How to merge multiple epub files into one?

[SvenLotus]

I have downloaded a 14 part story as individual html files. I then imported each individual html file into calibre. Now I would somehow like to merge all 14 individual epub files into one epub file where each of the original individual files becomes a single chapter in the larger combined epub file.

I have searched around and I do not see a way to do this.
Is this possible or not?

[theducks]

I hope you did not fully rely on the MR search tool as it throws a lot of extra stuff.

EPUB Merge the Plugin (fast for doing multi-section books, doing add-on's)

[SvenLotus]

Originally Posted by theducks

I hope you did not fully rely on the MR search tool as it throws a lot of extra stuff.

EPUB Merge the Plugin (fast for doing multi-section books, doing add-on's)

I did download the Epubmerge plugin source3 but there are no driections for how to use it. I did use the setup.py file included in the source to install it but when I try to run it from the command line I get the following error:

$ epubmerge
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/epubmerge", line 11, in <module>
load_entry_point('EpubMerge==3.0.0', 'console_scripts', 'epubmerge')()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 490, in load_entry_point
return get_distribution(dist).load_entry_point(group, name)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 2854, in load_entry_point
return ep.load()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 2445, in load
return self.resolve()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 2451, in resolve
module = __import__(self.module_name, fromlist=['__name__'], level=0)
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'epubmerge'

Now since this is called a "plugin" I would have thought it should somehow be imported to calibre as a plugin like a plugin in GIMP or a webbrowser but again I was not able to find any documentation on how to import a plugin to calibre.

[PeterT]

Preferences, Plugins, install plugin

See https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui.html#preferences

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[SvenLotus]

OK, I managed to install the EpubMerge plugin but I cannot figure out how to activate it from the calibre desktop UI

If I go to preferences -> Plugins it says it is under "User interface action" but how do I actually make use of the plugin?

[theducks]

Proper installation should have created an icon on the toolbar
(merge is on the left here. Split on the right is a 'companion' PI )

Preferences Toolbars is where you can change what / where these appear

BTW The default is with the DEVICE DISCONNECTED

[dunhill]

You select the files in the main Calibre view and tap the arrow to the right of the plugin icon and select combine the files

[SvenLotus]

Thanks to everyone who responded
I got it working