kepubify v4: A fast, standalone EPUB to Kobo EPUB converter

[Grahamk]

Thanks for kepubify v4. I can now convert my epub to kepub and load them from my IPad to my Aura One wirelessly. Before this conversion my epubs did not have the proper chapter’s or pages left in chapter’s displayed.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Is there any reason you cannot upgrade to Windows 10? It would make your life so much easier.

Or Linux Mint... even better

I've found that there are usually reasons why people stick with one OS instead of going with another and try to work with what they use.

I've downloaded the Linux version and tried it, also tried the Web version — both work well. Now if Kobo would just give us the option for page numbering that doesn't change when font sizes or margins change.

But really good work on Kepubify. Can't get much easier. Thanks to geek1011.

[BookCat]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Is there any reason you cannot upgrade to Windows 10? It would make your life so much easier.

Simply that I don't like Windows 10 and think that 7 was the last good OS microsoft had. Also a bit miffed that MS claimed that 10 would be the last Windows version but now have 11.

I stayed with Windows XP until MS stopped faffing about and eventually released a decent operating system. Didn't bother with Vista etc.

Bottom line: I stay with 7 because I like it.

[koboy]

Originally Posted by BookCat

Simply that I don't like Windows 10 and think that 7 was the last good OS microsoft had. Also a bit miffed that MS claimed that 10 would be the last Windows version but now have 11.

I stayed with Windows XP until MS stopped faffing about and eventually released a decent operating system. Didn't bother with Vista etc.

Bottom line: I stay with 7 because I like it.

best wishes koboy

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Or Linux Mint... even better

I've found that there are usually reasons why people stick with one OS instead of going with another and try to work with what they use.

I've downloaded the Linux version and tried it, also tried the Web version — both work well. Now if Kobo would just give us the option for page numbering that doesn't change when font sizes or margins change.

But really good work on Kepubify. Can't get much easier. Thanks to geek1011.

Kobo does give you the ability to change the font, font size, line hight, and font weight without the page number changing. Just use RMSDK to read ePub and you have this.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BookCat

Simply that I don't like Windows 10 and think that 7 was the last good OS microsoft had. Also a bit miffed that MS claimed that 10 would be the last Windows version but now have 11.

I stayed with Windows XP until MS stopped faffing about and eventually released a decent operating system. Didn't bother with Vista etc.

Bottom line: I stay with 7 because I like it.

The thing is, things you sre trying to do are either going to be a hassle or won't work. Windows 10 will make your life with your Libra 2 so much easier. Plus, I think Windows 10 is better then Windows 7. I have used both and would go for 10 over 7 easily.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by BookCat

I stayed with Windows XP until MS stopped faffing about and eventually released a decent operating system. Didn't bother with Vista etc.

XP was the last version of Windows I used regularly. When I heard they were gong to "end of life" it I finally moved permanently to Linux. They actually kept putting off EOL for XP for about three or four years but, by then I had already moved over and didn't go back.

Originally Posted by BookCat

Bottom line: I stay with 7 because I like it.

You're not alone. There's still many Windows 7 users out there.

[rtiangha]

Oh wow, I just realized that I can run the arm version of seriesmeta locally on a Kobo by running

seriesmeta /mnt/onboard/

and it works, no computer needed! Not sure why it took me this long to figure that out, lol.

So I'm thinking maybe I should keep a copy of kepubify on this thing too just in case, but I'm not sure which version to get: The regular arm version, or the arm v6 version. Does anyone know which version will run better on a Kobo? I'm not sure what version/generation the cpu is.

[sherman]

You'll want ARM v7

[mrecom]

Is it possible to have the output be *.kepub format? I ask because in Calibre it is nice to be able to differentiate from original epub version and kepub.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by mrecom

Is it possible to have the output be *.kepub format? I ask because in Calibre it is nice to be able to differentiate from original epub version and kepub.

That depends on what you are asking.

If you are asking about what is on the device, it has to be ".kepub.epub". That is what the device looks for. If you put it on the device a just ".kepub", the book will be ignored.

In calibre, the extension used is ".kepub". That is because calibre, like most other applications, are looking at the normal extension. If you want to add a kepub to calibre, then you should use that. But, it I do not believe kepubify has a way to add the generated kepub to calibre. Personally, I think storing kepubs that have been generated from other formats in calibre is pointless. There is no use for them except to send to a Kobo device. Calibre will let you view them, but, you cannot edit them. If you need to fix something, you will probably be better to fix it in the original book and generate the kepub again for your device.

But, if you really want to add the kepubs to calibre, there are plenty of ways to change the extension.

[ps67]

Originally Posted by mrecom

Is it possible to have the output be *.kepub format? I ask because in Calibre it is nice to be able to differentiate from original epub version and kepub.

Yes: the option --calibre will generate a file with .kepub instead of .kepub.epub as the output extension. The only use of this option is to have a file that can be added to calibre. You can see the help page of kepubify. And of course, as said davidfor, You can always manually change the file extension.
But in my opinion even though kepubify is faster, if You want to add the kepub file to calibre it is usually not worth using kepubify instead of calibre to create it. It can be useful only if for some reason the conversion is very very long with calibre and it is faster with Kepubify.

[JSWolf]

kepubify is best if you want to use the command line to convert from ePub to KePub.

[rashkae]

Originally Posted by ps67

But in my opinion even though kepubify is faster, if You want to add the kepub file to calibre it is usually not worth using kepubify instead of calibre to create it. It can be useful only if for some reason the conversion is very very long with calibre and it is faster with Kepubify.

I'm not sure I agree with this. Default settings Calibre uses for book conversion are optimized for converting from non-ebook documents, and can quickly make undesired changes to book formatting. Common examples are changing font sizes and in-appropriate page splits between graphic, chapter title and subtitle.

It's easy to fix this when you are very familiar with the conversion settings, but for people who don't edit books often, a kepub converter that *won't* mangle the book might be a good idea.

This doesn't apply too book converted on the fly by the kobo touch extended plugin, which is probably the recommended way to do it for most. But one benefit of converting and storing the kepub is the ability to download kepub from the content server if you like to get your books that way.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by rashkae

I'm not sure I agree with this. Default settings Calibre uses for book conversion are optimized for converting from non-ebook documents, and can quickly make undesired changes to book formatting. Common examples are changing font sizes and in-appropriate page splits between graphic, chapter title and subtitle.

It's easy to fix this when you are very familiar with the conversion settings, but for people who don't edit books often, a kepub converter that *won't* mangle the book might be a good idea.

This doesn't apply too book converted on the fly by the kobo touch extended plugin, which is probably the recommended way to do it for most. But one benefit of converting and storing the kepub is the ability to download kepub from the content server if you like to get your books that way.

All of that is why I usually use the word "transform" for what the KoboTouchExtended driver does. Calibre's conversion does so much more, and there is a plugin for kepub conversion, so I want to make the distinction. What kepubify does is basically the same as the extended driver, so I'd use transform for it as well.