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EPUB (short for electronic publication; alternatively capitalized as ePub, ePUB, EPub, or epub, with "EPUB" preferred by the vendor)

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Xubuntu - can't send epub and mobi file to my phone via bluetooth?

I can send pdf and jpg files to my phone on bluetooth but why can I send epub or mobi files? Is it something to do with my phone setting (Xiaomi Redmi Note 3) or my Xubuntu's? Any ideas?
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Convert a epub to a pdf filew with bookmarks preserved?

How can we convert a epub file to a pdf file, preserving bookmarks for toc? I use ebook-convert (calibre 0.8.38) to convert a epub file to a pdf file. $ ebook-convert in.epub out.pdf The epub file ...
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Foliate can not open epubs

In Ubuntu 22.04, Foliate doesn't open epubs and gives errors but when I try to open the same epub on the app, book opens but foliate shows text as invisible. When I tried to copy the text with mouse ...
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How can I convert this epub file to pdf?

I have tried Calibre to convert an epub file to pdf, following https://askubuntu.com/a/299752/ ebook-convert /tmp/1.epub 1.pdf but it fails with many errors. $ ebook-convert --version ..ebook-convert-...
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How to send an ehlo test e-mail from calibre?

An excerpt from a failed test e-mail in calibre Starting job: Email book to [email protected] connect: to ('smtp.ionos.com', 587) None reply: b'220 perfora.net (mreueus004) Nemesis ESMTP ...
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Changing how zathura-pdf-mupdf render epub files

I am transitioning from cool reader to zathura as my reader but I don't like how the epub was rendered. I can do some basic changes like the background and text color with my zathurarc file but it can ...
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Ubuntu 18.04: Calibre in combination with Sony PRS-2 ereader stopped working

my wife has a PRS2 eReader that worked with Calibre (latest version) on Ubuntu 16.04 as a charm. I've recently updated to Ubuntu 18.04 and now Calibre cannot update the eReader anymore. The ...
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How to add DRM protection to my DRM-free ebooks?

I have started reading ebooks, and found store selling DRM-free ebooks, which are watermarked with my real name and email address. I copy these ebooks to my PocketBook Basic Lux 2. In case, that I ...
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convert zip file to ebook

I want to convert a zip file into an ebook using calibre 3.2.1 but the order of the chapters is in alphabetical order. You might be able to imagine that reading a book with the chapters in ...
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Is there any way to debug gnome-epub-thumbnailer?

I have been trying to use gnome-epub-thumbnailer in Ubuntu 23.04. The program installs & I am able to run gnome-epub-thumbnailer -s 1024 test.epub out.png successfully, but even after rm -r ~/....
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Convert Text Books to Audiobooks?

I know that there are services, such as Zamzar that will convert a file type such as ebpub to an audio format such as an mp3. Is there such software on Ubuntu systems?
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Convert PDF uni-directional cross-reference links to bi-directional links

I have a PDF file with some cross-reference links which when clicked on, they point to different parts of the file. However, this works only in one direction, say from "link..." to "...
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