09-03-2010, 02:39 PM | #1 |
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Calibre and Pandigital Novel running Aldiko?
Hey guys, got a question. How do I transfer books that I've converted to .epub with Calbre to my Pandigital novel running Aldiko? I know the books have to go in ebooks/import folder on my external SD, but how do I get Calibre to send to that folder with my PDN connected to my pc? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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09-03-2010, 03:18 PM | #2 |
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One good way is to use Connect to Folder, available under the connect button. It makes any folder into a 'device'.
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09-03-2010, 03:20 PM | #3 |
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and does that option also convert the cover images for Aldiko?
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09-03-2010, 03:27 PM | #4 |
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No. It does nothing special with covers.
This thread is a fairly detailed discussion of calibre's aldiko support. |
09-05-2010, 06:23 AM | #5 |
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I think Aldiko creates its own covers from the cover embedded in the epub file.
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09-05-2010, 07:18 AM | #6 |
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and just how do you embed a cover in an epub?
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09-05-2010, 07:38 AM | #7 |
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Many (most?) epubs come with covers.
Calibre can add/remove an epub cover during conversion. If you have an epub without a cover, use edit metadata to add it, then convert the book from epub to epub. Last edited by chaley; 09-05-2010 at 07:39 AM. Reason: Added convert epub to epub detail |
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when I convert .lrf to .epub, I download the cover and the metadata, but after I convert, I get a cover.jpg in the same folder as the .epub
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An epub is really a zip, and contains a lot of stuff. You might try getting an epub editor like sigil to see what is in one. Or perhaps the tool mentioned in this post https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...77#post1090177 |
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thanks for the links chaley! Sigil is a VERY nice/handy app!
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so does aldiko get the cover from the epub or do I need a separate cover image in the same folder as the epub?
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My advice: try it. Send a book containing a cover and see what aldiko does with it. |
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09-11-2010, 03:21 PM | #13 |
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Yes, Aldiko must extract the cover. At least, on my Android phone, if I put an .epub in the /ebooks/import folder for Aldiko, set Aldiko to import books, the book is imported into Aldiko.
It creates an ebooks/author/book/ directory, places the .epub in there and creates a .cover.png and a .thumbcover.png for it automatically (as well as a .nomedia file) |
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