diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/config.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/config.py
index 1387afdecb..872171302c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/config.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/config.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
 import os, ast, json
 
-from calibre.utils.config import config_dir
+from calibre.utils.config import config_dir, prefs, tweaks
 from calibre.utils.lock import ExclusiveFile
 from calibre import sanitize_file_name
 from calibre.customize.conversion import OptionRecommendation
+from calibre.customize.ui import available_output_formats
 
 
 config_dir = os.path.join(config_dir, 'conversion')
@@ -114,3 +115,78 @@ class GuiRecommendations(dict):
                 self.disabled_options.add(name)
             elif opt.level > level or name not in self:
                 self[name] = opt.recommended_value
+
+
+def get_available_formats_for_book(db, book_id):
+    available_formats = db.new_api.formats(book_id)
+    return {x.lower() for x in available_formats}
+
+
+class NoSupportedInputFormats(Exception):
+
+    def __init__(self, available_formats):
+        Exception.__init__(self)
+        self.available_formats = available_formats
+
+
+def get_supported_input_formats_for_book(db, book_id):
+    from calibre.ebooks.conversion.plumber import supported_input_formats
+    available_formats = get_available_formats_for_book(db, book_id)
+    input_formats = {x.lower() for x in supported_input_formats()}
+    input_formats = sorted(available_formats.intersection(input_formats))
+    if not input_formats:
+        raise NoSupportedInputFormats(tuple(x for x in available_formats if x))
+    return input_formats
+
+
+def get_preferred_input_format_for_book(db, book_id):
+    recs = load_specifics(db, book_id)
+    if recs:
+        return recs.get('gui_preferred_input_format', None)
+
+
+def sort_formats_by_preference(formats, prefs):
+    uprefs = [x.upper() for x in prefs]
+
+    def key(x):
+        try:
+            return uprefs.index(x.upper())
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+        return len(prefs)
+    return sorted(formats, key=key)
+
+
+def get_input_format_for_book(db, book_id, pref=None):
+    '''
+    Return (preferred input format, list of available formats) for the book
+    identified by book_id. Raises an error if the book has no input formats.
+
+    :param pref: If None, the format used as input for the last conversion, if
+    any, on this book is used. If not None, should be a lowercase format like
+    'epub' or 'mobi'. If you do not want the last converted format to be used,
+    set pref=False.
+    '''
+    if pref is None:
+        pref = get_preferred_input_format_for_book(db, book_id)
+    if hasattr(pref, 'lower'):
+        pref = pref.lower()
+    input_formats = get_supported_input_formats_for_book(db, book_id)
+    input_format = pref if pref in input_formats else \
+        sort_formats_by_preference(input_formats, prefs['input_format_order'])[0]
+    return input_format, input_formats
+
+
+def get_output_formats(preferred_output_format):
+    all_formats = {x.upper() for x in available_output_formats()}
+    all_formats.discard('OEB')
+    pfo = preferred_output_format.upper() if preferred_output_format else ''
+    restrict = tweaks['restrict_output_formats']
+    if restrict:
+        fmts = [x.upper() for x in restrict]
+        if pfo and pfo not in fmts and pfo in all_formats:
+            fmts.append(pfo)
+    else:
+        fmts = list(sorted(all_formats,
+                key=lambda x:{'EPUB':'!A', 'MOBI':'!B'}.get(x.upper(), x)))
+    return fmts
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/bulk.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/bulk.py
index 0aae167d4b..5ec8e2f8d4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/bulk.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/bulk.py
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import shutil
 
 from PyQt5.Qt import QModelIndex, QDialog
 
-from calibre.gui2.convert.single import (Config, sort_formats_by_preference,
-    GroupModel, gprefs, get_output_formats)
+from calibre.gui2.convert.single import Config, GroupModel, gprefs
 from calibre.gui2.convert.look_and_feel import LookAndFeelWidget
 from calibre.gui2.convert.heuristics import HeuristicsWidget
 from calibre.gui2.convert.search_and_replace import SearchAndReplaceWidget
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ from calibre.gui2.convert.structure_detection import StructureDetectionWidget
 from calibre.gui2.convert.toc import TOCWidget
 from calibre.gui2.convert import GuiRecommendations
 from calibre.ebooks.conversion.plumber import Plumber
+from calibre.ebooks.conversion.config import sort_formats_by_preference, get_output_formats
 from calibre.utils.config import prefs
 from calibre.utils.logging import Log
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
index 269bfcec79..a96ddd31ef 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import cPickle, shutil
 from PyQt5.Qt import QAbstractListModel, Qt, QFont, QModelIndex, QDialog, QCoreApplication, QSize
 
 from calibre.gui2 import gprefs
-from calibre.ebooks.conversion.config import (GuiRecommendations, save_specifics,
-        load_specifics)
+from calibre.ebooks.conversion.config import (
+        GuiRecommendations, save_specifics, sort_formats_by_preference, get_input_format_for_book, get_output_formats)
 from calibre.gui2.convert.single_ui import Ui_Dialog
 from calibre.gui2.convert.metadata import MetadataWidget
 from calibre.gui2.convert.look_and_feel import LookAndFeelWidget
@@ -24,49 +24,13 @@ from calibre.gui2.convert.toc import TOCWidget
 from calibre.gui2.convert.debug import DebugWidget
 
 
-from calibre.ebooks.conversion.plumber import (Plumber,
-        supported_input_formats, ARCHIVE_FMTS)
+from calibre.ebooks.conversion.plumber import (Plumber, ARCHIVE_FMTS)
 from calibre.ebooks.conversion.config import delete_specifics
-from calibre.customize.ui import available_output_formats
 from calibre.customize.conversion import OptionRecommendation
-from calibre.utils.config import prefs, tweaks
+from calibre.utils.config import prefs
 from calibre.utils.logging import Log
 
 
-class NoSupportedInputFormats(Exception):
-
-    def __init__(self, available_formats):
-        Exception.__init__(self)
-        self.available_formats = available_formats
-
-
-def sort_formats_by_preference(formats, prefs):
-    uprefs = [x.upper() for x in prefs]
-
-    def key(x):
-        try:
-            return uprefs.index(x.upper())
-        except ValueError:
-            pass
-        return len(prefs)
-    return sorted(formats, key=key)
-
-
-def get_output_formats(preferred_output_format):
-    all_formats = {x.upper() for x in available_output_formats()}
-    all_formats.discard('OEB')
-    pfo = preferred_output_format.upper() if preferred_output_format else ''
-    restrict = tweaks['restrict_output_formats']
-    if restrict:
-        fmts = [x.upper() for x in restrict]
-        if pfo and pfo not in fmts and pfo in all_formats:
-            fmts.append(pfo)
-    else:
-        fmts = list(sorted(all_formats,
-                key=lambda x:{'EPUB':'!A', 'MOBI':'!B'}.get(x.upper(), x)))
-    return fmts
-
-
 class GroupModel(QAbstractListModel):
 
     def __init__(self, widgets):
@@ -92,49 +56,6 @@ class GroupModel(QAbstractListModel):
         return None
 
 
-def get_preferred_input_format_for_book(db, book_id):
-    recs = load_specifics(db, book_id)
-    if recs:
-        return recs.get('gui_preferred_input_format', None)
-
-
-def get_available_formats_for_book(db, book_id):
-    available_formats = db.formats(book_id, index_is_id=True)
-    if not available_formats:
-        available_formats = ''
-    return set([x.lower() for x in
-        available_formats.split(',')])
-
-
-def get_supported_input_formats_for_book(db, book_id):
-    available_formats = get_available_formats_for_book(db, book_id)
-    input_formats = set([x.lower() for x in supported_input_formats()])
-    input_formats = sorted(available_formats.intersection(input_formats))
-    if not input_formats:
-        raise NoSupportedInputFormats(tuple(x for x in available_formats if x))
-    return input_formats
-
-
-def get_input_format_for_book(db, book_id, pref):
-    '''
-    Return (preferred input format, list of available formats) for the book
-    identified by book_id. Raises an error if the book has no input formats.
-
-    :param pref: If None, the format used as input for the last conversion, if
-    any, on this book is used. If not None, should be a lowercase format like
-    'epub' or 'mobi'. If you do not want the last converted format to be used,
-    set pref=False.
-    '''
-    if pref is None:
-        pref = get_preferred_input_format_for_book(db, book_id)
-    if hasattr(pref, 'lower'):
-        pref = pref.lower()
-    input_formats = get_supported_input_formats_for_book(db, book_id)
-    input_format = pref if pref in input_formats else \
-        sort_formats_by_preference(input_formats, prefs['input_format_order'])[0]
-    return input_format, input_formats
-
-
 class Config(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
     '''
     Configuration dialog for single book conversion. If accepted, has the
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
index 471fcb845a..45b9152bb8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@ from PyQt5.Qt import QDialog, QProgressDialog, QTimer
 
 from calibre.ptempfile import PersistentTemporaryFile
 from calibre.gui2 import warning_dialog, question_dialog
-from calibre.gui2.convert.single import NoSupportedInputFormats
-from calibre.gui2.convert.single import Config as SingleConfig, \
-    get_input_format_for_book
+from calibre.gui2.convert.single import Config as SingleConfig
 from calibre.gui2.convert.bulk import BulkConfig
 from calibre.gui2.convert.metadata import create_opf_file, create_cover_file
 from calibre.customize.conversion import OptionRecommendation
 from calibre.utils.config import prefs
-from calibre.ebooks.conversion.config import GuiRecommendations, \
-    load_defaults, load_specifics, save_specifics
+from calibre.ebooks.conversion.config import (
+        GuiRecommendations, load_defaults, load_specifics, save_specifics,
+        get_input_format_for_book, NoSupportedInputFormats)
 from calibre.gui2.convert import bulk_defaults_for_input_format
 
 
@@ -100,12 +99,12 @@ def convert_single_ebook(parent, db, book_ids, auto_conversion=False,  # {{{
     if bad and show_no_format_warning:
         if len(bad) == 1 and not bad[0][1]:
             title = db.title(bad[0][0], True)
-            warning_dialog(parent, _('Could not convert'), '<p>'+
-                _('Could not convert <b>%s</b> as it has no e-book files. If you '
-                  'think it should have files, but calibre is not finding '
-                  'them, that is most likely because you moved the book\'s '
-                  'files around outside of calibre. You will need to find those files '
-                  'and re-add them to calibre.')%title, show=True)
+            warning_dialog(parent, _('Could not convert'), '<p>'+ _(
+                'Could not convert <b>%s</b> as it has no e-book files. If you '
+                'think it should have files, but calibre is not finding '
+                'them, that is most likely because you moved the book\'s '
+                'files around outside of calibre. You will need to find those files '
+                'and re-add them to calibre.')%title, show=True)
         else:
             res = []
             for id, available_formats in bad: