Frequently Asked Questions - Page 28

chaley · 09-05-2010, 01:37 PM

There is no 'should' here. Do what makes sense to you.

People use calibre for one or both of two reasons: to convert books, and to manage their library. If you use it only for the first, then put the converted books in a place that makes sense to you. If you use it for the second, then let calibre manage all the books, included the ones purchased from Amazon.

It seems to me that managing some of my books with application A and some others with application B (e.g., kindle-for-pc and calibre) is a recipe for confusion. That may be because I find myself easily confused. Perhaps it makes perfect sense to you.

Keeping the amazon books in the kindle-for-pc folder (or wherever you downloaded them to) after adding them to calibre is a personal decision. I wouldn't, but that is irrelevant. Again, do what makes sense given your usage patterns.

jangell2 · 09-05-2010, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

There is no 'should' here. Do what makes sense to you.

People use calibre for one or both of two reasons: to convert books, and to manage their library. If you use it only for the first, then put the converted books in a place that makes sense to you. If you use it for the second, then let calibre manage all the books, included the ones purchased from Amazon....

Keeping the amazon books in the kindle-for-pc folder (or wherever you downloaded them to) after adding them to calibre is a personal decision. I wouldn't, but that is irrelevant. Again, do what makes sense given your usage patterns.

Ok, so when you download books from Amazon, do you download them to the Calibre folder? How do you get them into Calibre...the Add Books Calibre function?

chaley · 09-05-2010, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

Ok, so when you download books from Amazon, do you download them to the Calibre folder? How do you get them into Calibre...the Add Books Calibre function?

theducks post just above mine addresses this question. As he says, "NO NO, Don't ever put anything into the Calibre folder."

What I do is download to somewhere else, 'process' them to remove the what-you-silly-person-you-actually-want-to-read-what-you-just-bought encumbrance, use calibre's "add books", and then convert them to epub for my reader.

jangell2 · 09-05-2010, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

theducks post just above mine addresses this question. As he says, "NO NO, Don't ever put anything into the Calibre folder."

What I do is download to somewhere else, 'process' them to remove the what-you-silly-person-you-actually-want-to-read-what-you-just-bought encumbrance, use calibre's "add books", and then convert them to epub for my reader.

Ok, I think you just said don't download to the Calibre folder. However, after downloading an Amazon purchase, use "add books" to put it into Calibre. Since it's already in Kindle format, I won't do a Calibre conversion but I can use Calibre to put the book on my Kindle. That right?

BTW, we will have two K3's. Will that cause any problems for Calibre? Will it know there are two different Kindles?

theducks · 09-06-2010, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

Ok, I think you just said don't download to the Calibre folder. However, after downloading an Amazon purchase, use "add books" to put it into Calibre. Since it's already in Kindle format, I won't do a Calibre conversion but I can use Calibre to put the book on my Kindle. That right?

BTW, we will have two K3's. Will that cause any problems for Calibre? Will it know there are two different Kindles?

You can't convert if there is DRM, but you CAN transfer.

No problems,
As long as you don't try to connect both at the same time

jangell2 · 09-06-2010, 10:10 PM

Of the formats that Calibre can convert to mobi, what would you say Calibri converts best? Can they be ranked in descending order?

theducks · 09-06-2010, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

Of the formats that Calibre can convert to mobi, what would you say Calibri converts best? Can they be ranked in descending order?

Got me, I convert from MOBI

to ePub

itimpi · 09-07-2010, 06:58 AM

You can look at the FAQ entry for this. Of course you are still constrained by the quality of the data within a particular format.

jangell2 · 09-07-2010, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

You can look at the FAQ entry for this. Of course you are still constrained by the quality of the data within a particular format.

That surprises me that LIT is the most preferred. Isn't that a Word format? It looks that way in Calibre. I would have thought an e-book specific format would be preferred.

DoctorOhh · 09-07-2010, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

That surprises me that LIT is the most preferred. Isn't that a Word format? It looks that way in Calibre. I would have thought an e-book specific format would be preferred.

No it is not a Word format it is a completely reflowable document. At its core lit, mobi, and epub are all html based. That is why these are the top three. Properly formatted lit files are as good as they get, with table of contents that convert well to other formats. Of course if you grab up home grown lit/mobi/epub files that are basic trash then trash is what you get when you try to convert them.

jangell2 · 09-08-2010, 08:28 AM

Thanks, Walt.

bestcat1234 · 09-08-2010, 10:45 PM

have a question about the kindle 3 wifi i just purchased the calibre program does not see it
why is this happening does calibre not support it yet?

DoctorOhh · 09-08-2010, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bestcat1234

have a question about the kindle 3 wifi i just purchased the calibre program does not see it
why is this happening does calibre not support it yet?

Calibre supports the K3.

What version of calibre are you running? What OS are you on? Do you have a ipod charging? Is the K3 seen by your OS as a usb drive?

You can go to Preferences - Advanced and run debug device detection then post the results here for additional help.

Stratus · 09-12-2010, 06:36 AM

Good morning.

First of all thanks for this excellent software. I would like to ask if you think offer support for DRM Adobe and other DRM in future versions.

Atte.

Santiago

rvs · 09-12-2010, 07:49 AM

Hi,

I created some custom recipes and would like to back them up (as .recipe files).

Does anyone know where these costum recipes are stored on the hard drive or how to easily back them up?

09-12-2010, 06:36 AM	#419
Stratus Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: None	Calibre & DRM Good morning. First of all thanks for this excellent software. I would like to ask if you think offer support for DRM Adobe and other DRM in future versions. Atte. Santiago

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09-05-2010, 01:37 PM	#406
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,447 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	There is no 'should' here. Do what makes sense to you. People use calibre for one or both of two reasons: to convert books, and to manage their library. If you use it only for the first, then put the converted books in a place that makes sense to you. If you use it for the second, then let calibre manage all the books, included the ones purchased from Amazon. It seems to me that managing some of my books with application A and some others with application B (e.g., kindle-for-pc and calibre) is a recipe for confusion. That may be because I find myself easily confused. Perhaps it makes perfect sense to you. Keeping the amazon books in the kindle-for-pc folder (or wherever you downloaded them to) after adding them to calibre is a personal decision. I wouldn't, but that is irrelevant. Again, do what makes sense given your usage patterns.

09-06-2010, 10:10 PM	#411
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	Of the formats that Calibre can convert to mobi, what would you say Calibri converts best? Can they be ranked in descending order?

09-07-2010, 06:58 AM	#413
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	You can look at the FAQ entry for this. Of course you are still constrained by the quality of the data within a particular format.

09-08-2010, 08:28 AM	#416
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	Thanks, Walt.

09-08-2010, 10:45 PM	#417
bestcat1234 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kindle3wifi	have a question about the kindle 3 wifi i just purchased the calibre program does not see it why is this happening does calibre not support it yet?

09-12-2010, 07:49 AM	#420
rvs Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 364 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: DR1000s, Hanlin V5	Hi, I created some custom recipes and would like to back them up (as .recipe files). Does anyone know where these costum recipes are stored on the hard drive or how to easily back them up?