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Forum: Recipes 10-11-2018, 11:29 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,312
Posted By kingduct
Thank you!

I think I have it working as desired.
Forum: Recipes 09-09-2018, 08:04 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,312
Posted By kingduct
Setting is_web_edition=False in The New York Times recipe

I run a headless linux server that downloads my New York Times so I can read it on my Kindle. Running /usr/bin/xvfb-run /opt/calibre/ebook-convert "The New York Times.recipe" with options brings it...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 09-11-2012, 12:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,144
Posted By kingduct
I looked into the Sony T2 (the recently released...

I looked into the Sony T2 (the recently released followup to the T1). It sounds pretty good, but I'm having a tough time figuring out why I would choose it over a Kindle.

That said, you basically...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 09-09-2012, 11:15 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,144
Posted By kingduct
So the T1 has a web browser and that's how you...

So the T1 has a web browser and that's how you get to the file? So, it means you don't have to physically connect the device, but you still have to actively use it to download the file (with the...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 09-08-2012, 08:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,144
Posted By kingduct
Yes, something along those lines had occurred to...

Yes, something along those lines had occurred to me, but I am not interested in rooting something as basic as an e-ink ereader. It sounds like no company besides Amazon has set up something of this...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 09-08-2012, 08:01 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,144
Posted By kingduct
readers I can email documents to besides Kindle?

My 2-year-old kindle's screen broke a few weeks back. Since I bought the Kindle, I've found that the ability to email books to it is a must have for me. I may get one of the new Kindles to replace...
Forum: Calibre 10-21-2010, 06:35 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 941
Posted By kingduct
recommended download frequency in recipes?

Do the recipes for newspapers and other periodicals include information that states a recommended frequency for doing downloads? Or maybe default times and days that are used if enabled?
Forum: Recipes 10-07-2010, 06:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,548
Posted By kingduct
Having just looked in at this new forum for the...

Having just looked in at this new forum for the first time, I think there definitely should be a sticky where you can create rules for using this forum. I'll even suggest a rule to get you started:
...
Forum: Calibre 10-03-2010, 12:01 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 14,480
Posted By kingduct
Please do!

I'd love to see your script. I created a basic one, but for whatever reason the files it emailed to my kindle were much uglier in their formatting than the ones Calibre on my laptop was emailing me....
Forum: Calibre 09-20-2010, 06:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 14,480
Posted By kingduct
Thanks. So, this is what I did (if anybody else...

Thanks. So, this is what I did (if anybody else is curious) to make it run successfully:
xvfb-run ebook-convert /usr/share/calibre/recipes/san_fran_chronicle.recipe todays_sfgate.mobi

Note the...
Forum: Calibre 09-20-2010, 05:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 14,480
Posted By kingduct
I am trying this with the SF Chronicle. It works...

I am trying this with the SF Chronicle. It works fine on my machine running the complete calibre GUI. Running from the command-line on ubuntu my server that doesn't run X, I eventually get a bunch of...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-17-2010, 11:46 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 226,545
Posted By kingduct
When I saw the thread title, I was hoping a way...

When I saw the thread title, I was hoping a way had been found! Frankly, I tire at looking at the same set of dead authors over and over. I much prefer the artistic/scientific/architectural sketches,...
Forum: Calibre 09-15-2010, 06:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,464
Posted By kingduct
So, I'm finally thinking about running a script...

So, I'm finally thinking about running a script to download a newspaper based on the Calibre recipes. However, I don't see how to use ebook-convert or any of the other scripts to do so. Can anyone...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-01-2010, 02:30 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 31,396
Posted By kingduct
I'm with the crowd that prefers to use a device...

I'm with the crowd that prefers to use a device as designed. After all, what's the point of getting something that is light and easy to operate with one hand if I'm going to block some of that...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-01-2010, 01:25 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 31,396
Posted By kingduct
The back's slippery! I briefly owned a Kobo and...

The back's slippery! I briefly owned a Kobo and returned it to get the K3. It is better in almost every way, but the Kobo's back was so much better for holding with one hand! (Too bad it's button was...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 08-23-2010, 06:46 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,143
Posted By kingduct
Yes, I avoid DRM.

Yes, I avoid DRM.
Forum: Calibre 08-23-2010, 01:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,685
Posted By kingduct
If you installed it through the Ubuntu...

If you installed it through the Ubuntu repositories, it should have automatically uninstalled when you uninstalled one of the dependencies. You could also try "sudo apt-get remove calibre"

If you...
Forum: Kobo Reader 08-11-2010, 12:28 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 13,301
Posted By kingduct
Good job Kobo!

Good job Kobo!
Forum: Calibre 08-09-2010, 02:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,189
Posted By kingduct
Thanks for the quick update. I'll definitely be...

Thanks for the quick update. I'll definitely be giving this a try!
Forum: Calibre 08-09-2010, 02:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,189
Posted By kingduct
Fair enough, but according to the calibre binary...

Fair enough, but according to the calibre binary download page, you do need xdg-utils installed, which means a complete installation of x.org (which when I quickly checked for my ubuntu server would...
Forum: Calibre 08-09-2010, 01:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,189
Posted By kingduct
The previous discussion essentially said that you...

The previous discussion essentially said that you have to do a full install, but can run a lot of the stuff from the command line. In other words, if you have plenty of disk space and you don't mind...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 08-07-2010, 12:17 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 32,484
Posted By kingduct
Clint, I am not saying the Kobo is bad. I just...

Clint,
I am not saying the Kobo is bad. I just found that after several days of use it wasn't for me. Combine that with new information that came out -- the new Kindle -- and I chose to return it....
Forum: Calibre 08-07-2010, 12:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,464
Posted By kingduct
Thanks for the info. So, I would need to install...

Thanks for the info. So, I would need to install all of the libraries for Calibre (which in my case includes installing X.org) in order to just get the non-graphical elements to work. However, that...
Forum: Calibre 08-06-2010, 03:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,464
Posted By kingduct
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I run a web server....

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I run a web server. The issue is really that I need a command line tool to download newspapers once each day. Once I did that, I could create a script to sync the...
Forum: Calibre 08-06-2010, 12:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,464
Posted By kingduct
The problem is that I want to have my newspapers...

The problem is that I want to have my newspapers automatically download to the server while my desktop computer is off. As far as I can tell, the content server (under linux) requires x.org. Is that...
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