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lisainchicago · 07-21-2022, 07:15 PM

@kovidgoyal

Here's something interesting based on what @BetterRed was alluding to...

1. Download AZW3 book file from Amazon.
2. Calibre auto adds/converts to MOBI.
3. I right-click on newly added book, Convert Books>Convert Individually. Dialogue pops up with AZW3 as the Input Format. I click Restore Defaults, nothing appears to happen, so I cancel out of dialogue.
4. AGAIN, I right-click on newly added book, Convert Books>Convert Individually. Dialogue pops up with MOBI now as the Input Format. (Interesting, huh?) I cancel out of dialogue.
5. I right-click Connect/Share>Email to my kindle. Calibre asks to convert to EPUB, I click YES.
6. EPUB is created and emailed.

And it WORKS!

I believe what this is telling us is that Calibre is recognizing that MOBI is set as the default input (thus the Restore Defaults setting it right on exiting/re-entering that dialogue box).
However, it's not recognizing it after the auto add/convert. Seems like because it already did a conversion once from AZW3 to MOBI on the auto-add, AZW3 is now saved as my Preferred Input for this book. So when I email at this point, the auto-conversion to EPUB uses the AZW3 as the input.

I feel like we're now in "it's not a bug it's a feature" territory, but that's not how I really want it to work. I'd like there to be some setting where the Preferred Input Format Order is always respected. At least for converting on emailing.

07-21-2022, 07:15 PM	#23
lisainchicago Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2022 Device: Kindle Oasis	@kovidgoyal Here's something interesting based on what @BetterRed was alluding to... 1. Download AZW3 book file from Amazon. 2. Calibre auto adds/converts to MOBI. 3. I right-click on newly added book, Convert Books>Convert Individually. Dialogue pops up with AZW3 as the Input Format. I click Restore Defaults, nothing appears to happen, so I cancel out of dialogue. 4. AGAIN, I right-click on newly added book, Convert Books>Convert Individually. Dialogue pops up with MOBI now as the Input Format. (Interesting, huh?) I cancel out of dialogue. 5. I right-click Connect/Share>Email to my kindle. Calibre asks to convert to EPUB, I click YES. 6. EPUB is created and emailed. And it WORKS! I believe what this is telling us is that Calibre is recognizing that MOBI is set as the default input (thus the Restore Defaults setting it right on exiting/re-entering that dialogue box). However, it's not recognizing it after the auto add/convert. Seems like because it already did a conversion once from AZW3 to MOBI on the auto-add, AZW3 is now saved as my Preferred Input for this book. So when I email at this point, the auto-conversion to EPUB uses the AZW3 as the input. I feel like we're now in "it's not a bug it's a feature" territory, but that's not how I really want it to work. I'd like there to be some setting where the Preferred Input Format Order is always respected. At least for converting on emailing.