Custom Subject in Email to Kindle

ProverbialFlame · 12-28-2010, 11:51 PM

Is there a relatively simple way to add a subject line to the "email to" system?

My situation is I have over a hundred scanned pdfs with mixed images and text that Calibre can't convert to MOBI because there is not actual text data in the files. If I use Amazon's e-mail to kindle functionality I can add "convert" to the subject line and Amazon's system is able to convert the files successfully. All the files are in my library and I've done a lot of metadata editing, so I'd like to be able to e-mail them all through Calibre and have them converted, but I need "convert" in the subject line.

I can do a little bit of hacking in python if that kind of editing is needed, but I was wondering if there was some easier solutions.

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 12-29-2010, 12:09 PM

Use the source, Luke

ProverbialFlame · 12-31-2010, 12:50 AM

Thanks, that is what I'll do. Just checking before I got into it.

DoctorOhh · 12-31-2010, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Use the source, Luke

You didn't just say that... very punny.

kovidgoyal · 12-31-2010, 10:58 AM

I was in a scifi mood having just watched Tron: Legacy

12-28-2010, 11:51 PM	#1
ProverbialFlame Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: kindle, iphone	Custom Subject in Email to Kindle Is there a relatively simple way to add a subject line to the "email to" system? My situation is I have over a hundred scanned pdfs with mixed images and text that Calibre can't convert to MOBI because there is not actual text data in the files. If I use Amazon's e-mail to kindle functionality I can add "convert" to the subject line and Amazon's system is able to convert the files successfully. All the files are in my library and I've done a lot of metadata editing, so I'd like to be able to e-mail them all through Calibre and have them converted, but I need "convert" in the subject line. I can do a little bit of hacking in python if that kind of editing is needed, but I was wondering if there was some easier solutions. Thanks!

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12-29-2010, 12:09 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use the source, Luke

12-31-2010, 12:50 AM	#3
ProverbialFlame Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: kindle, iphone	Thanks, that is what I'll do. Just checking before I got into it.

12-31-2010, 10:58 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I was in a scifi mood having just watched Tron: Legacy