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Calibre: Added Web Troubleshooting
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@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ package `calibre` or a similar name, which contains the desktop version as well.
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This section addresses various features of calibre.
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## Connect via OPDS
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### Usage for the Web Version
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This section focuses on the basic usage of calibre's web version.
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#### Connect via OPDS
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OPDS is a protocol to share e-books via HTTP(S) and XML.
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For example, it can be used to connect to an e-book reader like [Episteme](/wiki/e-book.md#e-reader)
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The login data for the OPDS catalog is the same as for calibre's web version in general.
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## Adding a Plugin
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### Usage for the Desktop Version
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This section focuses on the basic usage of calibre's desktop version.
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#### Adding a Plugin
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A plugin by a third party can be added by selecting a `.zip` archive – usually named
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`<plugin name>_plugin.zip` – under Preferences, Plugins, Load plugin from file.
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## Exporting Books
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#### Exporting Books
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Books can be exported by selecting them and pressing `Save to disk`.
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After selecting a path the books will be saved there.
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`Save data file as well` should be unchecked.
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All others are used to ensure a lowercase directory and file name without special characters.
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## Changing the Default Author and Title Sort
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#### Changing the Default Author and Title Sort
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Under `Preferences` and `Tweaks` the corresponding settings to change the title and author sort name
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can be found.
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[sort author name](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314663) and the other
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regarding the [sort title](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=249870).
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## Changing the Cover of a Book
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#### Changing the Cover of a Book
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Changing covers of a book can be done by editing the metadata available via the right-click menu.
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However this is not enough in some cases.
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other pages without an extra conversion.
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Please note that it prepends the cover and does not delete any pages.
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## Transfer Books to a Device
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#### Transfer Books to a Device
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To transfer books to a device connect a e-reader to the computer.
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After a while calibre should recognize the device which will be apparent by the appearance of
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the series.
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Finally, disconnect the device.
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## KEPUB Format
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The `.kepub` format is a format that is similar to a normal epub but has some performance
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improvements for Kobo devices.
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It is recommended to convert `.mobi` and `.epub` files to a `.kepub` file before
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[transfering it to a Kobo device](#transfer-books-to-a-device).
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It is recommended to convert `.mobi` and `.epub` files to a `.kepub` file before transfering it to a
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Kobo device.
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For this the Plugin `KePub Output` by Joel Goguen [can be added](#adding-a-plugin) can be installed.
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Afterward books can be converted the normal way, but now the output format `.kepub` is available.
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Additionally, the `Kobo Touch Extended` plugin is recommended to use since it makes sending books
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Finally, `KePub Metadata Reader` and `KePub Metadata Reader` make it possible to read and write
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metadata to `.kepub` files which is especially useful.
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## Exporting and Importing Settings and Libraries
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#### Exporting and Importing Settings and Libraries
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This section explains how to export and import the settings of one calibre instance to another.
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It is based on a
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Please note that the export only works when an empty folder is selected.
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All calibre data will then be exported into the selected directory.
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For the import process the folder that includes the calibre data has to be selected.
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## Troubleshooting
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This section will focus on errors and the fixing of errors of calibre.
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### Troubleshooting for the Web Version
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This section focuses on the basic usage of calibre's web version.
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#### Problems Logging in With Reverse Proxy
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It is [a known problem](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/2916?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
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not being able to login when using a [reverse proxy](/wiki/reverse-proxy.md) like
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[Nginx](/wiki/nginx.md) or [Traefik](/wiki/traefik.md).
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In this case a 504 error will be displayed.
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According to various sources this can be fixed by trying previous sections until it works again.
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# E-book
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An E-book is a digital publication of a book.
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An e-book is a digital publication of a book.
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They can be read with specific hardware – an [e-reader](#e-reader) – or on a personal
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computer.
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E-books are usually available in `.epub` or `.pdf` files.
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