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Can epubs include input fields and enough javascript to allow measurement unit conversion?

I'd like to compile culinary recipes into epub format, one recipe per ebook. It would be good if instead of hard-coding ingredient amounts, the user could simply enter the number of people they're cooking for, and the recipe would adjust based on…
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How to view book summary on Kindle reader

When I open a book for the first time on my Kindle reader it no longer shows me the book summary (about this book). How do I get it to show? I have tried everything on reading options but I can't find the setting.
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How to bundle 5 PDF ebooks into 1 file for download

How to bundle 5 PDF ebooks into 1 file for download I have 5 PDF eBooks that I sell I want to have these 5 PDF file into 1 file
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Install another operating system on Kindle Paperwhite

I have a Kindle Paperwhite, but I would like to format it and install some other operating system on it, like Duokan, for example. Would anyone have a step-by-step tutorial to do this?
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How to convert epub/mobi to PDF without image distortion?

I've used Calibre to convert Mobi/Epub to PDF. The overall output is good, however, the image is always not in good shape. For example, How image shows in Kindle reader (Android app) How image shows after conversion in PDF (w/ Calibre) How can I…
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How to generate Kindle AZK on the command line from mobi/epub?

I'm trying to generate an AZK file from the command line. I need an AZK file because I need to test my Kindle books on iOS devices. These books are in Japanese, which currently is not supported for Enhanced Typesetting, so I need to sideload an AZK…
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Which major eBook reading applications support JavaScript?

I've been trying to find an eBook reader for Windows that fully supports EPUB3 (i.e. allows JavaScript) but I've had no such luck. So does anybody have at least one such application for each of: Windows 10 Max OS X Android iOS
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how to NOT have calibre reduce pictures' resolution when converting from epub (or anything I guess) to MOBI

I'm selling art ebooks on KDP Amazon, and I need the pictures not be shrinked as they automatically are when passing from odt to mobi/epub. But it would be easier if Amazon didn't have to convert epub itself, time-wise to begin with, and also since…
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How to include SVG in eBooks

How can one add .SVG files to ebooks in a way that is supported by major ereaders? I've raked through the entire internet, and I find two things: People bragging about including SVG in their eBook. An absence of how-to guides. This is obviously a…
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Send bought books to kindle as books and not documents

I bought a book in another store "The Pragmatic Bookshelf" and I want to deliver the content to my Kindle as a Book. When I send to it, it is recognized as Document. Is there a way to do that? I send the book to the email I set up on Amazon.
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How do I start over and create a new Calibre library?

I don't know what to do to get my Calibre library back. I have tried restoring my Calibre library from backups, and either get a message that no valid library is present when I try to switch libraries in the Calibre app, or, it seems to import my…
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What is the definition for "location" in a kindle eBook?

I was navigating about this text I'm currently reading and I grew curious what exactly is meant by Loc or Location in the context of a kindle book. Is this essentially a word or character count? If you look at the screen shot below I outlined in red…
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Destructive scanning: Sanding down spine better than band saw?

(I hope it's on-topic - I saw a couple of other questions about scanning books to make ebooks) I want to destructively scan my least favorite books. To do this the pages need to be separated. The best tool for this is a paper guillotine (heavy knife…
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SD Cards with Unusual File Types

Background: My dad died last year and I inherited sd cards (not micro) in plastic cases. These cards have several directories that all end in .RES Each directory has about 30 files in it. Two of the 30 files in each directory have extensions: one is…
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how does kindle ownership work?

Imagine I buy a book in kindle. question 1) is it possible to share it with someone else so that he doesn't pay at all for that book? Question 2) if it's possible, then how is it a good idea that one buys a book and others just copy from that buyer…
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