[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare
Many people use their ebook readers to read FanFiction stories posted on the web on various sites. Many people also use Calibre to manage their ebook collections and readers.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259221


This plugin brings the functionality of FanFicFare to Calibre. The source is available on the GitHub project home page. There's additional documentation and FAQs on the project wiki, including a page specifically about the plugin version.

(FanFicFare was previously known as FanFictionDownLoader)

Main Features of FanFicFare Plugin:
- Download FanFiction stories from over 100 different sites into ebooks. Supported sites list is below.
- Update Calibre metadata from website.
- Update existing EPUB format ebooks, downloading only new chapters.
- Get Story URLs from Web Page
- Create and update EPUB anthologies of several stories. (Uses EpubMerge Plugin)
- Download in the background for user convenience.
- Support for downloading images in the story text. (EPUB and HTML only--download EPUB and convert to AZW3 for Kindle) More details on configuring images in stories and cover images can be found in the FAQs or this post in the old FFDL thread. (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1982785#post1982785)
- Support for cover image. (EPUB only)
- Support to call Generate Cover plugin on Calibre metadata create or update.
- Support to call Count Pages plugin on Calibre metadata create or update.
- Option to call Polish Book's Smarten Punctuation on each EPUB download/update.
- Update/Overwrite existing FanFiction stories from story URL in Calibre identity or EPUB. FanFicFare ignores Virtual Library and Additional Restrictions while searching for books to update.
- Optionally keep an Update Log of past updates (EPUB only).
- Option to delete other formats on book update. Handy if you have both a Nook(EPUB) and Kindle(AZW3), for example.
- Update Reading List plugin lists as an aid to device sync and keeping a list of new books to read.
- Keep a list of previously 'Rejected' story URLs and user notes on why. Report if the user tries to download a rejected story again.

Supported Sites:
Spoiler:

Other useful Plugins:
- FanFicFare can call Generate Cover to generate custom covers for downloaded stories.
- FanFicFare can call Count Pages to generate page counts for downloaded stories.
- FanFicFare can call Reading List to sync devices and keep a list of new books to read.
- FanFicFare can call EpubMerge to create and update Epub anthologies of several stories in one book.

Special Notes:
- Requires Calibre v2.85.1 or later.

Installation Steps:

Under Calibre's Preferences, there's an option for 'Get plugins to enhance Calibre'. Find FanFicFare on the list (check the 'Update' and 'All' lists if you don't see it), click Install in the lower right corner.

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Download the attached zip file and install the plugin/add to context menu or toolbar/restart Calibre as described in the Introduction to plugins thread.

Attached Files
File Type: zipFanFicFare.zip (1.83 MB, 559 views) https://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=137313&d=16223983 74
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