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Dragonfly ([personal profile] dragonfly) wrote in [community profile] ebooks2011-12-27 05:26 pm
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trouble downloading from AO3

So, I have a shiny new Pandigital Novel eBook reader. It reads .pdf and .epub, but whenever I try to download fanfic from the AO3 it tells me it doesn't support the format. Has anyone else had trouble downloading epubs from AO3?
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[personal profile] teafeather 2011-12-27 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Sometimes scripts that automatically generate .epub files end up creating files that make ebook readers cranky.

Are you comfortable using Calibre? Sometimes converting the ePub file to another format, deleting the original ePub and converting back to ePub will fix the problem.

I haven't had this issue with AO3 files but have had it with files that were initially converted to ePub from DAISY. Darn things kept crashing my Sony until I tried running them through Calibre.
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[personal profile] dragonfly 2011-12-27 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I do have Calibre! Thanks, I'll try that.
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[personal profile] zvi 2011-12-28 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
You don't necessarily have to convert to another file format in the middle. You may be able to just convert epub to epub.
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[personal profile] jumpuphigh 2011-12-28 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
This is what I do when my ereader gets cranky with AO3 epubs.
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[personal profile] dragonfly 2011-12-28 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
epub to epub. Got it. Thanks.
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