Can't download HTML ebooks

Rhodius98 · 04-26-2020, 03:22 PM

Hi, just installed Calibre for the first time. I'm trying to download some books, such as Dune, but it seems that I get errors whenever I try to download an HTML formatted book. Other formats seem to work fine however.

Here's the error message I get:

Starting job: Downloading Dune.html
Job: "Downloading Dune.html" failed with error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\threaded_jobs.py", line 83, in start_work
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ebook_download.py", line 86, in __call__
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ebook_download.py", line 102, in _download
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ebook_download.py", line 69, in download_file
File "site-packages\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 253, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 309, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error

Called with args: (, None, 'https://bookserver.archive.org/borrow/webview/dune00herb', u'Dune.html', u'', True, [], >) {u'notifications': , u'abort': , u'log': }

Any help possible?

DNSB · 04-26-2020, 08:47 PM

Perhaps you should look at the 500 error when adding HTML page from archive.org thread in this forum.

Basically, your question duplicates that one other than the name of the book. Not to mention that Dune is a copyright book so you are asking for assistance in committing ebook piracy.

hobnail · 04-27-2020, 02:52 PM

Your local library probably has a web page where you can get a library card and then check out the epub or kindle version Dune.

04-26-2020, 03:22 PM	#1
Rhodius98 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: Kindle Oasis	Can't download HTML ebooks Hi, just installed Calibre for the first time. I'm trying to download some books, such as Dune, but it seems that I get errors whenever I try to download an HTML formatted book. Other formats seem to work fine however. Here's the error message I get: Starting job: Downloading Dune.html Job: "Downloading Dune.html" failed with error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\threaded_jobs.py", line 83, in start_work File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ebook_download.py", line 86, in __call__ File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ebook_download.py", line 102, in _download File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ebook_download.py", line 69, in download_file File "site-packages\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 253, in open File "site-packages\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 309, in _mech_open httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error Called with args: (, None, 'https://bookserver.archive.org/borrow/webview/dune00herb', u'Dune.html', u'', True, [], >) {u'notifications': , u'abort': , u'log': } Any help possible?

04-26-2020, 08:47 PM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 35,401 Karma: 145435140 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Perhaps you should look at the 500 error when adding HTML page from archive.org thread in this forum. Basically, your question duplicates that one other than the name of the book. Not to mention that Dune is a copyright book so you are asking for assistance in committing ebook piracy. Last edited by DNSB; 04-26-2020 at 08:49 PM.

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04-27-2020, 02:52 PM	#3
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,552 Karma: 14325282 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	Your local library probably has a web page where you can get a library card and then check out the epub or kindle version Dune.