page. It turns...

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