How to reduce nytimes .mobi files?

duydangle · 03-29-2016, 11:36 PM

Hi I'm using a calibre to download nytimes recipes for pw3 on linux, but usually the .mobi size very large, exceeds 25MB limit from gmail.

Are there any ways to reduce the file size (do not download images for examples?)

kovidgoyal · 03-30-2016, 12:12 AM

Modify the recipe. Change useHighResImages and compress_news_images_auto_size as needed.

duydangle · 03-31-2016, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Modify the recipe. Change useHighResImages and compress_news_images_auto_size as needed.

Thank you very much. I will try.

BobbyVan · 05-15-2016, 12:21 PM

Edit the recipe, and make sure
useHighResImages = False

Delete the "compress_news_images_auto_size" parameter and replace with "compress_news_images_max_size = 50".

This will ensure that all images are 50kb or less, which is perfectly acceptable for viewing on a Kindle. This makes even the Sunday papers fast on a Kindle (today's was around 11mb).

danhotchkiss · 05-17-2016, 09:08 AM

I use a modified NYT recipe on Sundays that sets recursions=0. This eliminates downloading all the past articles linked to in today's articles, and brings my MOBI file down below the 50GB limit for emailing.

duydangle · 05-19-2016, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danhotchkiss

I use a modified NYT recipe on Sundays that sets recursions=0. This eliminates downloading all the past articles linked to in today's articles, and brings my MOBI file down below the 50GB limit for emailing.

Thanks for the tip. Do you know where to get the nytimes_sub.recipe from calibre? I only found a file on github but date October 2015 which is somehow outdated?

danhotchkiss · 05-20-2016, 09:08 AM

I don't know about nytimes_sub.recipe.

I started with the standard NYT recipe (Fetch news, Add custom news source, Customize builtin recipe, New York Times [en]. I edited the recursions= line (currently line 17) and also the line (140) that says title='New York Times' so that it reads title="New York Times (no recursion)' to avoid confusion between the edited recipe and the original. Then Save.

Your edited recipe then appears in Fetch news, Schedule news download, under "Custom", where you can schedule it for Sundays.

Dan

duydangle · 05-20-2016, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danhotchkiss

I don't know about nytimes_sub.recipe.

I started with the standard NYT recipe (Fetch news, Add custom news source, Customize builtin recipe, New York Times [en]. I edited the recursions= line (currently line 17) and also the line (140) that says title='New York Times' so that it reads title="New York Times (no recursion)' to avoid confusion between the edited recipe and the original. Then Save.

Your edited recipe then appears in Fetch news, Schedule news download, under "Custom", where you can schedule it for Sundays.

Dan

Yeah that's what I mean. I guess I have to use calibre desktop on Windows. I ask the file path cause I usually fetch news by using my linux vps.

.

//Update: The file size is incredibly reduced. Thank you so much!

03-29-2016, 11:36 PM	#1
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05-15-2016, 12:21 PM	#4
BobbyVan Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	This worked for me Edit the recipe, and make sure useHighResImages = False Delete the "compress_news_images_auto_size" parameter and replace with "compress_news_images_max_size = 50". This will ensure that all images are 50kb or less, which is perfectly acceptable for viewing on a Kindle. This makes even the Sunday papers fast on a Kindle (today's was around 11mb).

05-20-2016, 09:08 AM	#7
danhotchkiss Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Kindle DX & Paperwhite	I don't know about nytimes_sub.recipe. I started with the standard NYT recipe (Fetch news, Add custom news source, Customize builtin recipe, New York Times [en]. I edited the recursions= line (currently line 17) and also the line (140) that says title='New York Times' so that it reads title="New York Times (no recursion)' to avoid confusion between the edited recipe and the original. Then Save. Your edited recipe then appears in Fetch news, Schedule news download, under "Custom", where you can schedule it for Sundays. Dan Last edited by danhotchkiss; 05-20-2016 at 09:17 AM.

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03-30-2016, 12:12 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,251 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Modify the recipe. Change useHighResImages and compress_news_images_auto_size as needed.

05-17-2016, 09:08 AM	#5
danhotchkiss Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Kindle DX & Paperwhite	I use a modified NYT recipe on Sundays that sets recursions=0. This eliminates downloading all the past articles linked to in today's articles, and brings my MOBI file down below the 50GB limit for emailing.

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