Cover transfer to new Kindle Fire HD 10 with Calibre
Hi everyone, I have been using a Kindle for several years. Since I felt that my 8-year-old Kindle was somewhat outdated, I just bought a new one – a Kindle Fire HD 10. It’s pretty awesome in general...
View ArticleKobo Aura HD - Error: Communicating with Device
I am pretty much clueless on what is wrong with calibre right now. I tried using different USB cables, ports and whatnot but alas, no luck. I am able to send books onto my device but I am unable to get...
View ArticleCalibre and Sony not communicating
Now using Windows 10. I am trying to upload books to me Sony eReader but get an "Error communicating with device". . "unable to open database file Traceback (most recent call last): File...
View ArticleTwo different books with the same cover
I have 2 different books that somehow ended up with the same cover. I have the correct cover for the book that has the wrong cover, but every time I've tried to change in Calibre it it comes back with...
View ArticleBook versions in Calibre and on Reader
Calibre will show if a book in its library is present on a connected reader, however is there any way to display if the two are the same "version", i.e. same file date/time (perhaps within a...
View ArticlePRS-T3: Write protected
Hi, I have the following problem: When I connect my PRS-T3 while calibre is running, I often get the error message that my PRS-T3 is write protected. After I close and restart calibre while my PRS-T3...
View Articledeleting images in editor
I removed some images from the Editor, <img src="Pictures/199.png" alt="" class="gq"/> In the "Files Browser/Images" listing I cursored down to 199.png and hit the delete key and 199.png...
View ArticleCC can't see local books
Hi, I use CC without problem on my Kindle fire. But now I loaded it on an no-name android tablet which claims to be running Android 5.12 (which I'm not sure is a real release). I have gone into...
View Article[Tips & Tricks] Book Layout Inheritance and Apply to All
I've written a quick tutorial about how layout inheritance and 'apply to all' works. You can check it out here.
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Manage Tags
:chinscratch: I know about managing tags, but what about those other comma separated tags shown in the browser? See attached pic to show my tag browser I have CALM has been too difficult for me to use....
View Articledoubled id
These code examples are OK for Sigil, but not for Calibre. Code: <dd>Սա իմ <span id="b40b2">---------------</span> է։ (քույր)</dd> <dd>Իմ <span...
View ArticleCan Calibre download multiple covers and let me pick the one I want?
Howdy, If I use the Edit Metadata option and click to download covers, it seems to only show me one cover that I can choose from other than the current one on the book. Is there any way to have Calibre...
View ArticleDownloading error
I am a long time user of Calibre, and love it, but am a real dinosaur when it comes to the use of computers. I saw that caliber had found an update 2.63.0 So downloaded same. Installed it. The books...
View Article[convert to pdf] Total number of pages in footer
I know I can count current pages in the footer using something like Code: ebook-convert infile outfile.pdf --pdf-footer-template "Page _PAGENUM_" That works. However, I'd very much like to display the...
View ArticleChapter scroll issues and Windows size not saved
My english is not that good, i hope you can understand what i mean. Windows 10 x64. 1) To read my ebooks I use the "flow mode" (where the text is not broken up into pages). So i have to scroll with my...
View ArticleLosing Old Covers
I'm quite sure Calibre use to keep the original book covers of the book and then add a new one to it, if it was edited. My K4PC would open up 1st, with the book cover I added, then the original. I have...
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Backup Fails
Dear Readers, First of all, I hope this thread is posted in the right place. If not, please accept my appologies, I am a newbie... I could not find any topic that helps. I have tried several times to...
View Article"Do no harm" mode?
Hi all, Is there any way to get sigil to not make ANY changes to the content, form, and structure of an ePub file when I open it? I've never really understood the point of automatically moving moving...
View ArticleA problem with Custom command
I use several custom commands and I would like to add another one in order to use Wordnet lexical dictionary from Princeton University. This command will lookup "carrot":...
View ArticleClips in Book View mode
Clips are very useful feature of the Sigil, :) but... :( - When I press button "A" (Make the selected text bold) I immediately see (in the Book View mode) that my text becomes bold. - So, I...
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