adding .prc books to Calibre supported?

dhdurgee · 09-01-2023, 05:14 PM

I attempted today to add a .prc book to Calibre via the "Add Book" dialog and it stalled at the "Adding Metadata" dialog box, so I had to cancel it. I found that the book had not been added.

Is adding a .prc format book supported? I handled this particular case by using ebook-convert to create a .azw3 format version that I was able to add, but that took a fair bit of time and I have a number of .prc books I might want to add.

Dave

JSWolf · 09-01-2023, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dhdurgee

I attempted today to add a .prc book to Calibre via the "Add Book" dialog and it stalled at the "Adding Metadata" dialog box, so I had to cancel it. I found that the book had not been added.

Is adding a .prc format book supported? I handled this particular case by using ebook-convert to create a .azw3 format version that I was able to add, but that took a fair bit of time and I have a number of .prc books I might want to add.

Dave

Does it have DRM?

dhdurgee · 09-01-2023, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Does it have DRM?

Nope.

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At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management)

Dave

JSWolf · 09-01-2023, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dhdurgee

Nope.

What eBook is this?

Sirtel · 09-01-2023, 06:05 PM

Prc is supported. I have some books originally in .prc, bought more than 10 years ago.

JSWolf · 09-01-2023, 06:15 PM

What version calibre and what version DeDRM?

BetterRed · 09-01-2023, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhdurgee

I attempted today to add a .prc book to Calibre via the "Add Book" dialog and it stalled at the "Adding Metadata" dialog box, so I had to cancel it. I found that the book had not been added.

Is adding a .prc format book supported? I handled this particular case by using ebook-convert to create a .azw3 format version that I was able to add, but that took a fair bit of time and I have a number of .prc books I might want to add.

Dave

"Adding Metadata" dialog box - I've never seen such a thing.

I just added a .PRC (no DRM) to my Test library via drag-drop into the book list, Add from a single folder, and via Windows Send To - no sign of any "Add Metadata" dialogue.

BR

Quoth · 09-02-2023, 06:57 AM

Yes, .prc is supported. However I think sometimes ones from Amazon need renamed .mobi or .azw (not azw3). I can't remember exactly, but I have had to rename some "drm free" ebooks from Amazon that were not azw3.

Sarmat89 · 09-02-2023, 07:11 AM

PRC is a container, not a format. Some Palm formats are broken in Calibre since version 5.

Quoth · 09-02-2023, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarmat89

PRC is a container, not a format. Some Palm formats are broken in Calibre since version 5.

Yes, but most .prc and all from Amazon are ebooks.
The two pdb formats used for ebooks are Palm. The prc is a development of pdb. Any Mobipocket .prc will actually be a .mobi. The non-ebook prc files are for PDAs / PalmOS and now rare and I can't see how they would ever have worked with Mobipocket Reader (Palm OS, WinCE, Symbian, PC etc) or Calibre. Mobipocket on Palm OS can read either of the ebook formats using pdb files (which Calibre can make, as I tested them on a Palm Z22 PDA).

09-01-2023, 05:14 PM	#1
dhdurgee Guru Posts: 908 Karma: 3000002 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: K3W, PW4	adding .prc books to Calibre supported? I attempted today to add a .prc book to Calibre via the "Add Book" dialog and it stalled at the "Adding Metadata" dialog box, so I had to cancel it. I found that the book had not been added. Is adding a .prc format book supported? I handled this particular case by using ebook-convert to create a .azw3 format version that I was able to add, but that took a fair bit of time and I have a number of .prc books I might want to add. Dave

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,466 Karma: 239219453 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Prc is supported. I have some books originally in .prc, bought more than 10 years ago.

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