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kanzhe · 07-30-2011, 08:59 AM

Hi folks,

I've been trying to figure out how to print a few pages of an ebook. I'm using the latest Calibre for Mac. The book is EPUB that I've converted to MOBI, so I can two versions. I know that the print feature in the Calibre reader is broken. Does anybody know a good to print EPUB or MOBI?

I've tried converting to PDF and there a lot of problems, ranging from:

1) jobs that refuse to finish (says file is too big...this is because converting to PDF is really not efficient--usually books just a few megabytes in size are turned into gigabyte PDFs),

2) PDFs where the pages are little just thumbnails (i.e. you can't zoom in and they appear on my screen about the size of my thumb's nail),

3) PDFs that are readable but unprintable...size 80 font, no margins, no diagrams, maps, pictures. I know this has something to do with which output format you pick--what's good for the Kindle is not good for your printer--but even the generic layout is not printer friendly.

Any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

07-30-2011, 08:59 AM	#1
kanzhe Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Good way to print EPUB/MOBI? Hi folks, I've been trying to figure out how to print a few pages of an ebook. I'm using the latest Calibre for Mac. The book is EPUB that I've converted to MOBI, so I can two versions. I know that the print feature in the Calibre reader is broken. Does anybody know a good to print EPUB or MOBI? I've tried converting to PDF and there a lot of problems, ranging from: 1) jobs that refuse to finish (says file is too big...this is because converting to PDF is really not efficient--usually books just a few megabytes in size are turned into gigabyte PDFs), 2) PDFs where the pages are little just thumbnails (i.e. you can't zoom in and they appear on my screen about the size of my thumb's nail), 3) PDFs that are readable but unprintable...size 80 font, no margins, no diagrams, maps, pictures. I know this has something to do with which output format you pick--what's good for the Kindle is not good for your printer--but even the generic layout is not printer friendly. Any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks!