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thiago.eec · 10-18-2018, 02:58 PM

Hey, Guys.

I've recently bought a Kindle Paperwhite (7th Generation). I converted a lot of ePub books to AZW3 with Calibre. These converted books were sent to my Kindle directly by Calibre.

Well, they all work fine. The conversion was perfect, except for one little detail: the Page Flip mechanism doesn't work for them (not entirely, anyway).

When I open one of those books, the Page Flip only offers the first option (page by page); the second option (grid) is always grayed out.

For testing, I used one of my books bought from the Kindle Store. The original one supports both Page Flip modes. When I striped the DRM and send it back to my device, the Page Flip breaks. This also happens with other books originally created as an ePub.

I don't know if this is an issue with Kindle (maybe its something available only for purchased books, like the "About this book" feature), or if there is any option I could change on Calibre to get it to work.

By the way: I didn't change any of the default converting options.

My Device:

Kindle Paperwhite 7th Generation
Firmware: 5.10.1.1

10-18-2018, 02:58 PM	#1
thiago.eec Wizard Posts: 1,233 Karma: 1419583 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Goiânia - Brazil Device: iPad, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Oasis	[KINDLE] Page Flip not working on Kindle with books converted by Calibre Hey, Guys. I've recently bought a Kindle Paperwhite (7th Generation). I converted a lot of ePub books to AZW3 with Calibre. These converted books were sent to my Kindle directly by Calibre. Well, they all work fine. The conversion was perfect, except for one little detail: the Page Flip mechanism doesn't work for them (not entirely, anyway). When I open one of those books, the Page Flip only offers the first option (page by page); the second option (grid) is always grayed out. For testing, I used one of my books bought from the Kindle Store. The original one supports both Page Flip modes. When I striped the DRM and send it back to my device, the Page Flip breaks. This also happens with other books originally created as an ePub. I don't know if this is an issue with Kindle (maybe its something available only for purchased books, like the "About this book" feature), or if there is any option I could change on Calibre to get it to work. By the way: I didn't change any of the default converting options. My Device: Kindle Paperwhite 7th Generation Firmware: 5.10.1.1 Last edited by thiago.eec; 10-18-2018 at 03:01 PM.