EPUB output

[itimpi]

That almost certainly means that the PDF in question is an image based PDF with a small amount of (badly) OCR'ed text behind the images. Calibre has converted the OCR'ed text and discarded the images.

If this is the case then you are almost certainly better off not trying to convert the PDF file and load the PDF unaltered onto the reader device.

The alternative is find better source material.

[DaleDe]

Likely the two PDF's are really image files with words on the images. You will need to OCR them.

Dale

[bdrawve]

connect: (u'smtp.gmail.com', 587)
connect: (u'smtp.gmail.com', 587)

Sending failed...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 116, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 170, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtp.py", line 103, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 303, in connect
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 776, in _get_socket
File "ssl.py", line 342, in wrap_socket
File "ssl.py", line 121, in __init__
File "ssl.py", line 281, in do_handshake
SSLError: [Errno 1] _ssl.c:499: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol

Got a kindle for xmas and a friend gave me over 600 ibooks that I am trying to load into. I used Calibre and set it all up and keep getting the following error messages when attempting to email. Don't know if this right for forum, but thought I'd try.

Retrying in 301 seconds...
connect: (u'smtp.gmail.com', 587)
connect: (u'smtp.gmail.com', 587)

Sending failed...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 116, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\email.py", line 170, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtp.py", line 103, in sendmail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 303, in connect
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtplib.py", line 776, in _get_socket
File "ssl.py", line 342, in wrap_socket
File "ssl.py", line 121, in __init__
File "ssl.py", line 281, in do_handshake
SSLError: [Errno 1] _ssl.c:499: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by m2b999

You're right, I'm sorry for the confusion.

I managed to convert ePub to MOBI with no problems, but as I said, it didn't show correctly.

I have lots of Arabic books in ePub format that I had on my iPhone, but I really want it for Kindle 3

:~(

I think you'd be better off with a 650 instead of a K3. or for that matter, maybe an iPad.

[Dodgified]

Originally Posted by itimpi

That almost certainly means that the PDF in question is an image based PDF with a small amount of (badly) OCR'ed text behind the images. Calibre has converted the OCR'ed text and discarded the images.

If this is the case then you are almost certainly better off not trying to convert the PDF file and load the PDF unaltered onto the reader device.

The alternative is find better source material.

Originally Posted by DaleDe

Likely the two PDF's are really image files with words on the images. You will need to OCR them.

Dale

thanks you two, i ended up just downloading another copy of it and converting that, the new ones worked fine!

[ctkierst]

Hi, I'm using Calibre 0.7.35 on a Mac (OS X 10.6.5). Since I'm kind of compulsive about having covers on my epubs, I've been adding them to my books. I've noticed that some epubs I've bought show a little icon of the cover in the Finder, but those produced by Caliber don't. Is there a way to get them to show up? (It seems to be using some sort of default icon image instead.) I haven't found anything obvious in the user manual. It's obviously not necessary, but it would satisfy the OCD side

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by ctkierst

Since I'm kind of compulsive about having covers on my epubs, I've been adding them to my books.

Adding the cover to calibre is not the same as adding the cover to the book. Covers are only added to the book during conversions. Even a ePub - ePub conversion should set the cover in the ePub and let the tool that creates your missing icon work.

Originally Posted by ctkierst

I've noticed that some epubs I've bought show a little icon of the cover in the Finder, but those produced by Caliber don't.

I bet the icon is created on the fly by finding the cover that is embedded in the book. Adding the cover in to the book via conversion to epub should enable this feature to work for all of your books.

Keep in mind that a ePub to ePub conversion overwrites the original ePub so you might want to have a backup in case the converted ePub isn't to your liking. Additionally calibre can not convert books that are restricted by DRM.

[ctkierst]

Originally Posted by dwanthny

Adding the cover to calibre is not the same as adding the cover to the book. Covers are only added to the book during conversions. Even a ePub - ePub conversion should set the cover in the ePub and let the tool that creates your missing icon work.

Yeah, I've already done the epub to epub conversion to embed the cover so that it shows up in other viewers.

I bet the icon is created on the fly by finding the cover that is embedded in the book. Adding the cover in to the book via conversion to epub should enable this feature to work for all of your books.

But what is it looking for? What tool would be used to create the icon? I haven't been able to find any information on this

[ctkierst]

Apparently you can copy-and-paste a PNG file in Mac OS X to create a custom-icon, but lordy knows I don't want to do that on a book-by-book basis. Anybody have any brilliant ideas?

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by ctkierst

Apparently you can copy-and-paste a PNG file in Mac OS X to create a custom-icon, but lordy knows I don't want to do that on a book-by-book basis. Anybody have any brilliant ideas?

What you need is a QuickLook plug-in that works on any ePub file. Unfortunately, the only one I've found only works with the cover metadata added by iTunes, probably because doing a generic cover finding algorithm for ePub is tricky.

[SeaBookGuy]

Apologies for interrupting with a very basic question, but I've just tried converting a mobi to an Epub ... with rather poor results; it's readable on my device, but just barely, the formatting is pretty bad. Is there some intermediate step (format) I should be using?

[mtravellerh]

Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

Apologies for interrupting with a very basic question, but I've just tried converting a mobi to an Epub ... with rather poor results; it's readable on my device, but just barely, the formatting is pretty bad. Is there some intermediate step (format) I should be using?

No, normally the result should be pretty good. What is the source file of your epub?

[SeaBookGuy]

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

No, normally the result should be pretty good. What is the source file of your epub?

Later, I realized that the problem lay with the mobi original, not Calibre's conversion settings.

[Ankara]

Hi all,

Sorry if the question is trivial but I'm pretty new to ebooks and Calibre.
I purchase my books in azw format, because it's the better option in Europe for price and choice.
I use Calibre to convert them to epub format for my PRS650.
All was working fine until yesterday. My new bought book looks fine in azw format, but when converted, it loses justification (as well on Calibre viewer as on the PRS650). And, worse, pages don't show properly : on the viewer, last line of the page repeats on the following one; on the PRS, lines are missing on beginning of pages, whatever the font size.
Is there something I can do about this ?

Thanks for your answers.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by Ankara

I purchase my books in azw format, because it's the better option in Europe for price and choice.

Virtually all Amazon (azw) books internally are Mobi files (drm easily removed and formatting very good), but there are many that are Topaz files (viewed on the Kindle as SVG glyphs), drm easily removed, formatting and spelling the same as a first level OCR document. You can tell by viewing the drm infested book in Notepad++. Mobi based books will have MOBI seen somewhere in the first few lines. Topaz based books will have TPZ0 seen somewhere in the first few lines.

The other possibility is you're using a script to remove the drm that may not be the latest version or this book has something unique that the creators of the script haven't seen before so the outcome is less then perfect.

It might pay in the future to test your work flow on the free sample first.