Epub to Mobi stuck @ 47% after 18 hrs - Page 4

DoctorOhh · 08-31-2017, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I mentioned it again because you mentioned double converting and Mobi as the end format.

Still the third time is the charm.

asteer · 09-01-2017, 02:41 AM

sorry - I stopped it after 60 hours - no update - nada - unfortunately it is a fixed layout epub - with a linked ToC with more than 50 entries - so I changed that to 500 in the settings in the ToC. I wasn't sure what was meant by "insert links if less than 6 chapters detected" - does that mean it won't insert any links if there are more than 6 chapters? - I have set this to 100. Also client really wants mobi - not kf8.
Kindlegen seems to scramble teh page order. My chapters are well-defined - headings set with styles, etc.

Divingduck · 09-01-2017, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by asteer

unfortunately it is a fixed layout epub

... fixed layout means EPUB3 and is not EPUB2. Why do you try to convert a EPUB3 with calibre? calibre was never designed to do that ...

Edit:
Never mind. I thought this information was in the manual available. It isn't.

@Kovid,
maybe it is worth to put a information regarding EPUB2 and EPUB3 somewhere into the manual. Guess, this situations will happen in the future more often. For a normal user/reader this isn't a known fact and a little hint in the manual is useful.

JSWolf · 09-01-2017, 04:49 AM

If you had said it was a fixed layout ePub 3 in the beginning, we would have just told you to stop the conversion and forget about it.

kovidgoyal · 09-01-2017, 04:58 AM

@DD: calibre converts EPUB 3 just fine. The only thing it cannot convert is fixed layout books, whether they are azw3 or epub 3. And if it becomes common enough, it can be added to the FAQ.

Divingduck · 09-01-2017, 07:01 AM

Good to know. I wasn't aware (well, maybe a bit) that you implement EPUB 3 already partial. FAQ is a good place

asteer · 09-01-2017, 09:06 AM

ok - so how can I convert epub3 to kindle?
and wouldn't it be a good idea to throw up some sort of flag if calibre can't do this?
And my question about the toc chapter links?
" I wasn't sure what was meant by "insert links if less than 6 chapters detected" - does that mean it won't insert any links if there are more than 6 chapters? "

JSWolf · 09-01-2017, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by asteer

ok - so how can I convert epub3 to kindle?
and wouldn't it be a good idea to throw up some sort of flag if calibre can't do this?
And my question about the toc chapter links?
" I wasn't sure what was meant by "insert links if less than 6 chapters detected" - does that mean it won't insert any links if there are more than 6 chapters? "

It's not so much that you cannot convert ePub 3. Most ePub 3 will convert to KF8 just fine. Fixed layout ePub 3 will not convert and you'll have to forget reading it on your Kindle.

jhowell · 09-01-2017, 03:42 PM

A fixed layout EPUB is more-or-less equivalent to a PDF. If you can "print" the document to a PDF file then you can view it on your Kindle, but it won't be a fun experience. Unless the document is already laid out for a small screen you will need to zoom and scroll around each page make them readable.

Pasha777 · 06-29-2023, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Kindlegen is run from the command line. It does not have a GUI. You you need to open a command line to use Kindlegen.

kindlegen source.epub -c1 -o destination.mobi

That's the command you'd use. obviously changing the filenames as appropriate. You have to either have Kindlegen in your path or in the same directory as the ePub. You should be in the same directory as the ePub.

Thank you! It worked in my case (also was stuck at 47% with Calibre).

JSWolf · 06-29-2023, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pasha777

Thank you! It worked in my case (also was stuck at 47% with Calibre).

What version of Calibre are you running? What Kindle do you have? If it's a Kindle that can handle KF8 (AZW3), then you can convert ePub to AZW3 (KF8).

Glad my instructions worked for you.

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09-01-2017, 02:41 AM	#47
asteer Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2017 Device: generic kindle	sorry - I stopped it after 60 hours - no update - nada - unfortunately it is a fixed layout epub - with a linked ToC with more than 50 entries - so I changed that to 500 in the settings in the ToC. I wasn't sure what was meant by "insert links if less than 6 chapters detected" - does that mean it won't insert any links if there are more than 6 chapters? - I have set this to 100. Also client really wants mobi - not kf8. Kindlegen seems to scramble teh page order. My chapters are well-defined - headings set with styles, etc.

09-01-2017, 04:49 AM	#49
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,975 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	If you had said it was a fixed layout ePub 3 in the beginning, we would have just told you to stop the conversion and forget about it.

09-01-2017, 04:58 AM	#50
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	@DD: calibre converts EPUB 3 just fine. The only thing it cannot convert is fixed layout books, whether they are azw3 or epub 3. And if it becomes common enough, it can be added to the FAQ.

09-01-2017, 07:01 AM	#51
Divingduck Wizard Posts: 1,161 Karma: 1404241 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Germany Device: Sony PRS-650	Good to know. I wasn't aware (well, maybe a bit) that you implement EPUB 3 already partial. FAQ is a good place

09-01-2017, 09:06 AM	#52
asteer Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2017 Device: generic kindle	ok - so how can I convert epub3 to kindle? and wouldn't it be a good idea to throw up some sort of flag if calibre can't do this? And my question about the toc chapter links? " I wasn't sure what was meant by "insert links if less than 6 chapters detected" - does that mean it won't insert any links if there are more than 6 chapters? "

09-01-2017, 03:42 PM	#54
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,496 Karma: 84420419 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	A fixed layout EPUB is more-or-less equivalent to a PDF. If you can "print" the document to a PDF file then you can view it on your Kindle, but it won't be a fun experience. Unless the document is already laid out for a small screen you will need to zoom and scroll around each page make them readable.