Trouble with one file

speedlever · 07-20-2011, 10:28 AM

Due to recent events with Amazon and the possible future inability to self-archive my Amazon books, I began a process of downloading and saving my Amazon books to my computer and importing them to calibre. I am using the latest version of calibre and tools 4.5 (this process is something I routinely do with non-Amazon books, but with my ability to buy and send Amazon books directly to my K3, I have been lax about saving and converting my Amazon stash.)

All files have been d/l and imported successfully with one exception: a free book:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...w_myk_ro_title

I can read it with K4PC, but when I import the 3.8MB file into calibre and try to open it, all I get is a lengthy process to open the book only to find two pages; the cover page followed by a blank page.

Is there something funky about this file or could I have done something wrong in the process?

kovidgoyal · 07-20-2011, 11:23 AM

try converting the book to epub you will get more detailed info in the conversion log. Generally when MOBI files fail to work in calibre, its because they were damaged by the drm removal process.

speedlever · 07-20-2011, 11:24 AM

Thanks kovid. And then convert back to mobi?

Edit: I found the mobi version and used the convert books button to output epub. The conversion took about 1:26. The epub version opens quickly in the calibre reader, but still only has the same two pages.

Should I try instead to import the original file but have it converted to epub instead of mobi? Then do the epub to mobi conversion?

Edit 2: alas, I cannot find any info on conversion logs. I searched the help site for conversion logs and just the word "logs", but no hits.

kovidgoyal · 07-20-2011, 11:36 AM

I just meant convert and look at the conversion log, that will tell you if the MOBI is damaged or not.

jimmybbell · 07-20-2011, 03:36 PM

Where is the conversion log?

kovidgoyal · 07-20-2011, 03:55 PM

click the rotating spinner in the bottom right to get a list of jobs, double click on the job to see its log

speedlever · 07-20-2011, 04:24 PM

Thanks. Thought that was probably what you meant, but saw nothing. I probably had other activity that erased the log.

I'm having trouble with this one file. I'm trying to import it now in ePub format, but calibre only imports it as mobi, regardless how I change and apply preferences. My calibre lack of expertise is showing. There's no DRM that I can see either.

I'll study up on it and report back later. I've been in a comfy spot with how I use calibre and now i'm having to do something different and must be missing something.

I did a file conversion to epub at one point, but the 3.8MB file still only shows up as 2 pages.

I'm also puzzled as to how K4PC finds this file. Using everything search, I can't find it on my computer except in my calibre library, but that's another issue. I'm sure that K4PC is not reading the file from my calibre library. I think.

DoctorOhh · 07-20-2011, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedlever

Thanks. Thought that was probably what you meant, but saw nothing. I probably had other activity that erased the log.

If you think the log was erased then convert the file from mobi to epub again. We can't help you without viewing the log file.

speedlever · 07-20-2011, 09:49 PM

Here's the conversion log going from mobi to epub. Again, I just get two pages for a final result, the front cover and a blank page (just like the mobi.)

For some reason, I am having trouble converting the original file from azw to epub. I can do azw to mobi, then mobi to epub.

I fear my calibre knowledge is lacking here.

Spoiler:

speedlever · 07-20-2011, 10:11 PM

And does this make any sense? (From my calibre library)

speedlever · 07-20-2011, 10:20 PM

And trying to open the mobi version again, I got this error msg after several minutes loading:

kovidgoyal · 07-20-2011, 11:23 PM

Parsing HTML...
Malformed markup, parsing using BeautifulSoup
Markup contains multiple <html> tags, merging.

in the log tell you that your MOBI file is damaged. calibre could not recover fromt he damage.

speedlever · 07-21-2011, 05:18 AM

Thanks. Is that likely a defect in the original file? A problem with the download? A problem in the conversion? Or is that possible to know?

speedlever · 07-21-2011, 06:03 AM

kovid,

Here's a question for you.

Going through the wizard, calibre is set up for my Kindle (mobi.) Why am I unable to enter preferences/behavior, change the desired output from mobi to epub, and then import a file as epub? calibre insists on importing is as mobi, regardless of my settings in behavior.

I'm missing something basic here. I thought I would import the problem book in a different format to see if I get the same result rather than convert the bad mobi file into an epub.

DoctorOhh · 07-21-2011, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedlever

I'm missing something basic here. I thought I would import the problem book in a different format to see if I get the same result rather than convert the bad mobi file into an epub.

If you import a mobi file it will be added to the library as a mobi file. If you import a epub file it will be added to the library as a epub file. No conversions happen during adding a book to the library. The desired output setting is your conversion preference output.

07-20-2011, 10:28 AM	#1
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	Trouble with one file Due to recent events with Amazon and the possible future inability to self-archive my Amazon books, I began a process of downloading and saving my Amazon books to my computer and importing them to calibre. I am using the latest version of calibre and tools 4.5 (this process is something I routinely do with non-Amazon books, but with my ability to buy and send Amazon books directly to my K3, I have been lax about saving and converting my Amazon stash.) All files have been d/l and imported successfully with one exception: a free book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...w_myk_ro_title I can read it with K4PC, but when I import the 3.8MB file into calibre and try to open it, all I get is a lengthy process to open the book only to find two pages; the cover page followed by a blank page. Is there something funky about this file or could I have done something wrong in the process?

07-20-2011, 11:24 AM	#3
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	Thanks kovid. And then convert back to mobi? Edit: I found the mobi version and used the convert books button to output epub. The conversion took about 1:26. The epub version opens quickly in the calibre reader, but still only has the same two pages. Should I try instead to import the original file but have it converted to epub instead of mobi? Then do the epub to mobi conversion? Edit 2: alas, I cannot find any info on conversion logs. I searched the help site for conversion logs and just the word "logs", but no hits. Last edited by speedlever; 07-20-2011 at 11:35 AM.

07-20-2011, 09:49 PM	#9
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	Here's the conversion log going from mobi to epub. Again, I just get two pages for a final result, the front cover and a blank page (just like the mobi.) For some reason, I am having trouble converting the original file from azw to epub. I can do azw to mobi, then mobi to epub. I fear my calibre knowledge is lacking here. Spoiler: Convert book 1 of 1 (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version) Resolved conversion options calibre version: 0.8.10 {'asciiize': False, 'author_sort': None, 'authors': None, 'base_font_size': 0.0, 'book_producer': None, 'change_justification': u'original', 'chapter': u"//[((name()='h1' or name()='h2') and re:test(., 'chapter\|book\|section\|part\|prologue\|epilogue\\s+', 'i')) or @class = 'chapter']", 'chapter_mark': u'pagebreak', 'comments': None, 'cover': u'c:\\users\\rick\\appdata\\local\\temp\\calibre_0 .8.10_tmp_ozfszs\\calibre_0.8.10_qc2j2n.jpeg', 'debug_pipeline': None, 'dehyphenate': True, 'delete_blank_paragraphs': True, 'disable_font_rescaling': False, 'dont_split_on_page_breaks': False, 'duplicate_links_in_toc': False, 'enable_heuristics': False, 'epub_flatten': False, 'extra_css': None, 'extract_to': None, 'fix_indents': True, 'flow_size': 260, 'font_size_mapping': None, 'format_scene_breaks': True, 'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4, 'input_encoding': None, 'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x058A4AF0>, 'insert_blank_line': False, 'insert_metadata': False, 'isbn': None, 'italicize_common_cases': True, 'keep_ligatures': False, 'language': None, 'level1_toc': None, 'level2_toc': None, 'level3_toc': None, 'line_height': 0.0, 'linearize_tables': False, 'margin_bottom': 5.0, 'margin_left': 5.0, 'margin_right': 5.0, 'margin_top': 5.0, 'markup_chapter_headings': True, 'max_toc_links': 50, 'minimum_line_height': 120.0, 'no_chapters_in_toc': False, 'no_default_epub_cover': False, 'no_inline_navbars': False, 'no_svg_cover': False, 'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.KindleOutput object at 0x058A4E10>, 'page_breaks_before': u"//[name()='h1' or name()='h2']", 'prefer_metadata_cover': False, 'preserve_cover_aspect_ratio': False, 'pretty_print': True, 'pubdate': None, 'publisher': None, 'rating': None, 'read_metadata_from_opf': u'c:\\users\\rick\\appdata\\local\\temp\\calibre_0 .8.10_tmp_ozfszs\\calibre_0.8.10_mk757n.opf', 'remove_fake_margins': True, 'remove_first_image': False, 'remove_paragraph_spacing': False, 'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5, 'renumber_headings': True, 'replace_scene_breaks': u'', 'series': None, 'series_index': None, 'smarten_punctuation': False, 'sr1_replace': None, 'sr1_search': None, 'sr2_replace': None, 'sr2_search': None, 'sr3_replace': None, 'sr3_search': None, 'tags': None, 'timestamp': None, 'title': None, 'title_sort': None, 'toc_filter': None, 'toc_threshold': 6, 'unwrap_lines': True, 'use_auto_toc': False, 'verbose': 2} InputFormatPlugin: MOBI Input running on c:\users\rick\appdata\local\temp\calibre_0.8.10_tm p_ozfszs\calibre_0.8.10_baosrz.mobi Extracting text... Adding anchors... Extracting images... Cleaning up HTML... Parsing HTML... Malformed markup, parsing using BeautifulSoup Markup contains multiple <html> tags, merging. Converting style information to CSS... Creating OPF... Parsing all content... Parsing dummy.html ... Forcing dummy.html into XHTML namespace Parsing styles.css ... Generating default TOC from spine... Merging user specified metadata... Detecting structure... Auto generated TOC with 0 entries. Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes... Source base font size is 12.00000pt Removing fake margins... Parsing stylesheet.css ... Cleaning up manifest... Trimming unused files from manifest... Trimming 'images/00002.jpg' from manifest Trimming 'images/00001.jpg' from manifest Creating EPUB Output... Rescaling image from 600x921 to 401x616 cover.jpeg Looking for large trees in dummy.html... No large trees found This EPUB file has no Table of Contents. Creating a default TOC EPUB output written to c:\users\rick\appdata\local\temp\calibre_0.8.10_tm p_ozfszs\calibre_0.8.10_xxfplf.epub Last edited by theducks; 07-20-2011 at 11:00 PM. Reason: Wrap log in spoiler

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07-20-2011, 11:23 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	try converting the book to epub you will get more detailed info in the conversion log. Generally when MOBI files fail to work in calibre, its because they were damaged by the drm removal process.

07-20-2011, 11:36 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I just meant convert and look at the conversion log, that will tell you if the MOBI is damaged or not.

07-20-2011, 03:36 PM	#5
jimmybbell Jimmy B. Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Florida Device: Nook	Where is the conversion log?

07-20-2011, 03:55 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	click the rotating spinner in the bottom right to get a list of jobs, double click on the job to see its log

07-20-2011, 04:24 PM	#7
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	Thanks. Thought that was probably what you meant, but saw nothing. I probably had other activity that erased the log. I'm having trouble with this one file. I'm trying to import it now in ePub format, but calibre only imports it as mobi, regardless how I change and apply preferences. My calibre lack of expertise is showing. There's no DRM that I can see either. I'll study up on it and report back later. I've been in a comfy spot with how I use calibre and now i'm having to do something different and must be missing something. I did a file conversion to epub at one point, but the 3.8MB file still only shows up as 2 pages. I'm also puzzled as to how K4PC finds this file. Using everything search, I can't find it on my computer except in my calibre library, but that's another issue. I'm sure that K4PC is not reading the file from my calibre library. I think.

07-20-2011, 10:11 PM	#10
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	And does this make any sense? (From my calibre library)

07-20-2011, 10:20 PM	#11
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	And trying to open the mobi version again, I got this error msg after several minutes loading:

07-20-2011, 11:23 PM	#12
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Parsing HTML... Malformed markup, parsing using BeautifulSoup Markup contains multiple <html> tags, merging. in the log tell you that your MOBI file is damaged. calibre could not recover fromt he damage.

07-21-2011, 05:18 AM	#13
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	Thanks. Is that likely a defect in the original file? A problem with the download? A problem in the conversion? Or is that possible to know?

07-21-2011, 06:03 AM	#14
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	kovid, Here's a question for you. Going through the wizard, calibre is set up for my Kindle (mobi.) Why am I unable to enter preferences/behavior, change the desired output from mobi to epub, and then import a file as epub? calibre insists on importing is as mobi, regardless of my settings in behavior. I'm missing something basic here. I thought I would import the problem book in a different format to see if I get the same result rather than convert the bad mobi file into an epub.

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