.azw4 to .pdf

TDiana · 05-10-2012, 01:58 PM

Hi there!

I am trying to convert a non-DRM .azw4 file to .pdf. I did it before using mobiunpack.py, but I can't remember what I did last time and everything I've done so far hasn't worked.

So far, I've tried converting the .azw4 to .mobi in calibre. Then, I use mobiunpack on the file. Unfortunately, the .pdf comes out poorly, with no formatting or pictures. I think this might be a problem with the .mobi file itself and I'm not sure how to fix it.

I have also tried converting the non-DRM .azw4 directly in the mobiunpack.py script, but any time I specify the .azw4 as the input file, mobiunpack.py immediately crashes.

Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong? I've done it correctly before, so I'm not sure why it's not working this time.

I'm using ActiveState ActivePython 2.7 (32-bit). I am running on Windows 7. I have tried both mobiunpack v47 and mobiunpack v50. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: THis is the error message when mobiunpack crashes:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: pythonw.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4e04e4ad
Fault Module Name: StackHash_2c39
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.17725
Fault Module Timestamp: 4ec49b8f
Exception Code: c0000374
Exception Offset: 000ce6c3
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 2c39
Additional Information 2: 2c39e36ffa2484995532d062c430e5e2
Additional Information 3: dea4
Additional Information 4: dea4c4ca9451b47395e442eacb4e2298

DiapDealer · 05-10-2012, 02:29 PM

It must be a problem with that particular AZW4 file (or your python installation), because I have no difficulties extracting the PDFs from AZW files using the latest mobi_unpack (v.50). It's interesting that it appears to be the console-less pythonw interpreter that's actually doing the crashing. Have you tried bypassing the GUI front-end for mobiunpack and just running it from the command prompt? That would take pythonw.exe out of the equation.

Also, you could try the third-party calibre plugin version of MobiUnpack. It will allow you to extract the PDF from the AZW4 file (with no conversion involved). You can use calibre's built-in "Get new plugins" functionality to automatically install the plugin.

TDiana · 05-10-2012, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

It must be a problem with that particular AZW4 file (or your python installation), because I have no difficulties extracting the PDFs from AZW files using the latest mobi_unpack (v.50). It's interesting that it appears to be the console-less pythonw interpreter that's actually doing the crashing. Have you tried bypassing the GUI front-end for mobiunpack and just running it from the command prompt? That would take pythonw.exe out of the equation.

Also, you could try the third-party calibre plugin version of MobiUnpack. It will allow you to extract the PDF from the AZW4 file (with no conversion involved). You can use calibre's built-in "Get new plugins" functionality to automatically install the plugin.

I added the plug-in and it worked perfectly! Thank you so much!

caillou · 10-16-2012, 10:03 AM

Edit: to be deleted

Xinthose · 01-12-2013, 08:10 PM

wow, that worked perfectly for me and it was literally instant as soon as I used the toolbar. Every single bookmark is there as well. I knew after trying a dozen times with Calibre's conversion that there had to be a better way. Awesome work sir, thank you.

05-10-2012, 01:58 PM	#1
TDiana Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: none	[SOLVED] .azw4 to .pdf Hi there! I am trying to convert a non-DRM .azw4 file to .pdf. I did it before using mobiunpack.py, but I can't remember what I did last time and everything I've done so far hasn't worked. So far, I've tried converting the .azw4 to .mobi in calibre. Then, I use mobiunpack on the file. Unfortunately, the .pdf comes out poorly, with no formatting or pictures. I think this might be a problem with the .mobi file itself and I'm not sure how to fix it. I have also tried converting the non-DRM .azw4 directly in the mobiunpack.py script, but any time I specify the .azw4 as the input file, mobiunpack.py immediately crashes. Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong? I've done it correctly before, so I'm not sure why it's not working this time. I'm using ActiveState ActivePython 2.7 (32-bit). I am running on Windows 7. I have tried both mobiunpack v47 and mobiunpack v50. Any help would be greatly appreciated. EDIT: THis is the error message when mobiunpack crashes: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: pythonw.exe Application Version: 0.0.0.0 Application Timestamp: 4e04e4ad Fault Module Name: StackHash_2c39 Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.17725 Fault Module Timestamp: 4ec49b8f Exception Code: c0000374 Exception Offset: 000ce6c3 OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: 2c39 Additional Information 2: 2c39e36ffa2484995532d062c430e5e2 Additional Information 3: dea4 Additional Information 4: dea4c4ca9451b47395e442eacb4e2298 Last edited by TDiana; 05-10-2012 at 11:13 PM.

10-16-2012, 10:03 AM	#4
caillou Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: pc	Edit: to be deleted Last edited by caillou; 10-16-2012 at 10:05 AM.

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05-10-2012, 02:29 PM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,358 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	It must be a problem with that particular AZW4 file (or your python installation), because I have no difficulties extracting the PDFs from AZW files using the latest mobi_unpack (v.50). It's interesting that it appears to be the console-less pythonw interpreter that's actually doing the crashing. Have you tried bypassing the GUI front-end for mobiunpack and just running it from the command prompt? That would take pythonw.exe out of the equation. Also, you could try the third-party calibre plugin version of MobiUnpack. It will allow you to extract the PDF from the AZW4 file (with no conversion involved). You can use calibre's built-in "Get new plugins" functionality to automatically install the plugin.

01-12-2013, 08:10 PM	#5
Xinthose Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle for PC	wow, that worked perfectly for me and it was literally instant as soon as I used the toolbar. Every single bookmark is there as well. I knew after trying a dozen times with Calibre's conversion that there had to be a better way. Awesome work sir, thank you.