Calibre conversion issues

Pjama · 09-23-2017, 10:37 AM

Hi, I did try searching for the answers, but I can't find them, so here goes.

I converted some books from my Kindle library to my Kobo using Calibre. Most of them converted cleanly. However, one book series converted with all top margins at the absolute top of the page, with an inch or more clear space at the bottom. Not a good look.

Also, there was carryover of page numbers from the original, but they are very distractingly placed on the right hand side of the page - and they overwrite the book's text. I tried reading like this, and it's too distracting.

Can anyone help me please by telling me the settings to change in Calibre?

Thanks in advance.

PeterT · 09-23-2017, 10:58 AM

Page numbers on the right are controlled by a setting on the device. Goto Settings | Reading Settings and turn off the Show Adobe EPUB page numbers option.

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rashkae · 09-23-2017, 11:03 AM

Your second issue is just simply a preference setting in the Kobo. In Reading settings, remove the check mark next to "Show Adobe EPUB page numbers:"

Your first problem with the margins is a bit more difficult. By default output setting, Calibre overwrites page margins in book and replaces them with a default set of 5pts. (You can verify that's still the case for those books, in case you had changed the margin settings in a previous coversion. When you convert the book, click on the "Page Setup" option on left side, and confirm that the margins are all still 5pt.)

If the problem is not in the page setup option, then there is some unusual styling code in the book that will have to be manually cleaned up. You can install a "ScrambleEbook" plugin in calibre that will let you create a special version of the book with the text scrambled, which you can post here for help.

Pjama · 09-23-2017, 11:37 AM

Thanks so much, PeterT and rashkae!

The page number issue was the worst one for me, I can read with the margins the way they are, but not with the pages numbers overwriting.

Such a simple fix, but I couldn't find it. Thanks.

rashae, I'll see whether the margins are set to 5pt. I don't think I'll take it any further than that though as I don't really want to be doing a lot of editing before I can read it.

Pjama · 09-23-2017, 11:59 AM

So, I checked and the margins are all at 5pt. I did a reconversion anyway, this time with heuristic processing checked. No difference. So, I'll just put up with the skew-wiff margins - they don't look that bad really (I suppose), and I can read it fine.

09-23-2017, 10:37 AM	#1
Pjama Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 2891014 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: US Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Matcha, Libra Colour	Calibre conversion issues Hi, I did try searching for the answers, but I can't find them, so here goes. I converted some books from my Kindle library to my Kobo using Calibre. Most of them converted cleanly. However, one book series converted with all top margins at the absolute top of the page, with an inch or more clear space at the bottom. Not a good look. Also, there was carryover of page numbers from the original, but they are very distractingly placed on the right hand side of the page - and they overwrite the book's text. I tried reading like this, and it's too distracting. Can anyone help me please by telling me the settings to change in Calibre? Thanks in advance. Last edited by Pjama; 09-23-2017 at 10:41 AM.

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09-23-2017, 10:58 AM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,650 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Page numbers on the right are controlled by a setting on the device. Goto Settings \| Reading Settings and turn off the Show Adobe EPUB page numbers option. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

09-23-2017, 11:03 AM	#3
rashkae Wizard Posts: 1,276 Karma: 5935030 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura HD	Your second issue is just simply a preference setting in the Kobo. In Reading settings, remove the check mark next to "Show Adobe EPUB page numbers:" Your first problem with the margins is a bit more difficult. By default output setting, Calibre overwrites page margins in book and replaces them with a default set of 5pts. (You can verify that's still the case for those books, in case you had changed the margin settings in a previous coversion. When you convert the book, click on the "Page Setup" option on left side, and confirm that the margins are all still 5pt.) If the problem is not in the page setup option, then there is some unusual styling code in the book that will have to be manually cleaned up. You can install a "ScrambleEbook" plugin in calibre that will let you create a special version of the book with the text scrambled, which you can post here for help.

09-23-2017, 11:37 AM	#4
Pjama Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 2891014 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: US Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Matcha, Libra Colour	Thanks so much, PeterT and rashkae! The page number issue was the worst one for me, I can read with the margins the way they are, but not with the pages numbers overwriting. Such a simple fix, but I couldn't find it. Thanks. rashae, I'll see whether the margins are set to 5pt. I don't think I'll take it any further than that though as I don't really want to be doing a lot of editing before I can read it.

09-23-2017, 11:59 AM	#5
Pjama Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 2891014 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: US Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Matcha, Libra Colour	So, I checked and the margins are all at 5pt. I did a reconversion anyway, this time with heuristic processing checked. No difference. So, I'll just put up with the skew-wiff margins - they don't look that bad really (I suppose), and I can read it fine.

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