How to convert eBooks from one format to another

Friday, August 20, 2010 Calibre , eBooks , Linux , Softwares , Softwares-Tutorials , Tutorials 0 Comments

Suppose you have brought home an Amazone Kindle or a Barnes and Noble Nook, or may be someone gifted it to you (your lucky day, who knows?). Now the problem is you would need to convert you ebooks to .EPUB or .MOBI format, No panic readers because all you have to do is to install Calibre. With this little piece of software you can actually convert between EPUB, FB2, LIT, LRF, MOBI, OEB, PDB, PDF, PML, RB, RTF, TCR, TXT, HTML and more. Even CBR and CBZ (comic book formats) are supported.

The syntax to the command is fairly simple.

For example, if you want to convert a comic book archive to something readable on an e-ink screen, use

or

Not only will ebook-convert convert the file, but it will also trim the white spaces around the page so they will better fit the small screen of an electronic eBook reader.