Cant export epub with metadata embedded

sequoia1 · 08-11-2013, 02:03 AM

Ok, have read, searched, read, etc. I can not get my epubs to export containing the metadata. Devices : Windows 7, Calibre 9..43, iPhone 4, Stanza. All devices, apps etc are fully updated.
When I get books across the network through stanza : cover and synopsis are there. See photo. [great: but not the most convenient way to load for me]
When I email from calibre and open in stanza : cover is; synopsis is not.
When I "save to disk" from calibre and then send to iphone : cover is; synopsis is not. see photo : was same for last two so using same photo.
I spend many hours finding; loading; embedding my metadata : so I am frustrated when it does not show up on the file after it is removed from calibre. This MAY be an iphone thing; I have had friends load the same files on an android based phone and cover and synopsis do show for them from same files.
I am NOT a programmer; just a user. IF this can be done I need to be told exactly what settings; strings to use to make it so. Any and all help is appreciated.

kovidgoyal · 08-11-2013, 02:14 AM

You need to find a reader application for your iPhone that supports reading comments metadata from epub files. Try Marvin.

itimpi · 08-11-2013, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You need to find a reader application for your iPhone that supports reading comments metadata from epub files. Try Marvin.

Although I now strongly recommend Marvin on iPad as the best of the iOS based ereaders I do not think it is available for iPhone/iPod. I am not sure what I would recommend as the best alternative for those devices - I personally use MegaReader.

sequoia1 · 08-11-2013, 10:21 AM

Thank you for your reply. Doesn't the fact that Stanza does show it when receiving it from ONE method mean that it can do so? I thought it more likely I have not "ticked" something within calibre to make the save to disk and or email copy embed properly?

Marvin is not yet available in the app store for iphone; just ipad.

itimpi · 08-11-2013, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by sequoia1

Thank you for your reply. Doesn't the fact that Stanza does show it when receiving it from ONE method mean that it can do so? I thought it more likely I have not "ticked" something within calibre to make the save to disk and or email copy embed properly?

No - the problem with Stanza is that it takes the metadata from the OPDS catalog entry - not from the ebook itself. Calibre HAS embedded the metadata in the ebook, but Stanza is ignoring it. Therefore it is only available when you have retrieved the books across the network.

sequoia1 · 08-11-2013, 03:34 PM

thank you ... after hours of reading; this is not mentioned anywhere ..

itimpi · 08-12-2013, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sequoia1

thank you ... after hours of reading; this is not mentioned anywhere ..

Probably because most people regard Stanza as a dead product. Amazon (who now own it) discontinued all support and maintenance a long time ago.

It became obvious to me when I was working on the Calibre2opds software

08-11-2013, 02:03 AM	#1
sequoia1 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iphone, ebookwise, reb1200	Cant export epub with metadata embedded Ok, have read, searched, read, etc. I can not get my epubs to export containing the metadata. Devices : Windows 7, Calibre 9..43, iPhone 4, Stanza. All devices, apps etc are fully updated. When I get books across the network through stanza : cover and synopsis are there. See photo. [great: but not the most convenient way to load for me] When I email from calibre and open in stanza : cover is; synopsis is not. When I "save to disk" from calibre and then send to iphone : cover is; synopsis is not. see photo : was same for last two so using same photo. I spend many hours finding; loading; embedding my metadata : so I am frustrated when it does not show up on the file after it is removed from calibre. This MAY be an iphone thing; I have had friends load the same files on an android based phone and cover and synopsis do show for them from same files. I am NOT a programmer; just a user. IF this can be done I need to be told exactly what settings; strings to use to make it so. Any and all help is appreciated. Attached Thumbnails

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08-11-2013, 02:14 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You need to find a reader application for your iPhone that supports reading comments metadata from epub files. Try Marvin.

08-11-2013, 10:21 AM	#4
sequoia1 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iphone, ebookwise, reb1200	Thank you for your reply. Doesn't the fact that Stanza does show it when receiving it from ONE method mean that it can do so? I thought it more likely I have not "ticked" something within calibre to make the save to disk and or email copy embed properly? Marvin is not yet available in the app store for iphone; just ipad.

08-11-2013, 03:34 PM	#6
sequoia1 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iphone, ebookwise, reb1200	thank you ... after hours of reading; this is not mentioned anywhere ..

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