Paperwhite and collections

[nynaevelan]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Usually you just look at the file extension. azw and mobi (and prc) are mobi7 formats, but .mobi might also be a joint-mobi which is confusing. And .azw3 is ALWAYS KF8.

Importing to calibre will automatically sense which type it is and rename azw to mobi, but I believe it leaves joint-mobis as .mobi

I have converted all my files into AZ3 in Calibre, but during this update I had to reimport them into Calibre, without doing any converting at all. I ran into problems with some, and have since left them as mobi. At the time I was too busy and too lazy to figure out why they were not working in Amazon. Most likely because they are KF8s. But now that all that is done I will mess around with them to see if they are not being recognized because they are FK8. Oh and I was wrong, there are over 350 of them. But other than their name, is there a way to see which they are? I vaguely remember using something to see "into" them but it has been so long I do not remember how I did that.

[tanstaafl1963]

Originally Posted by jangell2

If I did that, it was a long time ago, yeah maybe I did. Shortly after getting my kindle kb, I discovered calibre and the collections plugin.

Can you share the link for this plugin? I'd seen another post https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...8&d=1320167182 but I get an error when I try to hit the link.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by nynaevelan

But other than their name, is there a way to see which they are? I vaguely remember using something to see "into" them but it has been so long I do not remember how I did that.

You mean, to see what format they are? You can add a custom column labeled format, and all the formats will show in it.

[Victoria]

Originally Posted by nynaevelan

Yes this is the default structure for my collections. Unfortunately the other devices that I use are not Cloud Collections eligible, ie the k4pc and k2 devices. Which is a major PITA because all my collections are created and maintained in k4pc.

I do see my pw2 collections on the android phone but I never use that app unless I am desperate to read and I have neither my pw or Fire with me, and this hardly ever happens. So I do not have two CC eligible devices, maybe I will create some on my cell to see if they do in fact upload to the pw.

Great - thanks for sharing your approach - it sounds like it's a one time job, and worth me putting the effort in.

[nynaevelan]

Originally Posted by booklover6

You mean, to see what format they are? You can add a custom column labeled format, and all the formats will show in it.

Thanks but what I was looking for was a way tell if the mobi file was kf8 or not, but I found the kindle previewer program. So now i have to test some Calibre conversions to use with the mobi editor program.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by nynaevelan

Thanks but what I was looking for was a way tell if the mobi file was kf8 or not, but I found the kindle previewer program. So now i have to test some Calibre conversions to use with the mobi editor program.

Well the format column will show MOBI or AZW3, which is KF8, so you would know at a glance.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by booklover6

Well the format column will show MOBI or AZW3, which is KF8, so you would know at a glance.

How can you tell if "Mobi" is single-format Mobi7, or dual-format Mobi7/KF8?

[nynaevelan]

Originally Posted by HarryT

How can you tell if "Mobi" is single-format Mobi7, or dual-format Mobi7/KF8?

Thank you, I was just about to ask the same thing.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by HarryT

How can you tell if "Mobi" is single-format Mobi7, or dual-format Mobi7/KF8?

I didn't know there was such a thing. Isn't KF8 the same thing as AZW3?

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by booklover6

I didn't know there was such a thing. Isn't KF8 the same thing as AZW3?

AZW3 is a "pure" KF8 file, but a Mobi file can be "pure" Mobi, or contain both a Mobi and a KF8 version of the book. You can configure Calibre to create either. The reason it's important is that Calibre plugboards don't work with "dual" Mobi files.

[tilia]

I know the Mobi-unpack plugin will give show the option to split the file into mobi/kf8 if you have a dual mobi. I think you'll have to go through the files one by one though.

Maybe the scripts behind the plugin can be used for a batch operation.

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by HarryT

How can you tell if "Mobi" is single-format Mobi7, or dual-format Mobi7/KF8?

Originally Posted by nynaevelan

Thank you, I was just about to ask the same thing.

Like I said, confusing. Maybe modify mobi-unpack to flag the joint-mobi?

And I wonder... Does the calibre editor work on joint-mobi?

[nynaevelan]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Right, I remember we mentioned that somewhere... But does it work for KF8?? Or do you have to use all .mobi?

I have been able to use to tool on my azw3 and mobi files, all my mobi files are the mixed k7/k8 format. But I have converted all of them to azw3 and then used the tool on them. So now all my Amazon files are azw3.

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by nynaevelan

I have been able to use to tool on my azw3 and mobi files, all my mobi files are the mixed k7/k8 format. But I have converted all of them to azw3 and then used the tool on them. So now all my Amazon files are azw3.

That is awesome information, thanks for testing it for us!!