Reasonable estimate for Calibre conversion of large ebook?

markpearl · 04-24-2012, 02:06 PM

I just purchased one of those massive 25 MB books from Amazon...complete works of Thomas Hardy. It's very decently formatted, but i HATE when ebooks have "dumbquotes" instead of smartquotes.

I've been running it through Calibre for almost an hour now mobi>mobi -- the only option selected is "Smarten punctuatiion", nothing else being touched. The book _does_ have numerous illustrations...but should it be taking this long? Any estimates based on past experiences? And, more important, can Calibre be expected to convert such large books?

markpearl · 04-24-2012, 02:38 PM

PS: Just found out...at least with this ebook: 94 minutes. I'd never waited that long for previous conversions -- 10 MB was about as large as I've done -- but at least I know that Calibre can convert _very_ large ebooks. And the smartquotes are all there...

theducks · 04-24-2012, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by markpearl

PS: Just found out...at least with this ebook: 94 minutes. I'd never waited that long for previous conversions -- 10 MB was about as large as I've done -- but at least I know that Calibre can convert _very_ large ebooks. And the smartquotes are all there...

Size is not the only criteria for conversion time.
A well coded book original converts fast. Messy coded, short books can take hours.

04-24-2012, 02:06 PM	#1
markpearl Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 576732 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	Reasonable estimate for Calibre conversion of large ebook? I just purchased one of those massive 25 MB books from Amazon...complete works of Thomas Hardy. It's very decently formatted, but i HATE when ebooks have "dumbquotes" instead of smartquotes. I've been running it through Calibre for almost an hour now mobi>mobi -- the only option selected is "Smarten punctuatiion", nothing else being touched. The book _does_ have numerous illustrations...but should it be taking this long? Any estimates based on past experiences? And, more important, can Calibre be expected to convert such large books? Last edited by markpearl; 04-24-2012 at 02:08 PM. Reason: typo error

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04-24-2012, 02:38 PM	#2
markpearl Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 576732 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	PS: Just found out...at least with this ebook: 94 minutes. I'd never waited that long for previous conversions -- 10 MB was about as large as I've done -- but at least I know that Calibre can convert _very_ large ebooks. And the smartquotes are all there...

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