adding your downloaded books via calibre

paulsalter · 12-10-2011, 06:56 AM

hi,

haven't got my box yet, its a christmas present so another couple of weeks

been reading a lot on this forum and hopefully someone can answer a small query.

If I download any books i buy from kobo (adobe drm copy) and add these into calibre, i understand i can't open them in calibre which is not an issue

can I use calibre to send these books to my box and read them on there, or does the drm block this also

just for ease of use and cataloguing i was thinking of adding all my books into calibre, don't want to read in here just store them

taming · 12-10-2011, 07:42 AM

The Kobo app on the Vox will not read books with Adobe DRM, but Aldiko, and other reading apps will. If you have Aldiko on your device, Aldiko will be seen as a device by ADE, btw.

There is a Calibre driver being used for the Vox. It will transfer books from Calibre to your Vox. You will then import the book into whatever app you are using. You can also add your Calibre library books to the Vox by using the Calibre server.

paulsalter · 12-10-2011, 07:48 AM

many thanks

will have a look at Aldiko, just hoping to put all my books into Calibre so i can have them all in one place

taming · 12-10-2011, 07:59 AM

I have all my books in Calibre as well. Some people have the Calibre library in dropbox, btw. That gives you another way to get the books from Calibre to your Vox.

paulsalter · 12-10-2011, 09:08 AM

Thanks again

I have a Dropbox account so will look into this also

12-10-2011, 06:56 AM	#1
paulsalter Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3243761 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD8	adding your downloaded books via calibre hi, haven't got my box yet, its a christmas present so another couple of weeks been reading a lot on this forum and hopefully someone can answer a small query. If I download any books i buy from kobo (adobe drm copy) and add these into calibre, i understand i can't open them in calibre which is not an issue can I use calibre to send these books to my box and read them on there, or does the drm block this also just for ease of use and cataloguing i was thinking of adding all my books into calibre, don't want to read in here just store them

12-10-2011, 07:42 AM	#2
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	The Kobo app on the Vox will not read books with Adobe DRM, but Aldiko, and other reading apps will. If you have Aldiko on your device, Aldiko will be seen as a device by ADE, btw. There is a Calibre driver being used for the Vox. It will transfer books from Calibre to your Vox. You will then import the book into whatever app you are using. You can also add your Calibre library books to the Vox by using the Calibre server. Last edited by taming; 12-10-2011 at 07:44 AM.

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12-10-2011, 07:48 AM	#3
paulsalter Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3243761 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD8	many thanks will have a look at Aldiko, just hoping to put all my books into Calibre so i can have them all in one place

12-10-2011, 07:59 AM	#4
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I have all my books in Calibre as well. Some people have the Calibre library in dropbox, btw. That gives you another way to get the books from Calibre to your Vox.

12-10-2011, 09:08 AM	#5
paulsalter Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3243761 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD8	Thanks again I have a Dropbox account so will look into this also

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