Calibre Viewer Opens Wrong Book

jangell2 · 11-13-2017, 04:43 PM

I'm running Calibre 3.12 on a Mac with OS 10.12.6. I have Kindle for Mac version 1.21.0. When I try to view an AZW3 that has been created by Calibre, I get the following message from Calibre: Transport_ Death Mission - Phillip P. Peterson.azw3 already exists in /Users/Rhonda/Library/Application Support/Kindle/My Kindle Content.

Until I click OK on the dialogue box for this message, Kindle will not completely open. When I do, Kindle is on a page listing books. I have to select the book I want (It's first in the list) for it to open.

Also I have noticed that when I have to formats for a book, MOBI and AZW3, only the AZW3 has the inserted metadata. Is this normal?

I would appreciate if someone could explain the differences in the Preferences for Sending to Device, Metadata Management. There are Manual, Only on Send, and Automatic selections and I don't think I'm getting the differences.

And I thought there used to be a setting to always send a certain format to device. Now the choice is made at send time. Or am I just mis-remembering?

jangell2 · 11-14-2017, 10:05 AM

Still hoping for an answer, particularly about which formats get the inserted metadata.

HarryT · 11-14-2017, 10:49 AM

Are you perhaps using the "dual Mobi" format? Calibre is unable to update metadata in a dual Mobi book.

As far as your first issue goes, it sounds as if you've told Calibre to use K4Mac to display the book. Why not use Calibre's internal viewer?

theducks · 11-14-2017, 06:06 PM

I agree with Harry.
K4PC (and probably MAC) does not like CLI with arguments invocation

Preferences: Behavior: Use internal Viewer (on right)
Put a tick next to the formats Mobi, AZW3

Habakkuk · 12-12-2017, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

Still hoping for an answer, particularly about which formats get the inserted metadata.

Do you have the two formats in separate entries in Calibre?
Keep all formats together in the same entry and they will share metadata. You should only have one listed entry for each book.

11-13-2017, 04:43 PM	#1
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	Calibre Viewer Opens Wrong Book I'm running Calibre 3.12 on a Mac with OS 10.12.6. I have Kindle for Mac version 1.21.0. When I try to view an AZW3 that has been created by Calibre, I get the following message from Calibre: Transport_ Death Mission - Phillip P. Peterson.azw3 already exists in /Users/Rhonda/Library/Application Support/Kindle/My Kindle Content. Until I click OK on the dialogue box for this message, Kindle will not completely open. When I do, Kindle is on a page listing books. I have to select the book I want (It's first in the list) for it to open. Also I have noticed that when I have to formats for a book, MOBI and AZW3, only the AZW3 has the inserted metadata. Is this normal? I would appreciate if someone could explain the differences in the Preferences for Sending to Device, Metadata Management. There are Manual, Only on Send, and Automatic selections and I don't think I'm getting the differences. And I thought there used to be a setting to always send a certain format to device. Now the choice is made at send time. Or am I just mis-remembering?

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11-14-2017, 10:05 AM	#2
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	Still hoping for an answer, particularly about which formats get the inserted metadata.

11-14-2017, 10:49 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Are you perhaps using the "dual Mobi" format? Calibre is unable to update metadata in a dual Mobi book. As far as your first issue goes, it sounds as if you've told Calibre to use K4Mac to display the book. Why not use Calibre's internal viewer?

11-14-2017, 06:06 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,778 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I agree with Harry. K4PC (and probably MAC) does not like CLI with arguments invocation Preferences: Behavior: Use internal Viewer (on right) Put a tick next to the formats Mobi, AZW3

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