diff --git a/cps/helper.py b/cps/helper.py
index 5285b13e..152bcd25 100755
--- a/cps/helper.py
+++ b/cps/helper.py
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ def send_mail(book_id, kindle_mail, calibrepath, user_id):
         return _(u"The requested file could not be read. Maybe wrong permissions?")
 
 
+# Convert existing book entry to new format
+#def convert_book_format(book_id, calibrepath, new_book_format, user_id):
+
+#    return
+
 def get_valid_filename(value, replace_whitespace=True):
     """
     Returns the given string converted to a string that can be used for a clean
diff --git a/cps/static/js/edit_books.js b/cps/static/js/edit_books.js
index e86c78e9..b4a98a80 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/edit_books.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/edit_books.js
@@ -254,3 +254,7 @@ $("#btn-upload-cover").on("change", function () {
     } // Remove c:\fake at beginning from localhost chrome
     $("#upload-cover").html(filename);
 });
+
+$("#btn-book-convert").on("change", function () {
+    alert("woot");
+});
diff --git a/cps/templates/book_edit.html b/cps/templates/book_edit.html
index abe41923..1efaf1f0 100644
--- a/cps/templates/book_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/book_edit.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends "layout.html" %}
 {% block body %}
 {% if book %}
-<form role="form" action="{{ url_for('edit_book', book_id=book.id) }}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+
 
   <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-3 col-xs-12">
     <div class="cover">
@@ -25,7 +25,37 @@
       </div>
     {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
+
+{%  if display_convertbtn and conversion_formats|length > 0 %}
+  <div class="text-center more-stuff"><h4> {{_('Convert book format:')}} </h4>
+      <form class="padded-bottom" action="{{ url_for('convert_bookformat', book_id=book.id) }}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" id="book_convert_frm">
+          <div class="form-group">
+              <div class="text-left">
+                  <label class="control-label" for="book_format_from">{{_('Convert from:')}}</label>
+                  <select class="form-control" name="book_format_from" id="book_format_from">
+                    <option disabled selected value> -- select an option -- </option>
+                    {% for file in book.data %}
+                    <option>{{file.format}} </option>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                  </select>
+                  <label class="control-label" for="book_format_to">{{_('Convert to:')}}</label>
+                  <select class="form-control" name="book_format_to" id="book_format_to">
+                    <option disabled selected value> -- select an option -- </option>
+                    {% for format in conversion_formats %}
+                    <option>{{format|upper}} </option>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                  </select>
+              </div>
+          </div>
+          <span class="input-group-btn">
+              <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" id="btn-book-covert" name="btn-book-covert">{{_('Convert book')}}</button>
+          </span>
+      </form>
   </div>
+{% endif %}
+
+  </div>
+<form role="form" action="{{ url_for('edit_book', book_id=book.id) }}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" id="book_edit_frm">
   <div class="col-sm-9 col-xs-12">
     <div class="form-group">
       <label for="book_title">{{_('Book Title')}}</label>
@@ -136,19 +166,6 @@
             <label class="btn btn-primary btn-file" for="btn-upload-format"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-upload"></span> {{ _('Upload format') }}</label>
             <div class="upload-format-input-text" id="upload-format"></div>
             <input id="btn-upload-format" name="btn-upload-format" type="file">
-
-              {%  if display_convertbtn and conversion_formats|length > 0 %}
-                <button id="btnGroupConv" type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
-                    <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-duplicate"></span> {{_('Convert to book format:')}}
-                    <span class="caret"></span>
-                </button>
-                <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="btnGroupConv">
-                  {% for format in conversion_formats %}
-                    <li><a href="{{ format }}">{{format}} ({{ format }})</a></li>
-                  {% endfor %}
-                  </ul>
-                {% endif %}
-
           </div>
 
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index ce05c354..9908de2f 100644
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -3183,16 +3183,10 @@ def edit_book(book_id):
     else:
         display_convertbtn = False
 
-    app.logger.debug(book)
-    app.logger.debug(book.data)
     #Determine what formats don't already exist
     allowed_conversion_formats = ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS
     for file in book.data:
-        try:
-            allowed_conversion_formats.remove(file.format.lower())
-        except Exception:
-            app.logger.debug("Exception thrown:")
-            app.logger.debug(file.format.lower())
+        allowed_conversion_formats.remove(file.format.lower())
 
     app.logger.debug(allowed_conversion_formats)
 
@@ -3627,3 +3621,16 @@ def upload():
                                              title=book.title, books_shelfs=book_in_shelfs, page="upload")
     return redirect(url_for("index"))
 
+
+@app.route("/admin/book/convert/<int:book_id>", methods=['POST'])
+@login_required_if_no_ano
+@edit_required
+def convert_bookformat(book_id):
+    #    rtn = convert_book_format(book_id, calibrepath, new_book_format, user_id)
+    app.logger.debug('got here')
+    app.logger.debug('book id:' + str(book_id))
+    app.logger.debug('from format:'+request.form['book_format_from'])
+    app.logger.debug('to format:' + request.form['book_format_to'])
+
+    return redirect(url_for("index"))
+