Opening hyperlinks in Calibre EPUB news documents on the Nook

TimboK · 11-29-2010, 06:36 AM

New Nook owner. Just found Calibre (using PC version and Vista) and will be using it for ebook management. I was also setting up some news sites to download and have come across a problem I have not seen an answer for in the forum.

I downloaded 2 periodicals (UTNE reader and Linux Magazine). I can read the epub versions fine on my PC because I can click links which then open in a browser (for UTNE) or in Adobe (for Linux Magazine links) but when transferred to my Nook, I can't seem to "click" or select the links to get the articles (or expanded articles in Linux Magazine). Is there a simple solution to get the links on the Nook to open?

I have been using EPUB as the output format for the Nook and it is WiFi enabled and connected to a network.

Thank you and any help would be appreciated!

RAH · 11-29-2010, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimboK

I have been using EPUB as the output format for the Nook and it is WiFi enabled and connected to a network.

Your saying that you are using EPUB as the "output format" makes it sound like you are using Calibre to do a CONVERSION. Is this true, and if so, what are you converting from (i.e. what format are the magazines in originally)?

TimboK · 11-29-2010, 03:15 PM

Thanks RAH.

I am using the default output from the Fetch News options in Calibre. The file that is generated for both Utne Reader and Linux Magazine news is listed as EPUB. I have not converted the file to any other format. Sorry if that was confusing. Still getting used to the terminology.

Tim

RAH · 11-29-2010, 03:38 PM

Oh OK. Unfortunately, I have never done a Fetch News with Calibre. There is a section in the Help file which talks about it: "Adding your favorite news website" . You might take a look.

Also, is there some way to get either magazine on the magazine's website - I mean as a PDF or even an epub file? If so, that might work better than using this news feature. From reading the help, it appears that this News feature requires a conversion (by Calibre during the download), which is where you are probably losing your links.

Sorry I cannot help more, but maybe someone else can now that you have given us more info.

TimboK · 11-29-2010, 04:18 PM

Thank you for helping me think about it! We'll see if anyone else chimes in.

Best, Tim

11-29-2010, 06:36 AM	#1
TimboK Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook	Opening hyperlinks in Calibre EPUB news documents on the Nook New Nook owner. Just found Calibre (using PC version and Vista) and will be using it for ebook management. I was also setting up some news sites to download and have come across a problem I have not seen an answer for in the forum. I downloaded 2 periodicals (UTNE reader and Linux Magazine). I can read the epub versions fine on my PC because I can click links which then open in a browser (for UTNE) or in Adobe (for Linux Magazine links) but when transferred to my Nook, I can't seem to "click" or select the links to get the articles (or expanded articles in Linux Magazine). Is there a simple solution to get the links on the Nook to open? I have been using EPUB as the output format for the Nook and it is WiFi enabled and connected to a network. Thank you and any help would be appreciated!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Opening hyperlinks in EPUB news documents on the Nook	TimboK	Calibre	2	11-29-2010 06:29 AM
pulling an entire website into Calibre and generate an epub file using news function?	N13L5	Calibre	2	10-06-2010 09:00 PM
Calibre > ePUB Output > View Same on Nook	Themus	Calibre	1	04-20-2010 09:10 PM
Calibre News Epub Image Scaling	grib	Calibre	3	01-07-2010 06:45 AM
505 always freezes when opening news	daithi81	Sony Reader	2	09-22-2009 03:18 PM

11-29-2010, 03:15 PM	#3
TimboK Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook	Thanks RAH. I am using the default output from the Fetch News options in Calibre. The file that is generated for both Utne Reader and Linux Magazine news is listed as EPUB. I have not converted the file to any other format. Sorry if that was confusing. Still getting used to the terminology. Tim

11-29-2010, 03:38 PM	#4
RAH Guru Posts: 611 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Color Nook; Nook Touch	Oh OK. Unfortunately, I have never done a Fetch News with Calibre. There is a section in the Help file which talks about it: "Adding your favorite news website" . You might take a look. Also, is there some way to get either magazine on the magazine's website - I mean as a PDF or even an epub file? If so, that might work better than using this news feature. From reading the help, it appears that this News feature requires a conversion (by Calibre during the download), which is where you are probably losing your links. Sorry I cannot help more, but maybe someone else can now that you have given us more info.

11-29-2010, 04:18 PM	#5
TimboK Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook	Thank you for helping me think about it! We'll see if anyone else chimes in. Best, Tim

Advert

Advert