Zune HD Ebook Reader

VinceMoser · 03-06-2011, 05:09 PM

Recently, a Zune HD Ebook reader was released, and it wasn't accepting books from any source but feedbooks. A discovery was made - calibre puts the metadata in HTML format, and the Zune needs it in XML. So, it leads me to the question, does anyone know of any converters that put the metadata in XML (for instance, converting a MOBI or LIT ebook to ePub with XML metadata)? This would be very handy. Thanks!

Also, I was told to move it into this forum.

itimpi · 03-06-2011, 05:17 PM

What makes you think that calibre does not put the metadata in XML format? The epub standard mandates that everything is stored as XML (or in the case of text related fields as xhtml which is just a specialsed xml format).

I suspect that more detail will be required to get to the bottom of what you are actually stating as the problem.

VinceMoser · 03-06-2011, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

What makes you think that calibre does not put the metadata in XML format? The epub standard mandates that everything is stored as XML (or in the case of text related fields as xhtml which is just a specialsed xml format).

I suspect that more detail will be required to get to the bottom of what you are actually stating as the problem.

The reader picks up everything from feedbooks but nothing else when you select add source. I have determined that this is because the books off of Feedbooks all have the metadata in XML, while Calibre makes it HTML.

kovidgoyal · 03-06-2011, 07:53 PM

metadata in epubs created by calibre are in XML, specifically in OPF 2.0 as the epub standard mandates.

Manichean · 03-07-2011, 02:12 AM

Are you, perhaps, talking about the Calibre content server and not the metadata inside the ebook files themselves?

itimpi · 03-07-2011, 04:55 AM

I had not thought that he might mean the Content server! If he is pointing at the HTML version of the Content Server pages then it would not be surpising that HTML is delivered

. The xml version of the pages is likely to need the /opds (or /stanza) appended to the URL.

VinceMoser · 03-07-2011, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

I had not thought that he might mean the Content server! If he is pointing at the HTML version of the Content Server pages then it would not be surpising that HTML is delivered

. The xml version of the pages is likely to need the /opds (or /stanza) appended to the URL.

That sounds like it would cause it, because it's not accepting the eBook server, weather I host it on my website or through calibre (on my own website I was just putting the ebook in a folder with the metadata and trying that way). Sorry for being new with this, but what exactly should I do to resolve this issue? Thank you.
Also, everyone on zuneboards has the same problem, and we're hoping it's not just a broken piece of software (the zune e-reader). Anyone who has tried to run it through calibre has been unsuccessful. And Calibre2opds doesn't work either.

itimpi · 03-07-2011, 02:19 PM

The first thing to confirm is whether the issue is with the Content server or with the book files themselves.

Are there any good URL's that talk about the Zune e-reader? With some good reference site it should be possible to resolve this issue.

VinceMoser · 03-07-2011, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

The first thing to confirm is whether the issue is with the Content server or with the book files themselves.

Are there any good URL's that talk about the Zune e-reader? With some good reference site it should be possible to resolve this issue.

http://anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61584
That's the most information on it (mainly the second page.)

03-06-2011, 05:09 PM	#1
VinceMoser Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Zune HD	Zune HD Ebook Reader Recently, a Zune HD Ebook reader was released, and it wasn't accepting books from any source but feedbooks. A discovery was made - calibre puts the metadata in HTML format, and the Zune needs it in XML. So, it leads me to the question, does anyone know of any converters that put the metadata in XML (for instance, converting a MOBI or LIT ebook to ePub with XML metadata)? This would be very handy. Thanks! Also, I was told to move it into this forum.

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03-06-2011, 05:17 PM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	What makes you think that calibre does not put the metadata in XML format? The epub standard mandates that everything is stored as XML (or in the case of text related fields as xhtml which is just a specialsed xml format). I suspect that more detail will be required to get to the bottom of what you are actually stating as the problem.

03-06-2011, 07:53 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,258 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	metadata in epubs created by calibre are in XML, specifically in OPF 2.0 as the epub standard mandates.

03-07-2011, 02:12 AM	#5
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Are you, perhaps, talking about the Calibre content server and not the metadata inside the ebook files themselves?

03-07-2011, 04:55 AM	#6
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	I had not thought that he might mean the Content server! If he is pointing at the HTML version of the Content Server pages then it would not be surpising that HTML is delivered . The xml version of the pages is likely to need the /opds (or /stanza) appended to the URL.

03-07-2011, 02:19 PM	#8
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	The first thing to confirm is whether the issue is with the Content server or with the book files themselves. Are there any good URL's that talk about the Zune e-reader? With some good reference site it should be possible to resolve this issue.

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