Transfer Calibre converted file to Amazon via email

RunnerGirl · 11-10-2010, 10:04 PM

Can someone please help me...and be very specific in your instructions as I am new to this whole process with e-readers / converting files!

When I try to send my book in Calibre to my kindle account, I get an error message (see below at the end of this question). The process I am using to send it is as follows:
1. Highlight book
2. Click on Connect/share icon
3. Select start content server
4. then select email to myname@free.kindle.com (I've also tried myname@kindle.com and my personal email accounts)

Then I receive this error message:

ERROR: Failed to email books: Failed to email the following books:
Switch

(10060, 'A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 646, in _send_mails
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtp.py", line 96, in sendmail
File "smtplib.py", line 295, in connect
File "smtplib.py", line 273, in _get_socket
File "socket.py", line 514, in create_connection
error: [Errno 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond

Starson17 · 11-10-2010, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RunnerGirl

The process I am using to send it is as follows:
1. Highlight book
2. Click on Connect/share icon
3. Select start content server
4. then select email to myname@free.kindle.com (I've also tried myname@kindle.com and my personal email accounts)

You don't need step 3. The content server has nothing to do with sending books by email.
I can't help much with step 4, but you do need to configure correctly for sending by email first. A mail server and username/password are needed.

desertgrandma · 11-10-2010, 10:19 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, RunnerGirl

did you use the gmail account option as suggested?

Oldpilot · 11-11-2010, 09:17 AM

I regularly send html files to free.kindle.com; they have to be double-zipped. Dunno how this applies to a *.prc file, which I assume is what you're sending. Indeed, a *.prc file is what I get back from Amazon from my double-zipped html file!

You might ask this question on the Amazon DTP forums:

http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/

11-10-2010, 10:04 PM	#1
RunnerGirl Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle	Transfer Calibre converted file to Amazon via email Can someone please help me...and be very specific in your instructions as I am new to this whole process with e-readers / converting files! When I try to send my book in Calibre to my kindle account, I get an error message (see below at the end of this question). The process I am using to send it is as follows: 1. Highlight book 2. Click on Connect/share icon 3. Select start content server 4. then select email to myname@free.kindle.com (I've also tried myname@kindle.com and my personal email accounts) Then I receive this error message: ERROR: Failed to email books: Failed to email the following books: Switch (10060, 'A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond') Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 646, in _send_mails File "site-packages\calibre\utils\smtp.py", line 96, in sendmail File "smtplib.py", line 295, in connect File "smtplib.py", line 273, in _get_socket File "socket.py", line 514, in create_connection error: [Errno 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond

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11-10-2010, 10:19 PM	#3
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, RunnerGirl did you use the gmail account option as suggested?

11-11-2010, 09:17 AM	#4
Oldpilot Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 2572 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	I regularly send html files to free.kindle.com; they have to be double-zipped. Dunno how this applies to a .prc file, which I assume is what you're sending. Indeed, a .prc file is what I get back from Amazon from my double-zipped html file! You might ask this question on the Amazon DTP forums: http://forums.digitaltextplatform.com/dtpforums/

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