Kindle KCB to Word???

[HybridWolf]

I read that I can use Calibre + Plugins to do this? Kindle Create is a great tool but the mistake I originally made was using Kindle Create exclusively to write some books. What I did not realize at the time was that now I am unable to copy/paste from Kindle Create to Word (or any other document) without completely losing all formatting.

I need to convert a KCB file to MS Word ASAP

Thanks!

[jhowell]

You can use calibre to convert your Kindle Create document to Word DOCX format if you install the optional KFX Input plugin. You will need to use the "publish" function of Kindle Create to produce a KPF file and import that for conversion.

[HybridWolf]

Originally Posted by jhowell

You can use calibre to convert your Kindle Create document to Word DOCX format if you install the optional KFX Input plugin. You will need to use the "publish" function of Kindle Create to produce a KPF file and import that for conversion.

Which plug-in exactly?

Thank you

[HybridWolf]

Originally Posted by jhowell

You can use calibre to convert your Kindle Create document to Word DOCX format if you install the optional KFX Input plugin. You will need to use the "publish" function of Kindle Create to produce a KPF file and import that for conversion.

When I try to Convert KPF to DOCX this is the error:

calibre, version 4.4.0
ERROR: KFX conversion failed: <p><b>Cannot convert Revenge of the Witch ITALICS</b><br><br>Exception(u"Unexpected Ion symbols used: $46\nConflicting margin properties: (u'text-indent': u'3%%', u'line-height': u'1lh', u'font-size': u'0.92rem', u'-kfx-style-name': u'F4', u'margin': u'0', u'margin-bottom': u'0.434783lh')",)</p>

Am I doing something wrong?

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by HybridWolf

ERROR: KFX conversion failed: <p><b>Cannot convert Revenge of the Witch ITALICS</b><br><br>Exception(u"Unexpected Ion symbols used: $46\nConflicting margin properties: (u'text-indent': u'3%%', u'line-height': u'1lh', u'font-size': u'0.92rem', u'-kfx-style-name': u'F4', u'margin': u'0', u'margin-bottom': u'0.434783lh')",)

In order to convert this book you can select the option "Allow conversion to complete even if errors are detected" in the "KFX Input" tab of the conversion dialog. In this case it should convert properly.

Originally Posted by HybridWolf

Am I doing something wrong?

There is formatting in your KPF file that was not seen before so the plugin reported it. It is nothing you did wrong.

[HybridWolf]

Originally Posted by jhowell

In order to convert this book you can select the option "Allow conversion to complete even if errors are detected" in the "KFX Input" tab of the conversion dialog. In this case it should convert properly.



There is formatting in your KPF file that was not seen before so the plugin reported it. It is nothing you did wrong.

I think this worked!

[fcgiii]

I just installed Calibre and do not see how to install the KFX plug-in

[theducks]

Originally Posted by fcgiii

I just installed Calibre and do not see how to install the KFX plug-in

Preferences: Get plugins: <status choice>
Will install any (MR) indexed plugin .

Other plugins are installed (ore removed) via
Preferences: Plugins: (the buttons are at the bottom)

[SvobodaT]

I was trying to solve this same problem and came across an interesting clue:
The KPF file is just a renamed ZIP archive.
So if we change the extension from KPF to ZIP we can open it with the standard Windows "compressed file" mechanism and look inside. In my case I found inside a complete DOCX file from which the KPF was formed.
Unfortunately the DOCX file does not reflect any changes that were typed in the Kindle Create SW.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by SvobodaT

I was trying to solve this same problem and came across an interesting clue:
The KPF file is just a renamed ZIP archive.
So if we change the extension from KPF to ZIP we can open it with the standard Windows "compressed file" mechanism and look inside. In my case I found inside a complete DOCX file from which the KPF was formed.
Unfortunately the DOCX file does not reflect any changes that were typed in the Kindle Create SW.

Not to necropost, but:

YES, which is why you have to follow the instructions in this thread and NOT "just" unzip the KPF archive.

Hitch