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ItalianRacer · 05-08-2012, 12:07 PM

Hi All,

I have a Kobo eReader and some PDF versions of some books that I would like to convert to ePub because the formatting of PDF files on my Kobo is cumbersome to say the least.

I am trying to use Calibre to do so on my MacBook, but so far, I am not having any luck.

I am trying to convert them by adding them, as is standard practice. When I want to convert them, I am met with the message 'Could not convert 1 of 1 books, because no suitable source format was found.'

I then tried to do another one [and the same one that got the message above], and when I did so, I was met with 'Failed to read metadata from the following:'

Can anyone please direct me toward solving this problem ? It is really frustrating because from what I have seen in guides and even video tutorials, it is as easy as can be.

Am I doing something wrong ? Thank you.

Cheers !

05-08-2012, 12:07 PM	#1
ItalianRacer Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kobo.	Trying to Convert from PDF to ePub - Please Help ?!?! Hi All, I have a Kobo eReader and some PDF versions of some books that I would like to convert to ePub because the formatting of PDF files on my Kobo is cumbersome to say the least. I am trying to use Calibre to do so on my MacBook, but so far, I am not having any luck. I am trying to convert them by adding them, as is standard practice. When I want to convert them, I am met with the message 'Could not convert 1 of 1 books, because no suitable source format was found.' I then tried to do another one [and the same one that got the message above], and when I did so, I was met with 'Failed to read metadata from the following:' Can anyone please direct me toward solving this problem ? It is really frustrating because from what I have seen in guides and even video tutorials, it is as easy as can be. Am I doing something wrong ? Thank you. Cheers !