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davidnye · 05-26-2012, 02:29 PM

There was a thread a while back about sideloading epubs to an iPad under Linux which suggested using Calibre's content server functionality.

You can also do this directly using a USB cable and the nook app for iPad. Copy the epubs from the Calibre Library directory (just the epub, not the whole folder) to the 'Documents on iPad/nook/Documents' folder, then restart the nook app and they should appear in your Library. The nook folder will be hidden on your PC, so you'll need to press Ctrl-H to see it. This trick will also work with mobi files and the Kindle app. A Calibre device driver for the iPad could perhaps be written to automate this but that's over my head. I'm using Linux Mint 11 and iPad version 5.1.1.

05-26-2012, 02:29 PM	#1
davidnye Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Nook	Sideloading epubs and mobis to the iPad under Linux There was a thread a while back about sideloading epubs to an iPad under Linux which suggested using Calibre's content server functionality. You can also do this directly using a USB cable and the nook app for iPad. Copy the epubs from the Calibre Library directory (just the epub, not the whole folder) to the 'Documents on iPad/nook/Documents' folder, then restart the nook app and they should appear in your Library. The nook folder will be hidden on your PC, so you'll need to press Ctrl-H to see it. This trick will also work with mobi files and the Kindle app. A Calibre device driver for the iPad could perhaps be written to automate this but that's over my head. I'm using Linux Mint 11 and iPad version 5.1.1.