Simply Not Working [Paperwhite]

P4nda · 01-06-2013, 03:17 PM

[Paperwhite, Calibre]

Hey everyone; sorry to mooch off this forum but I've done about as much as I can.

I'll get right to it: everything I do simply doesn't work.

I plug in my Paperwhite
Open Calibre
Add books
Navigate to books (I've tried both .mobi and .pdf- both of which are compatible)
Select the book
Wait for it to be sent to Calibre's library
Find it in the library
Send to device
Send to main memory

Then it loads, says it's done, I eject, but nothing new is shown in my Paperwhite's library.

Alternatively I have tried:

Plug in Paperwhite
Open library through computer documents
Go to documents (where book memory is stored)
-
Open separate window
My computer
Locate folder where I have downloaded books
Drag files from that folder to the Paperwhite documents folder

And it loads, says it's done, I eject, but nothing new is shown in the library.
I have read through the guide that comes with Calibre, but it has seemingly nothing to help my problem.

Thanks a ton for all help in advance

kovidgoyal · 01-07-2013, 12:42 AM

After you eject, wait, the Kindle takes time to scan new books and make them available.

rascalina · 01-07-2013, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

After you eject, wait, the Kindle takes time to scan new books and make them available.

You are so right Kovid

. I transferred like 800 books and then panicked coz they didn't show up immediately. Left it for about an hour (not on purpose but it just so happened to work out that way) and they were all there. Phew

P4nda · 01-07-2013, 12:58 PM

So just plug in the Kindle,
Select the books in Calibre,
Send to main memory,
And wait like an hour or so?

Thanks, I'll try it out

P4nda · 01-07-2013, 04:09 PM

Gah, I transfered 3 books, ejected, and waited about 3 hours before unplugging and still no books.

Any other ideas? I'm open to anything.

Is it really this difficult usually? I feel like it would be simple to just drag files onto my Paperwhite, but it's not going so hot, lol.

01-06-2013, 03:17 PM	#1
P4nda Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Simply Not Working [Paperwhite] [Paperwhite, Calibre] Hey everyone; sorry to mooch off this forum but I've done about as much as I can. I'll get right to it: everything I do simply doesn't work. I plug in my Paperwhite Open Calibre Add books Navigate to books (I've tried both .mobi and .pdf- both of which are compatible) Select the book Wait for it to be sent to Calibre's library Find it in the library Send to device Send to main memory Then it loads, says it's done, I eject, but nothing new is shown in my Paperwhite's library. Alternatively I have tried: Plug in Paperwhite Open library through computer documents Go to documents (where book memory is stored) - Open separate window My computer Locate folder where I have downloaded books Drag files from that folder to the Paperwhite documents folder And it loads, says it's done, I eject, but nothing new is shown in the library. I have read through the guide that comes with Calibre, but it has seemingly nothing to help my problem. Thanks a ton for all help in advance

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01-07-2013, 12:42 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	After you eject, wait, the Kindle takes time to scan new books and make them available.

01-07-2013, 12:58 PM	#4
P4nda Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	So just plug in the Kindle, Select the books in Calibre, Send to main memory, And wait like an hour or so? Thanks, I'll try it out

01-07-2013, 04:09 PM	#5
P4nda Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Gah, I transfered 3 books, ejected, and waited about 3 hours before unplugging and still no books. Any other ideas? I'm open to anything. Is it really this difficult usually? I feel like it would be simple to just drag files onto my Paperwhite, but it's not going so hot, lol.