calibre 0.7.0 released! - Page 12

GeoffC · 07-26-2010, 10:55 AM

Depends what you expect of Calibre re: the DX ....

mcw · 07-26-2010, 11:07 AM

Hi - just to be able to convert the (mostly) .LIT files I have into a kindle-compatible format and send them to the device over USB (with them living alongside any books I've purchased).

GeoffC · 07-26-2010, 11:10 AM

I don't see why there should be a problem - converting should be okay and even if it doesn't recognise the DX you should still be able to do what you need to (even if it means copy from windows).

mcw · 07-26-2010, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

I don't see why there should be a problem - converting should be okay and even if it doesn't recognise the DX you should still be able to do what you need to (even if it means copy from windows).

Good point -- thanks.

Mark

kovidgoyal · 07-26-2010, 11:24 AM

Yes, calibre supports the DX Graphite or not. If it isn't being detected for you, follow the instructions at

http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual...pported-in-app

Dennisvjames · 07-28-2010, 02:49 AM

Well the good news is that with the new update they can read Adobe CRM (Library ebooks) as of July 26. The bad news is that something has changed. I usually download Lit and load into Calibre, then as I put them on to the Jetbook I convert to ePub. Been working fine up to now. the only reason I went to the 35m update is I was having some problems with booting or I would have left things alone.

No longer. Either there is a significant change in Jetbook (the original not the Jetbook lite) or there's a change in Calibre.

I put them up in the Jetbook and I can open and read them in Calibre. Then when I go to open them the jetbook says "failed to open the file."

Any suggestions?

Update: seems that the lits go into Calibre just fine and can be read there. It's that transfer and format change on the fly that seem to not be working. the file says it's an epub but no joy at reading it - failed to read.

kovidgoyal · 07-28-2010, 11:09 AM

You really should ask this in the jetbook forum. I have no had no other reports of calibre epub files not working with devices.

Dennisvjames · 07-28-2010, 12:45 PM

it does read ePub fine (or at least it did). I will try moving it by hand to see what happens. I was thinking you may have had a set up for the Jetbook that did something special when it translated the file and moved it to the Jetbook. They may have changed something that is incompatible with your Jetbook procedure...

kovidgoyal · 07-28-2010, 12:48 PM

Nope, the only thing jetbook specific calibre does is set the filename

Dennisvjames · 07-29-2010, 10:15 PM

The epubs created by Calibre work fine in the Jetbook so that is working ok -- when I move the epubs translated by Calibre (from Lit to epub) to the Jetbook the Jetbook opens them fine. I'm thinking that when I updated to 7 somehow the the index or linkage got messed up. I moved the ebooks off the Jetbook to use the SD card to do the update and moved them back on the SD card. Do I need to clear Calibre and start over (reimport the epubs)?

kovidgoyal · 07-29-2010, 10:23 PM

I'm not sure I understand. You're saying that if you use Send to device to send the files to the jetbook they dont work (incidentally what exactly do you mean by not work). But, if you copy them by hand, the same files work?

Dennisvjames · 07-30-2010, 01:18 AM

I load (add books) the LIT files into Calibre. I plug my Jetbook into the computer. Calibre recognizes the Jetbook. I then try to Move the ebook files to the Jetbook. Calibre asks if I want to convert them, I say yes, and it moves them to the Jetbook (there are no errors noted). I unplug the Jetbook and turn it on. I see the ebook file, I try to load it. I get the little wait icon (an hour glass), then it says "failed to open the file."

I plug the Jetbook back in, the computer recognizes the Jetbook and I look at the files on the Jetbook. I see the epub files on Jetbook and they look fine. But they will not open.

I can take the same ebook files on my PC that are in the Calibre folder that were converted by Calibre and move them by hand into the root of the Jetbook.

This time when I turn on the Jetbook I can see the ebook(s) and open it fine on the Jetbook.

So, somewhere between the conversion process (converting it from LIT to ePub is successful) and the tranfer process to the Jetbook, something is corrupting the file because if I move that same ePub ebook file (converted to epub prior to the transfter to the Jetbook) and move it to the Jetbook by hand, it works fine.

By the way Calibre .7 is blazing fast compared to earlier versions...

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2010, 01:35 AM

Interesting. Try the following:

Take one of the non working files on the jetbook and rename them to test.epub, see if that allows you to open the file.

Dennisvjames · 07-30-2010, 04:26 PM

I'll check that out this evening.

Pol · 08-01-2010, 03:17 PM

Hey Kovid,

I just had to go down to the last 6.X version of Calibre. Every single file I've converted has shown up on my iPad with a 2-5 page page count of blank pages, despite being readable on my Mac.

I literally went back version by version until 6.55.

Just fyi.

07-28-2010, 02:49 AM	#171
Dennisvjames Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Jetbook	Slight challenge with Jetbook update 35m and .7 Well the good news is that with the new update they can read Adobe CRM (Library ebooks) as of July 26. The bad news is that something has changed. I usually download Lit and load into Calibre, then as I put them on to the Jetbook I convert to ePub. Been working fine up to now. the only reason I went to the 35m update is I was having some problems with booting or I would have left things alone. No longer. Either there is a significant change in Jetbook (the original not the Jetbook lite) or there's a change in Calibre. I put them up in the Jetbook and I can open and read them in Calibre. Then when I go to open them the jetbook says "failed to open the file." Any suggestions? Update: seems that the lits go into Calibre just fine and can be read there. It's that transfer and format change on the fly that seem to not be working. the file says it's an epub but no joy at reading it - failed to read. Last edited by Dennisvjames; 07-28-2010 at 08:52 AM.

07-29-2010, 10:15 PM	#175
Dennisvjames Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Jetbook	the epubs from calibre read fine if I move by hand... The epubs created by Calibre work fine in the Jetbook so that is working ok -- when I move the epubs translated by Calibre (from Lit to epub) to the Jetbook the Jetbook opens them fine. I'm thinking that when I updated to 7 somehow the the index or linkage got messed up. I moved the ebooks off the Jetbook to use the SD card to do the update and moved them back on the SD card. Do I need to clear Calibre and start over (reimport the epubs)?

07-30-2010, 01:18 AM	#177
Dennisvjames Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Jetbook	Here's the process I load (add books) the LIT files into Calibre. I plug my Jetbook into the computer. Calibre recognizes the Jetbook. I then try to Move the ebook files to the Jetbook. Calibre asks if I want to convert them, I say yes, and it moves them to the Jetbook (there are no errors noted). I unplug the Jetbook and turn it on. I see the ebook file, I try to load it. I get the little wait icon (an hour glass), then it says "failed to open the file." I plug the Jetbook back in, the computer recognizes the Jetbook and I look at the files on the Jetbook. I see the epub files on Jetbook and they look fine. But they will not open. I can take the same ebook files on my PC that are in the Calibre folder that were converted by Calibre and move them by hand into the root of the Jetbook. This time when I turn on the Jetbook I can see the ebook(s) and open it fine on the Jetbook. So, somewhere between the conversion process (converting it from LIT to ePub is successful) and the tranfer process to the Jetbook, something is corrupting the file because if I move that same ePub ebook file (converted to epub prior to the transfter to the Jetbook) and move it to the Jetbook by hand, it works fine. By the way Calibre .7 is blazing fast compared to earlier versions... Last edited by Dennisvjames; 07-30-2010 at 01:21 AM.

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07-26-2010, 10:55 AM	#166
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Depends what you expect of Calibre re: the DX ....

07-26-2010, 11:07 AM	#167
mcw Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: PRS-505	Hi - just to be able to convert the (mostly) .LIT files I have into a kindle-compatible format and send them to the device over USB (with them living alongside any books I've purchased).

07-26-2010, 11:10 AM	#168
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I don't see why there should be a problem - converting should be okay and even if it doesn't recognise the DX you should still be able to do what you need to (even if it means copy from windows).

07-26-2010, 11:24 AM	#170
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,870 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yes, calibre supports the DX Graphite or not. If it isn't being detected for you, follow the instructions at http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual...pported-in-app

07-28-2010, 11:09 AM	#172
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,870 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You really should ask this in the jetbook forum. I have no had no other reports of calibre epub files not working with devices.

07-28-2010, 12:45 PM	#173
Dennisvjames Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Jetbook	it does read ePub fine (or at least it did). I will try moving it by hand to see what happens. I was thinking you may have had a set up for the Jetbook that did something special when it translated the file and moved it to the Jetbook. They may have changed something that is incompatible with your Jetbook procedure...

07-28-2010, 12:48 PM	#174
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,870 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Nope, the only thing jetbook specific calibre does is set the filename

07-29-2010, 10:23 PM	#176
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,870 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I'm not sure I understand. You're saying that if you use Send to device to send the files to the jetbook they dont work (incidentally what exactly do you mean by not work). But, if you copy them by hand, the same files work?

07-30-2010, 01:35 AM	#178
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,870 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Interesting. Try the following: Take one of the non working files on the jetbook and rename them to test.epub, see if that allows you to open the file.

07-30-2010, 04:26 PM	#179
Dennisvjames Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Jetbook	I'll check that out this evening.

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08-01-2010, 03:17 PM	#180
Pol Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS600SC	Hey Kovid, I just had to go down to the last 6.X version of Calibre. Every single file I've converted has shown up on my iPad with a 2-5 page page count of blank pages, despite being readable on my Mac. I literally went back version by version until 6.55. Just fyi.