Colon in title turns into an underscore on Kindle menu

Connor Carroll · 12-22-2013, 02:05 PM

Hello,

I added a book to my kindle that has a colon in the title;' when I added it to my Kindle, the title turned the colon into an underscore. "The Irish Americans: A History" become "The Irish Americans_ A History."

Is there any way to use Calibre to change this so that it correctly displays the colon in the title? I tried going in to edit the metadata but I wasn't successful in making it display correctly on my Kindle. It's bothering me a lot for some reason. I know it's possible because I have other books with colons in the title that display correctly.

Thanks!

CC

Connor Carroll · 12-22-2013, 02:18 PM

I used the Send to Kindle app to send the book to my Kindle. I don't know if that application is responsible for the colon/underscore thing or what.

Connor Carroll · 12-22-2013, 02:20 PM

Never mind; I tried dragging and dropping the book directly to my Kindle and the same problem persists.

theducks · 12-22-2013, 03:40 PM

A Colon is not allowed in filenames

eschwartz · 12-22-2013, 06:39 PM

The filename or the book title in the Kindle home screen? The filename as theducks said will not be able to be saved with a colon, but the metadata title should have a colon if you check in the Kindle home screen.

Connor Carroll · 12-23-2013, 01:07 AM

I want the colon to show up on the Kindle home screen. The metadata title has a colon but it's not displaying on the Kindle.

kovidgoyal · 12-23-2013, 01:14 AM

The file in question is probably a PDF. Kindle's cannot read metadata from PDF files, therefore they use the filenames. Your only options are to change the colon to a semi-colon or other separator character, or use a format other than PDF, or use a device other than a Kindle, that can read metadata from PDF

Connor Carroll · 12-23-2013, 10:45 PM

Ok! Thanks for your help!

12-22-2013, 02:05 PM	#1
Connor Carroll Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle Keyboard	Colon in title turns into an underscore on Kindle menu Hello, I added a book to my kindle that has a colon in the title;' when I added it to my Kindle, the title turned the colon into an underscore. "The Irish Americans: A History" become "The Irish Americans_ A History." Is there any way to use Calibre to change this so that it correctly displays the colon in the title? I tried going in to edit the metadata but I wasn't successful in making it display correctly on my Kindle. It's bothering me a lot for some reason. I know it's possible because I have other books with colons in the title that display correctly. Thanks! CC

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12-22-2013, 02:18 PM	#2
Connor Carroll Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle Keyboard	I used the Send to Kindle app to send the book to my Kindle. I don't know if that application is responsible for the colon/underscore thing or what.

12-22-2013, 02:20 PM	#3
Connor Carroll Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle Keyboard	Never mind; I tried dragging and dropping the book directly to my Kindle and the same problem persists.

12-22-2013, 03:40 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,801 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	A Colon is not allowed in filenames

12-22-2013, 06:39 PM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The filename or the book title in the Kindle home screen? The filename as theducks said will not be able to be saved with a colon, but the metadata title should have a colon if you check in the Kindle home screen.

12-23-2013, 01:07 AM	#6
Connor Carroll Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle Keyboard	I want the colon to show up on the Kindle home screen. The metadata title has a colon but it's not displaying on the Kindle.

12-23-2013, 01:14 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The file in question is probably a PDF. Kindle's cannot read metadata from PDF files, therefore they use the filenames. Your only options are to change the colon to a semi-colon or other separator character, or use a format other than PDF, or use a device other than a Kindle, that can read metadata from PDF

12-23-2013, 10:45 PM	#8
Connor Carroll Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle Keyboard	Ok! Thanks for your help!

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