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Old 12-24-2010, 04:00 PM   #1
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Hi,

Here's what happened:

1. Downloaded a book from the internet which had an all numeric name.

2. Imported into Calibre with that name.

3. Changed the name in Calibre to the "real" name of the book.

4. Downloaded to my Kindle and it showed up with the numeric name!

Why? I see nothing odd when I edit the metadata in Calibre. Yet the original all numeric name must be buried somewhere in the database.

Is there a way I can fix this?

Thanks
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Old 12-24-2010, 04:14 PM   #2
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Was it a PDF by chance? Fixing the metadata is kinda hit and miss...
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Was it a PDF by chance? Fixing the metadata is kinda hit and miss...
Yes, I think it was a PDF. But why when I change the name in Calibre doesn't THAT name go to Kindle?

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Old 12-24-2010, 04:22 PM   #4
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Because editing the metdata on the PDF itself is a pain in the ass.
I happen to have Adobe Acrobat installed on my computer and I just edit the metadata using Adobe and then it shows up fine
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when you changed the name in Calibre's meta data, did you then re-convert it?
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Old 12-24-2010, 04:31 PM   #6
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when you changed the name in Calibre's meta data, did you then re-convert it?
Probably not. The Kindle support PDF natively. Also, the metadata is updated when sending to device (in addition to converting) if the formats supports writing metadata. PDF metadata often cannot be written to existing files.
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Probably not. The Kindle support PDF natively. Also, the metadata is updated when sending to device (in addition to converting) if the formats supports writing metadata. PDF metadata often cannot be written to existing files.
Oops......sorry, you are absolutely correct.....

I was thinking it had been converted once.
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Because editing the metdata on the PDF itself is a pain in the ass.
I happen to have Adobe Acrobat installed on my computer and I just edit the metadata using Adobe and then it shows up fine
Hi,

It turned out the file I downloaded from the internet was html not pdf. My memory's not that great

And yes, the numeric name was in the html.

But still, shouldn't Calibre be able to preserve the name I give it even when sent to a Kindle? Perhaps it would have worked if I changed the name before I converted it.

Thanks.
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Old 12-25-2010, 08:05 AM   #9
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But still, shouldn't Calibre be able to preserve the name I give it even when sent to a Kindle? Perhaps it would have worked if I changed the name before I converted it.
Try converting it to Mobi instead of PDF.
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Old 12-25-2010, 08:07 AM   #10
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Try converting it to Mobi instead of PDF.
I did. It was originally html. I converted to mobi and downloaded it to my Kindle.

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Old 12-25-2010, 10:39 AM   #11
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Hi,

It turned out the file I downloaded from the internet was html not pdf. My memory's not that great

And yes, the numeric name was in the html.

But still, shouldn't Calibre be able to preserve the name I give it even when sent to a Kindle? Perhaps it would have worked if I changed the name before I converted it.

Thanks.
I don't think that Calibre 'changes' the name inside a file, only adds *more*, especially the missing parts.
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