Mobipocket output - Page 11

bwaldron · 03-13-2009, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMikeD

I disagree. I've had half a dozen books I purchased for the Kindle that don't sort properly, indexing by the first name instead of the last, and it's always been due to improperly entered author metadata. Some of which I've managed to correct.There have been a number of threads on other forums complaining about this.

That's strange, then. My library on the Kindle has a mix of (first last) and (last, first) in the author tags and the Kindle sorts them correctly in the library listing and presents them as (first last) in the header while reading. Guess I'm just lucky.

etherspin · 03-14-2009, 09:08 PM

I used a .cbz comic file as input ( a 350mb, black and white, approx 400 page manga!!) ticked cropping to get rid of the white space border thats thick and on every edge and i outputted to .mobi, the file loaded quickly on cybook, took 54mb but still looked identical to the pdf, i.e. the white space wouldnt crop away.. its so close to easily legible i can taste it !!

tlrowley · 03-15-2009, 12:00 PM

Is there any way to edit a specific EXTH entry? Since K2 has added personal documents, I'd like to add cdetype=PDOC so that docs I transfer from Calibre end up identified as "Personal Documents".

Thanks

tompe · 03-15-2009, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlrowley

Is there any way to edit a specific EXTH entry? Since K2 has added personal documents, I'd like to add cdetype=PDOC so that docs I transfer from Calibre end up identified as "Personal Documents".

Thanks

You can do it with mobi2mobi (part of MobiPerl).

llasram · 03-16-2009, 09:06 AM

@tlrowley What are the other implications of that? A quick search hasn't turned up any info on what the 'cdetype' entry is used for.

kovidgoyal · 03-16-2009, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by llasram

@tlrowley What are the other implications of that? A quick search hasn't turned up any info on what the 'cdetype' entry is used for.

As far as I can tell its just used for categorization on the Kindle. The Topaz books have it too in their metadata

Dennis1187 · 03-18-2009, 11:23 AM

Small question. I have many mobipocket files without correct megadata and covers. When I bring them into Calibre I can correct the megadata but when I add covers and save to disc the covers will not show up in the mobipocket reader. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for any help --great product by the way!

AnemicOak · 03-18-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis1187

Small question. I have many mobipocket files without correct megadata and covers. When I bring them into Calibre I can correct the megadata but when I add covers and save to disc the covers will not show up in the mobipocket reader. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for any help --great product by the way!

I could be wrong, but I think you have to run a conversion for the cover to get replaced.

starrigger · 03-18-2009, 12:58 PM

If I understand this right--and I was just asking a similar question in another thread, so I hope Kovid will correct me if I get it wrong--when you save the files to disk from Calibre, it puts all your new metadata into a .opd file that it stores along with the mobi file. If you then Add that file back into Calibre (don't drag and drop, but use the Add File command), the data gets read and incorporated into the book file at that time--to the extent that the file format supports it.

I don't fully understand the reason for requiring the extra step. I wonder if this might be a place to suggest an enhancement, so that Saving a book file to disk would incorporate those changes, where possible, into the book file in one step.

Dennis1187 · 03-18-2009, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starrigger

If I understand this right--and I was just asking a similar question in another thread, so I hope Kovid will correct me if I get it wrong--when you save the files to disk from Calibre, it puts all your new metadata into a .opd file that it stores along with the mobi file. If you then Add that file back into Calibre (don't drag and drop, but use the Add File command), the data gets read and incorporated into the book file at that time--to the extent that the file format supports it.

I don't fully understand the reason for requiring the extra step. I wonder if this might be a place to suggest an enhancement, so that Saving a book file to disk would incorporate those changes, where possible, into the book file in one step.

Thanks starrigger I'll try that.

Dennis1187 · 03-18-2009, 07:29 PM

The following was a file that I discovered in the Calibre folder where the mobi book with the added cover resides:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\gui2\update.pyo", line 15, in run
File "urllib.pyo", line 87, in urlopen
File "urllib.pyo", line 203, in open
File "urllib.pyo", line 338, in open_http
File "httplib.pyo", line 868, in endheaders
File "httplib.pyo", line 740, in _send_output
File "httplib.pyo", line 699, in send
File "httplib.pyo", line 683, in connect
File "socket.pyo", line 498, in create_connection
IOError: [Errno socket error] [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\ebooks\mobi\read er.py", line 555, in get_metadata
File "PIL\Image.pyo", line 1916, in open
IOError: cannot identify image file
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\ebooks\mobi\read er.py", line 555, in get_metadata
File "PIL\Image.pyo", line 1916, in open
IOError: cannot identify image file
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\ebooks\mobi\read er.py", line 555, in get_metadata
File "PIL\Image.pyo", line 1916, in open
IOError: cannot identify image file

kovidgoyal · 03-18-2009, 07:41 PM

Just convert the file, the new cover will be included in the conversion

Dennis1187 · 03-18-2009, 08:28 PM

Duh, am I dumb. I never thought to convert mobi to mobi. Thanks for the simple solution!

starrigger · 03-19-2009, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis1187

Duh, am I dumb. I never thought to convert mobi to mobi. Thanks for the simple solution!

Dumb? It wouldn't have occurred to me, either.

Does that mean that a shorter way to incorporate changes in cover or metadata into the book file is to just run a conversion, even if it's to the same format? (As opposed to Saving, then reimporting.)

kovidgoyal · 03-19-2009, 01:34 AM

Yeah you could just convert, in which case calibre will use the metadata in your library to populate the metadata fields of the converted book.

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03-14-2009, 09:08 PM	#152
etherspin Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 292 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: none	I used a .cbz comic file as input ( a 350mb, black and white, approx 400 page manga!!) ticked cropping to get rid of the white space border thats thick and on every edge and i outputted to .mobi, the file loaded quickly on cybook, took 54mb but still looked identical to the pdf, i.e. the white space wouldnt crop away.. its so close to easily legible i can taste it !!

03-15-2009, 12:00 PM	#153
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	Is there any way to edit a specific EXTH entry? Since K2 has added personal documents, I'd like to add cdetype=PDOC so that docs I transfer from Calibre end up identified as "Personal Documents". Thanks

03-16-2009, 09:06 AM	#155
llasram Reticulator of Tharn Posts: 618 Karma: 400000 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: EST Device: Sony PRS-505	@tlrowley What are the other implications of that? A quick search hasn't turned up any info on what the 'cdetype' entry is used for.

03-18-2009, 11:23 AM	#157
Dennis1187 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Where the palm trees grow Device: IPAQrx1950	Small question. I have many mobipocket files without correct megadata and covers. When I bring them into Calibre I can correct the megadata but when I add covers and save to disc the covers will not show up in the mobipocket reader. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for any help --great product by the way!

03-18-2009, 12:58 PM	#159
starrigger Jeffrey A. Carver Posts: 1,355 Karma: 1107383 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Device: Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus, Droid phone, Nook HD+	If I understand this right--and I was just asking a similar question in another thread, so I hope Kovid will correct me if I get it wrong--when you save the files to disk from Calibre, it puts all your new metadata into a .opd file that it stores along with the mobi file. If you then Add that file back into Calibre (don't drag and drop, but use the Add File command), the data gets read and incorporated into the book file at that time--to the extent that the file format supports it. I don't fully understand the reason for requiring the extra step. I wonder if this might be a place to suggest an enhancement, so that Saving a book file to disk would incorporate those changes, where possible, into the book file in one step.

03-18-2009, 07:29 PM	#161
Dennis1187 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Where the palm trees grow Device: IPAQrx1950	The following was a file that I discovered in the Calibre folder where the mobi book with the added cover resides: Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre\gui2\update.pyo", line 15, in run File "urllib.pyo", line 87, in urlopen File "urllib.pyo", line 203, in open File "urllib.pyo", line 338, in open_http File "httplib.pyo", line 868, in endheaders File "httplib.pyo", line 740, in _send_output File "httplib.pyo", line 699, in send File "httplib.pyo", line 683, in connect File "socket.pyo", line 498, in create_connection IOError: [Errno socket error] [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\ebooks\mobi\read er.py", line 555, in get_metadata File "PIL\Image.pyo", line 1916, in open IOError: cannot identify image file Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\ebooks\mobi\read er.py", line 555, in get_metadata File "PIL\Image.pyo", line 1916, in open IOError: cannot identify image file Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\ebooks\mobi\read er.py", line 555, in get_metadata File "PIL\Image.pyo", line 1916, in open IOError: cannot identify image file

03-18-2009, 07:41 PM	#162
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,380 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just convert the file, the new cover will be included in the conversion

03-18-2009, 08:28 PM	#163
Dennis1187 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Where the palm trees grow Device: IPAQrx1950	Duh, am I dumb. I never thought to convert mobi to mobi. Thanks for the simple solution!

03-19-2009, 01:34 AM	#165
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,380 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yeah you could just convert, in which case calibre will use the metadata in your library to populate the metadata fields of the converted book.

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