Converting to PDF file from Kindle E-Reader

[umeshg]

Converting to PDF file from Kindle E-Reader
I am using Calibre and it will not convert them to a PDF file

I understand that you cannot do this anymore

Any suggestiions will be appreciated

Thank you

[HarryT]

That's certainly not true. What problem are you experiencing when you try to convert a Kindle book to PDF? It's something I've done on several occasions, and it works absolutely fine. Obviously you need to set the PDF page size appropriately for the target device, but once you've got that right, it works very well indeed.

[umeshg]

Hi thanks for your reply
I am getting the following conversion error

Thanks

calibre, version 2.59.0 (win32, embedded-python: True)
Conversion Error: Failed: Convert book 1 of 1 (B01LWOFHD2 EBOK)

Spoiler:

Convert book 1 of 1 (B01LWOFHD2 EBOK)
Resolved conversion options
calibre version: 2.59.0
{'asciiize': False,
'author_sort': None,
'authors': None,
'base_font_size': 0.0,
'book_producer': None,
'change_justification': u'original',
'chapter': u"//*[((name()='h1' or name()='h2') and re:test(., '\\s*((chapter|book|section|part)\\s+)|((prolog|pr ologue|epilogue)(\\s+|$))', 'i')) or @class = 'chapter']",
'chapter_mark': u'pagebreak',
'comments': None,
'cover': None,
'custom_size': None,
'debug_pipeline': None,
'dehyphenate': True,
'delete_blank_paragraphs': True,
'disable_font_rescaling': False,
'duplicate_links_in_toc': False,
'embed_all_fonts': False,
'embed_font_family': None,
'enable_heuristics': False,
'expand_css': False,
'extra_css': None,
'filter_css': u'',
'fix_indents': True,
'font_size_mapping': None,
'format_scene_breaks': True,
'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4,
'input_encoding': None,
'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x032E6ED0>,
'insert_blank_line': False,
'insert_blank_line_size': 0.5,
'insert_metadata': False,
'isbn': None,
'italicize_common_cases': True,
'keep_ligatures': False,
'language': None,
'level1_toc': None,
'level2_toc': None,
'level3_toc': None,
'line_height': 0.0,
'linearize_tables': False,
'margin_bottom': 5.0,
'margin_left': 5.0,
'margin_right': 5.0,
'margin_top': 5.0,
'markup_chapter_headings': True,
'max_toc_links': 50,
'minimum_line_height': 120.0,
'no_chapters_in_toc': False,
'no_inline_navbars': False,
'old_pdf_engine': False,
'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.OutputProfile object at 0x032F10D0>,
'override_profile_size': False,
'page_breaks_before': u"//*[name()='h1' or name()='h2']",
'paper_size': u'letter',
'pdf_add_toc': False,
'pdf_default_font_size': 20,
'pdf_footer_template': None,
'pdf_header_template': None,
'pdf_mark_links': False,
'pdf_mono_family': u'Courier New',
'pdf_mono_font_size': 16,
'pdf_page_numbers': False,
'pdf_sans_family': u'MS Shell Dlg 2',
'pdf_serif_family': u'Times New Roman',
'pdf_standard_font': u'serif',
'prefer_metadata_cover': False,
'preserve_cover_aspect_ratio': False,
'pretty_print': False,
'pubdate': None,
'publisher': None,
'rating': None,
'read_metadata_from_opf': u'C:\\Users\\UMESH~1.BEL\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ca libre_cmvyqa\\3_enkx.opf',
'remove_fake_margins': True,
'remove_first_image': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5,
'renumber_headings': True,
'replace_scene_breaks': u'',
'search_replace': '[]',
'series': None,
'series_index': None,
'smarten_punctuation': False,
'sr1_replace': None,
'sr1_search': None,
'sr2_replace': None,
'sr2_search': None,
'sr3_replace': None,
'sr3_search': None,
'start_reading_at': None,
'subset_embedded_fonts': False,
'tags': None,
'timestamp': None,
'title': None,
'title_sort': None,
'toc_filter': None,
'toc_threshold': 6,
'toc_title': None,
'transform_css_rules': '[]',
'uncompressed_pdf': False,
'unit': u'inch',
'unsmarten_punctuation': False,
'unwrap_lines': True,
'use_auto_toc': False,
'verbose': 2}
InputFormatPlugin: MOBI Input running
on C:\Users\UMESH~1.BEL\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_cm vyqa\a8jsa6.azw
Python function terminated unexpectedly
Unknown book type: '\x81\xc4\xde\x02|\x8c"\x08' (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 132, in main
File "site.py", line 109, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 190, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 31, in gui_convert_override
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 25, in gui_convert
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\conversion\plumber.py", line 1060, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 241, in __call__
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\conversion\plugins\mobi_in put.py", line 33, in convert
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\mobi\reader\mobi6.py", line 79, in __init__
calibre.ebooks.mobi.MobiError: Unknown book type: '\x81\xc4\xde\x02|\x8c"\x08'

[HarryT]

Do you get an error when you try to convert any Mobi book to PDF format, or does the error only occur with that one particular book? Can you convert that book to a different format, such as ePub?

I've just tried converting a couple of different Mobi books to PDF with 64-bit Calibre 3.4 running on Windows 10 and it worked fine.

[umeshg]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Do you get an error when you try to convert any Mobi book to PDF format, or does the error only occur with that one particular book? Can you convert that book to a different format, such as ePub?

I've just tried converting a couple of different Mobi books to PDF with 64-bit Calibre 3.4 running on Windows 10 and it worked fine.

Hi

I tried to covert to ePub and I am getting the same conversion Error

Can I e-mail you screen print in case I am not selecting the settings correctly

I understand there a limits on what I ca post on the forum

Thanks again for your help

[HarryT]

If you get an error when you try to convert the Mobi file to ePub, that suggests that the problem lies with that particular Mobi file.

I'd suggest reporting the bug at https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre and attaching the Mobi file to the bug report. Mark the report as "private" so the book is not publicly visible.

Are you able to read the Mobi book on a Kindle (or Kindle App)?

[theducks]

2.50 is a fairly old RELEASE version.
Since 3.x is out, there will not be 'bug fixes' (no more 2.x releases) on 2.x, even if it was a bug.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by theducks

2.50 is a fairly old RELEASE version.
Since 3.x is out, there will not be 'bug fixes' (no more 2.x releases) on 2.x, even if it was a bug.

The line:

Unknown book type: '\x81\xc4\xde\x02|\x8c"\x08' (Error Code: 1)

suggests that this is not a valid Mobi file. I doubt that installing a more recent version of Calibre will help, although it is of course worth trying!

[theducks]

Originally Posted by HarryT

The line:



suggests that this is not a valid Mobi file. I doubt that installing a more recent version of Calibre will help, although it is of course worth trying!

Yup
I did hedge my statement wit an "if"

[jhowell]

Kindle firmware 5.6.5 or later receives most books from Amazon in KFX format, which cannot be converted by calibre. A more up-to-date calibre version would have given an explicit message about KFX and referred you to the thread on dealing with KFX format. (If you have an e-ink Kindle you should use the third method described there.)

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by umeshg

calibre.ebooks.mobi.MobiError: Unknown book type: '\x81\xc4\xde\x02|\x8c"\x08'

It's a KFX file. See this thread on how to get a KF8/AZW3 file instead.