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gefluegelt · 03-23-2017, 05:14 AM

I do not know WHEN it stopped, but certainly a few weeks ago I still COULD edit my ebooks via Calibre. Not any more, unfortunately - the respective window just stays empty. Going back to version 2.70 did not help. Others I did not try.

Calibre 2.82
MacOs 10.12.3
epub format
The ebook I used for tests originally was converted from epub to mobi, so I am not quite certain what format gets edited. Upon removal of the mobi version, however, the situation does not change.

Are there ebooks around which are protected from editing? After all, I was able to convert them...

Any helpful suggestions are appreciated.

PS: I just found out at least a workaround: I could edit the mentioned ebook(s) with Sigil 0.9.8. I suspect the failure of the Calibre editor to be due to some rights restrictions perhaps implemented by recent MacOS patches.

03-23-2017, 05:14 AM	#1
gefluegelt Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: kindle	Calibre 2.82 ebook editor not working - MAC OSX I do not know WHEN it stopped, but certainly a few weeks ago I still COULD edit my ebooks via Calibre. Not any more, unfortunately - the respective window just stays empty. Going back to version 2.70 did not help. Others I did not try. Calibre 2.82 MacOs 10.12.3 epub format The ebook I used for tests originally was converted from epub to mobi, so I am not quite certain what format gets edited. Upon removal of the mobi version, however, the situation does not change. Are there ebooks around which are protected from editing? After all, I was able to convert them... Any helpful suggestions are appreciated. PS: I just found out at least a workaround: I could edit the mentioned ebook(s) with Sigil 0.9.8. I suspect the failure of the Calibre editor to be due to some rights restrictions perhaps implemented by recent MacOS patches. Last edited by gefluegelt; 03-23-2017 at 06:05 AM. Reason: new findings