Question on how Calibre converts

rahulm · 06-09-2010, 10:39 PM

Hi guys,

Just had a quick question. Say I have a book in .lit format. I click convert and it converts it to .LRF. Now I wish to convert to .ePub.

Will Calibre convert from the .lit or from the newly created LRF?
Is there a difference? Which format is best to keep as a source format?

Any information would be helpful because I often wonder if I could have gotten better conversion using one format over the other.

toddos · 06-10-2010, 01:11 AM

You can choose whatever you would like to convert from using the dropdown on the top-left of the convert dialog. I tend to go from source->epub->lrf and the lrf conversion always starts from the epub by default. I don't know if it would start from source or lrf if I went the other way around.

wallcraft · 06-10-2010, 01:15 AM

LIT and ePub are very similar, so I would definitely start from LIT.

06-09-2010, 10:39 PM	#1
rahulm Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 22164 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: None	Question on how Calibre converts Hi guys, Just had a quick question. Say I have a book in .lit format. I click convert and it converts it to .LRF. Now I wish to convert to .ePub. Will Calibre convert from the .lit or from the newly created LRF? Is there a difference? Which format is best to keep as a source format? Any information would be helpful because I often wonder if I could have gotten better conversion using one format over the other. Last edited by rahulm; 06-09-2010 at 10:42 PM.

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06-10-2010, 01:11 AM	#2
toddos Guru Posts: 695 Karma: 822675 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Nokia Lumia 920 (Freda)	You can choose whatever you would like to convert from using the dropdown on the top-left of the convert dialog. I tend to go from source->epub->lrf and the lrf conversion always starts from the epub by default. I don't know if it would start from source or lrf if I went the other way around.

06-10-2010, 01:15 AM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	LIT and ePub are very similar, so I would definitely start from LIT.

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