Edit Ebook -- WOW!

CRussel · 12-13-2013, 02:37 PM

When I did my weekly grab of the current version of Calibre, I checked to see what was new, as I often do. And lo and behold, a new Edit Ebook feature. Cool. And it works with AZW3, my preferred format. Even better, saves me having to convert to ePub first.

So I fired up the new Calibre, added Edit Ebook to my second toolbar, and tried it out on a book that I'd noticed had a few things that needed fixing. Wow. A simple, easy to use interface that makes immediate sense. Very nicely done. My compliments to all who worked on it.

theducks · 12-13-2013, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

When I did my weekly grab of the current version of Calibre, I checked to see what was new, as I often do. And lo and behold, a new Edit Ebook feature. Cool. And it works with AZW3, my preferred format. Even better, saves me having to convert to ePub first.

So I fired up the new Calibre, added Edit Ebook to my second toolbar, and tried it out on a book that I'd noticed had a few things that needed fixing. Wow. A simple, easy to use interface that makes immediate sense. Very nicely done. My compliments to all who worked on it.

EB is a work in progress. There are lots of things to be done yet.
I think that Kovid has only been working on this a month. Just wait! There will be the Kovid version of more

GeekyGal · 12-13-2013, 03:56 PM

Hear! Hear! THANK YOU, Kovid, for the ebook editor. I know it's a work in progress, but what a great tool.

eschwartz · 12-13-2013, 04:26 PM

And after only a month and a half, we already have all the basic functionality of Sigil!

The development thread is here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=224525

In case anyone wishes to observe the daily progress or submit bugs/requests.

alansplace · 12-13-2013, 04:37 PM

kovidgoyal · 12-13-2013, 10:36 PM

You're welcome, all. I enjoyed developing it, as writing an editor is a new experience for me, and I learned a lot while doing it

jersysman · 12-13-2013, 11:04 PM

This is an amazing addition to Calibre. Kovid you always amaze me. Now I can edit books in whatever format my ereader uses. Simply amazing!

pchrist7 · 12-14-2013, 06:46 AM

Hi Kovid and all contributors
The new Edit Ebooks feature is fantastic.

It made me able to move a EPUB cover to the top before I converted it to the "good" old mobi format.
I must confess that I'm in unknown tereroty with all this htlm, css, xml,
Just a book reader.
So far extremely very good !!
Cheers

Dylan Tomorrow · 12-14-2013, 08:38 AM

Awesome! Thank you so much Kovid!

I had been wondering what you were up to (haven't been to the forum for some weeks). Usually when you don't add a new feature for a while it means a big new thing – and a big awesome new thing we got indeed

!

I have not tried this yet, but judging from the screenshot – as someone who sofar resorted to using tweak ebook and text editing all the files by hand – this should really ease the workflow when I am editing a creative commons ebook or just fixing some issues with a book I want to read (like annoying space-wasting empty lines between paragraphs)

.

It's extra awesome that I can directly edit AZW3 ebooks, too. Overall, this is a wonderful development after Sigil got abandoned. I'll check it out as soon as I got an ebook to edit and look forward to now be able to essentially do everything in calibre

. Well, I'll still use kindlegen for one-to-one EPUB to AZW3 conversions, but it's great to be able to leave the dozen open text editor tabs behind and to get a live preview without having to reassemble the book like with tweak ebook previously

.

unboggling · 12-14-2013, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pchrist7

I must confess that I'm in unknown tereroty with all this htlm, css, xml, Just a book reader. So far extremely very good !! Cheers

What pchrist7 said, ditto. I like it. Thank you.

GeneS · 12-14-2013, 10:23 AM

Kovid, as usual, you have been of enormous benefit to Mobileread members and Calibre users. Because I haven't encountered an ebook that I didn't want to modify at least a little, I was very nervous at the potential loss of support for Sigil. Thank you for your continued efforts -- past, present and (hopefully) future.

Katsunami · 12-14-2013, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

So I fired up the new Calibre, added Edit Ebook to my second toolbar, and tried it out on a book that I'd noticed had a few things that needed fixing. Wow. A simple, easy to use interface that makes immediate sense. Very nicely done. My compliments to all who worked on it.

Yes, this new function is quite epic, and very feature rich even after such a short development time. At some point, this function will become the official spiritual successor to Sigil. (It can be started seperately from calibre, from the Start Menu, by the way.)

I actually offered to Kovid to help extend his "basic" editor after he was done with the initial implementation, but he is way too fast. What you're looking at now, is his idea of "basic". If we give him another month, he'll probably just clone the entire Eclipse IDE as well, and call it "nice to start out with"

Almost everything I would want to do (and would be able to do, with regard to my still limited knowledge of Python, QT and Calibre's internals) is either already done, or on the to-do list.

He could only be so fast if he wrote most of Calibre himself.

Ow... wait....

BeeTee-Ess · 12-15-2013, 12:36 AM

Kovid is incredible!

Edit Book is a marvel!

timberbeast · 12-15-2013, 03:53 PM

Yess!! Kovid you have done a bang up job with the EditBook feature. I have to admit, I spent the last two days playing with it. You never fail to amaze me. Thank you very much!

larry

BaconButty · 12-15-2013, 04:03 PM

I couldn't agree more!

Using it for the first time yesterday, I was able to tidy up an epub made from a bad pdf conversion which was full of odd line breaks, page numbers and weirdly-placed images.

So easy...

Thank you !

12-13-2013, 02:37 PM	#1
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,323 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Edit Ebook -- WOW! When I did my weekly grab of the current version of Calibre, I checked to see what was new, as I often do. And lo and behold, a new Edit Ebook feature. Cool. And it works with AZW3, my preferred format. Even better, saves me having to convert to ePub first. So I fired up the new Calibre, added Edit Ebook to my second toolbar, and tried it out on a book that I'd noticed had a few things that needed fixing. Wow. A simple, easy to use interface that makes immediate sense. Very nicely done. My compliments to all who worked on it.

12-13-2013, 04:37 PM	#5
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,897 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	Edit Ebook -- WOWZERS!

12-14-2013, 06:46 AM	#8
pchrist7 Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 6514 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3 3G+Wifi, Oasis	I dont believe this ! Hi Kovid and all contributors The new Edit Ebooks feature is fantastic. It made me able to move a EPUB cover to the top before I converted it to the "good" old mobi format. I must confess that I'm in unknown tereroty with all this htlm, css, xml, Just a book reader. So far extremely very good !! Cheers

12-14-2013, 08:38 AM	#9
Dylan Tomorrow Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 640495 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Touch, Android smartphone w/ FBReader	Yay! Awesome! Thank you so much Kovid! I had been wondering what you were up to (haven't been to the forum for some weeks). Usually when you don't add a new feature for a while it means a big new thing – and a big awesome new thing we got indeed ! I have not tried this yet, but judging from the screenshot – as someone who sofar resorted to using tweak ebook and text editing all the files by hand – this should really ease the workflow when I am editing a creative commons ebook or just fixing some issues with a book I want to read (like annoying space-wasting empty lines between paragraphs) . It's extra awesome that I can directly edit AZW3 ebooks, too. Overall, this is a wonderful development after Sigil got abandoned. I'll check it out as soon as I got an ebook to edit and look forward to now be able to essentially do everything in calibre . Well, I'll still use kindlegen for one-to-one EPUB to AZW3 conversions, but it's great to be able to leave the dozen open text editor tabs behind and to get a live preview without having to reassemble the book like with tweak ebook previously .

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GeekyGal Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 13888 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle FireHD, Kindle3G, iPad, MacBook, iRex Illiad (ret)	Hear! Hear! THANK YOU, Kovid, for the ebook editor. I know it's a work in progress, but what a great tool.

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	And after only a month and a half, we already have all the basic functionality of Sigil! The development thread is here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=224525 In case anyone wishes to observe the daily progress or submit bugs/requests.

12-13-2013, 10:36 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You're welcome, all. I enjoyed developing it, as writing an editor is a new experience for me, and I learned a lot while doing it

12-13-2013, 11:04 PM	#7
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	This is an amazing addition to Calibre. Kovid you always amaze me. Now I can edit books in whatever format my ereader uses. Simply amazing!

12-14-2013, 10:23 AM	#11
GeneS eBook Enthusiast Posts: 120 Karma: 726 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-350, Astak PocketPro, iPhone, Asus eee Pad Transformer	Kovid, as usual, you have been of enormous benefit to Mobileread members and Calibre users. Because I haven't encountered an ebook that I didn't want to modify at least a little, I was very nervous at the potential loss of support for Sigil. Thank you for your continued efforts -- past, present and (hopefully) future.

12-15-2013, 12:36 AM	#13
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timberbeast stumblebum Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Roseburg, OR Device: kindle2	Yess!! Kovid you have done a bang up job with the EditBook feature. I have to admit, I spent the last two days playing with it. You never fail to amaze me. Thank you very much! larry

12-15-2013, 04:03 PM	#15
BaconButty Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 520 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: France Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 & iPad Mini & Galaxy Tab10	I couldn't agree more! Using it for the first time yesterday, I was able to tidy up an epub made from a bad pdf conversion which was full of odd line breaks, page numbers and weirdly-placed images. So easy... Thank you !