Manually add books to KOBO account

ChildeRoland · 04-26-2011, 10:09 PM

Hello there,

My call for help regards manually adding books to the KOBO library.

Does anyone know of a way to add an EPUB file/book to your kobo account and have it registered as a book under your library, equivalent to those purchased. Im speaking of the internet account, not the physical kobo.

My real reason for such is the Blackberry playbook can read any epub file through its kobo app, however i have many a book which i never actually had in my kobo library. Hopefully im being clear and one whom reads this can gather my goal. Thanks

siraks · 04-26-2011, 10:30 PM

no. only books purchased from kobo or previewed on the kobobooks site show up in your library.

to view side loaded books you'll need a different e-reader app to let you read any book you load onto your playbook. as for what they are i have no clue? maybe stanza or a quick google search for an epub app.

sabredog · 04-26-2011, 10:48 PM

You might want to consider Calibre to sideload your other ebooks into your Kobo ebook software, though that would depend if support extends to the playbook

pholy · 04-26-2011, 11:25 PM

The Kobo app on the Android tablets has an 'Import Content' item in its Tools menu. It will find books loaded on the internal card and add them to the its library. I'd be surprised if the Playbook app didn't have something similar somewhere.

If you get tired of looking, send it to me so I can try looking for it

digiSara · 04-27-2011, 05:55 PM

On the iPod/iPhone app, you can add epubs through iTunes to the Kobo app.

Have done a quick google and it appears that the Playbook app doesn't yet support sideloading epubs. Since it's available on the other platforms, you would hope this is something they add quickly.

The Terminator · 04-27-2011, 06:48 PM

I don't think you can.

dmacmart · 04-28-2011, 01:29 PM

Also on the iPhone/iPad you can use DropBox to open ePubs or PDFs in Kobo. Maybe that will percolate to the Playbook if it hasn't already?

mgm1979 · 04-29-2011, 02:03 PM

I just side-loaded an epub book into the "books" folder on the PlayBook and opened it just fine in the Kobo reader...let's try to know what we're talking about when we're answering someone's question with a definitive "no, it can't/won't work" - thanks.

siraks · 04-29-2011, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgm1979

I just side-loaded an epub book into the "books" folder on the PlayBook and opened it just fine in the Kobo reader...let's try to know what we're talking about when we're answering someone's question with a definitive "no, it can't/won't work" - thanks.

the question wasn't about side loading, in the OP we were asked

Quote:

Does anyone know of a way to add an EPUB file/book to your kobo account and have it registered as a book under your library, equivalent to those purchased. Im speaking of the internet account, not the physical kobo.

and the answer to that is no you cannot add books that aren't purchased from kobo into your library on the kobo website.

as for side loading, that's an entirely different question and is easy to do from one device to another.

digiSara · 04-29-2011, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgm1979

I just side-loaded an epub book into the "books" folder on the PlayBook and opened it just fine in the Kobo reader...let's try to know what we're talking about when we're answering someone's question with a definitive "no, it can't/won't work" - thanks.

I was writing based on this thread on Crackberry: http://forums.crackberry.com/f243/kobo-epub-605340/ - one post in the thread states that they called Kobo support and were told that side-loading isn't possible. Also, another person tried putting a book in the books folder and it didn't work. Of course, it is possible that the software has been updated since the release?

Briand · 05-09-2011, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgm1979

I just side-loaded an epub book into the "books" folder on the PlayBook and opened it just fine in the Kobo reader...let's try to know what we're talking about when we're answering someone's question with a definitive "no, it can't/won't work" - thanks.

Can you tell us how you did that. I would like a playbook, but not if I can't load my non-kobo ebooks to read on the device.

Thanks
Brian

M2Schibs · 05-30-2011, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgm1979

I just side-loaded an epub book into the "books" folder on the PlayBook and opened it just fine in the Kobo reader...let's try to know what we're talking about when we're answering someone's question with a definitive "no, it can't/won't work" - thanks.

I would also like to know how you side loaded a book into Kobo on the playbook. Can you please share the steps you used?

hemisphire · 06-02-2011, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siraks

and the answer to that is no you cannot add books that aren't purchased from kobo into your library on the kobo website.

Unless you've previously ordered eBooks from Borders US. Go here to see instructions on how to merger your Borders US into your Kobo library (Borders is now outsourcing all eBook and eReader support to Kobo).

EngGladiator · 01-15-2015, 11:14 AM

I know the thread is old, but I tried to find the answer here unsuccessfully... but I did figure out how to do it. I moved the epub file into my Android downloads from my desktop, and then used the import function in the Kobo reader.

Lynx-lynx · 01-17-2015, 07:10 PM

Alternately you import your ebooks into Calibre and then side load onto the device.

04-26-2011, 10:09 PM	#1
ChildeRoland Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: KOBO	Manually add books to KOBO account Hello there, My call for help regards manually adding books to the KOBO library. Does anyone know of a way to add an EPUB file/book to your kobo account and have it registered as a book under your library, equivalent to those purchased. Im speaking of the internet account, not the physical kobo. My real reason for such is the Blackberry playbook can read any epub file through its kobo app, however i have many a book which i never actually had in my kobo library. Hopefully im being clear and one whom reads this can gather my goal. Thanks

04-26-2011, 10:48 PM	#3
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	You might want to consider Calibre to sideload your other ebooks into your Kobo ebook software, though that would depend if support extends to the playbook Last edited by sabredog; 04-27-2011 at 01:02 AM.

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04-26-2011, 10:30 PM	#2
siraks use the force Posts: 575 Karma: 564666 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Touch, Lenovo K1	no. only books purchased from kobo or previewed on the kobobooks site show up in your library. to view side loaded books you'll need a different e-reader app to let you read any book you load onto your playbook. as for what they are i have no clue? maybe stanza or a quick google search for an epub app.

04-26-2011, 11:25 PM	#4
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	The Kobo app on the Android tablets has an 'Import Content' item in its Tools menu. It will find books loaded on the internal card and add them to the its library. I'd be surprised if the Playbook app didn't have something similar somewhere. If you get tired of looking, send it to me so I can try looking for it

04-27-2011, 05:55 PM	#5
digiSara Groupie Posts: 158 Karma: 153344 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kobo wifi	On the iPod/iPhone app, you can add epubs through iTunes to the Kobo app. Have done a quick google and it appears that the Playbook app doesn't yet support sideloading epubs. Since it's available on the other platforms, you would hope this is something they add quickly.

04-27-2011, 06:48 PM	#6
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	I don't think you can.

04-28-2011, 01:29 PM	#7
dmacmart Fanatic Posts: 531 Karma: 696908 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Glo, Arc, H2O, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch	Also on the iPhone/iPad you can use DropBox to open ePubs or PDFs in Kobo. Maybe that will percolate to the Playbook if it hasn't already?

04-29-2011, 02:03 PM	#8
mgm1979 Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 50 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Entourage eDGe	I just side-loaded an epub book into the "books" folder on the PlayBook and opened it just fine in the Kobo reader...let's try to know what we're talking about when we're answering someone's question with a definitive "no, it can't/won't work" - thanks.

01-15-2015, 11:14 AM	#14
EngGladiator Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Kobo - Android Phone	I know the thread is old, but I tried to find the answer here unsuccessfully... but I did figure out how to do it. I moved the epub file into my Android downloads from my desktop, and then used the import function in the Kobo reader.

01-17-2015, 07:10 PM	#15
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	Alternately you import your ebooks into Calibre and then side load onto the device.

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