File names not working

IKindaLiekBooks · 10-04-2013, 08:04 PM

Okay So I just transferred a bunch of Darren Shan books on to my kindle (Not kindle fire) they were PDF files until I converted them to MOBI files, so when I look on my kindle the names don't show up I know this sounds bad but I hate it, I can't tell what book is which, Please tell me how I can Make it so I can read the actual iel names, The Names that are on display area stuff like
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AnemicOak · 10-04-2013, 08:36 PM

You can use Calibre to get the metadata (titles, author name, etc) how you want it to read and then transfer the books from there or do a 'save to disk' and the changes should be applied before you copy them over to the Kindle.

susan_cassidy · 10-05-2013, 12:49 AM

It sounds like the metadata is not set right in the books. You'd have to manually edit the books, one at a time, to set the metadata correctly, using Calibre, Mobi2MobiGUI, etc. to do it. Probably because PDF files don't have metadata, so it took something that seemed relevant to set the metadata to, when the conversion was done.

Dr. Drib · 10-05-2013, 08:21 AM

Please post in the correct forum.

You're talking about an issue with the Kindle, so your thread has been moved to......the Kindle Forum.

Don
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cryzed · 10-05-2013, 11:41 AM

Yeah it's definitely a problem with the metadata, during the conversion from PDF to MOBI, whatever tool you used probably wasn't able to retrieve the title of the book properly and instead used some hash-sum of the book to avoid creating several files with the same name.

Your best bet is to use Calibre to convert them and then edit the metadata easily and transfer them to your Kindle device.

10-04-2013, 08:04 PM	#1
IKindaLiekBooks Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle	File names not working Okay So I just transferred a bunch of Darren Shan books on to my kindle (Not kindle fire) they were PDF files until I converted them to MOBI files, so when I look on my kindle the names don't show up I know this sounds bad but I hate it, I can't tell what book is which, Please tell me how I can Make it so I can read the actual iel names, The Names that are on display area stuff like i 4fed7df9142e6a81

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10-04-2013, 08:36 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	You can use Calibre to get the metadata (titles, author name, etc) how you want it to read and then transfer the books from there or do a 'save to disk' and the changes should be applied before you copy them over to the Kindle.

10-05-2013, 12:49 AM	#3
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	It sounds like the metadata is not set right in the books. You'd have to manually edit the books, one at a time, to set the metadata correctly, using Calibre, Mobi2MobiGUI, etc. to do it. Probably because PDF files don't have metadata, so it took something that seemed relevant to set the metadata to, when the conversion was done.

10-05-2013, 08:21 AM	#4
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,438 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Please post in the correct forum. You're talking about an issue with the Kindle, so your thread has been moved to......the Kindle Forum. Don (Moderator)

10-05-2013, 11:41 AM	#5
cryzed Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 1050547 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Oasis 2	Yeah it's definitely a problem with the metadata, during the conversion from PDF to MOBI, whatever tool you used probably wasn't able to retrieve the title of the book properly and instead used some hash-sum of the book to avoid creating several files with the same name. Your best bet is to use Calibre to convert them and then edit the metadata easily and transfer them to your Kindle device.

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