Automatically converting to multiple formats

anoved · 02-13-2012, 01:33 PM

Is there a way to configure Calibre to automatically convert fetched news to multiple formats, or, more generally, to automatically convert any ebook to multiple formats when imported?

I have Mobi/Kindle selected as my preferred output format and profile, since I read ebooks mostly with my Kindle. However, I keep Mobi and ePub versions of all my ebooks, for compatibility with other readers and software (such as I use on my phone). At present, I manually convert new Mobi files to ePub (or to Mobi, if obtained in ePub format). I would like this to happen automatically - so that whether I import an ePub or Mobi file, Calibre automatically prepares a copy in the complementary format.

Is there a setting or plugin that can achieve this? Alternatively, for the specific case of news recipes, can this be somehow scripted in the recipe (overriding the default output format)?

theducks · 02-13-2012, 02:42 PM

No
Unless you resort to a batch file using the CLI .

02-13-2012, 01:33 PM	#1
anoved Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 1005240 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPhone	Automatically converting to multiple formats Is there a way to configure Calibre to automatically convert fetched news to multiple formats, or, more generally, to automatically convert any ebook to multiple formats when imported? I have Mobi/Kindle selected as my preferred output format and profile, since I read ebooks mostly with my Kindle. However, I keep Mobi and ePub versions of all my ebooks, for compatibility with other readers and software (such as I use on my phone). At present, I manually convert new Mobi files to ePub (or to Mobi, if obtained in ePub format). I would like this to happen automatically - so that whether I import an ePub or Mobi file, Calibre automatically prepares a copy in the complementary format. Is there a setting or plugin that can achieve this? Alternatively, for the specific case of news recipes, can this be somehow scripted in the recipe (overriding the default output format)?

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02-13-2012, 02:42 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,809 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	No Unless you resort to a batch file using the CLI .

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