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Old 03-18-2009, 01:21 AM   #1
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I am trying to create an ebook version of my local commuter newspaper so that I can read it on the subway without needing wi-fi on my iPod Touch.

They have RSS feeds available here:
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/rsslist

I previewed each list in my web browser and got what I wanted: a page of story titles with one or so paragraphs of text, the idea being that I could download the whole thing and get a mini-newspaper in Calibre.

So I went to create my custom news feed. I put in the section title, copied the URL from the orange RSS button for each section and thought I had done everything right. It would not download right away. I quit Calibre and restarted it, was able to download it...

And it was blank. I had section titles (Local News, Business News, Entertainment News etc) but no headlines, no stories, nothing. Just seven pages each with the headline of a section and nothing else. What I am doing wrong here?
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Old 03-18-2009, 01:27 AM   #2
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Did not know, sorry. I will go there now.
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Old 03-18-2009, 02:44 AM   #4
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no problem, you're just more likely to get a response if you post there
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