How to insert article URL?

Mixx · 01-08-2014, 04:52 AM

Hi,

is there a simple and generic way to insert into every downloaded article its URL, say at the end?

Background: I frequently read my download on a PC at my desk and find that often I'd like to jump to that article in the browser (e.g. to save it to Evernote). Of course I can select a line with the mouse and use the built-in "search in Google" facility. But it would be much cleaner and quicker if I had the URL link inserted in a clean way.

Any help appreciated.

Thanxx, Mixx

kovidgoyal · 01-08-2014, 06:02 AM

Download in epub format and set your output profile ot something other than kindle and the article links will be present.

Mixx · 01-09-2014, 02:46 AM

Thanks, Kovid!

I was afraid of that, since I am a Kindle user and my whole setup (headless server running on an old laptop to pull the news, mailing the feeds to my kindle, keeping the *.mobi files in Dropbox) is geared for that.

Well, I guess if there is no other way, I'll have to investigate the EPUB avenue for reference on the PC, but still using MOBI files for mailing to the Kindle.

Thanxx, Mixx

gianfri · 01-09-2014, 09:58 AM

I had the same question. I set my output profile to iPad and it worked surprisingly well with the Kindle. Calibre with automatically convert from EPUB to Kindle format before transferring the file.

Mixx · 01-09-2014, 01:26 PM

Thanks a million, gianfri!

I set output profile to iPad, too, did not change anything else, thus I am still getting a MOBI file that can be mailed to the Kindle directly.

For the life of me, I can not see any problems with that file. Everything seems to work just fine on the Kindle(3). I can jump between artikels, can turn the pages as usual, the contents page is in place, etc.

But:

I do get the link to the original website at the end of every article
I do get a date stamp in the filename, too, which lets me see all downloads of the same newspaper at the same time and lets me read them in any sequence I like (not just the latest first etc.)

These are substantial benefits for me. Great!

Now, all this surely does not come for free. What will I miss compared to using the proper output profile (Kindle).

Thanxx, Mixx

01-08-2014, 04:52 AM	#1
Mixx Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 387 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	How to insert article URL? Hi, is there a simple and generic way to insert into every downloaded article its URL, say at the end? Background: I frequently read my download on a PC at my desk and find that often I'd like to jump to that article in the browser (e.g. to save it to Evernote). Of course I can select a line with the mouse and use the built-in "search in Google" facility. But it would be much cleaner and quicker if I had the URL link inserted in a clean way. Any help appreciated. Thanxx, Mixx

01-09-2014, 01:26 PM	#5
Mixx Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 387 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Thanks a million, gianfri! I set output profile to iPad, too, did not change anything else, thus I am still getting a MOBI file that can be mailed to the Kindle directly. For the life of me, I can not see any problems with that file. Everything seems to work just fine on the Kindle(3). I can jump between artikels, can turn the pages as usual, the contents page is in place, etc. But: I do get the link to the original website at the end of every article I do get a date stamp in the filename, too, which lets me see all downloads of the same newspaper at the same time and lets me read them in any sequence I like (not just the latest first etc.) These are substantial benefits for me. Great! Now, all this surely does not come for free. What will I miss compared to using the proper output profile (Kindle). Thanxx, Mixx Last edited by Mixx; 01-09-2014 at 02:20 PM.

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01-08-2014, 06:02 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,870 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Download in epub format and set your output profile ot something other than kindle and the article links will be present.

01-09-2014, 02:46 AM	#3
Mixx Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 387 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Thanks, Kovid! I was afraid of that, since I am a Kindle user and my whole setup (headless server running on an old laptop to pull the news, mailing the feeds to my kindle, keeping the *.mobi files in Dropbox) is geared for that. Well, I guess if there is no other way, I'll have to investigate the EPUB avenue for reference on the PC, but still using MOBI files for mailing to the Kindle. Thanxx, Mixx

01-09-2014, 09:58 AM	#4
gianfri Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 4212 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Sony	I had the same question. I set my output profile to iPad and it worked surprisingly well with the Kindle. Calibre with automatically convert from EPUB to Kindle format before transferring the file.

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