Kindle Touch: Syncing via email, updating thumbnail via USB?

bouvin · 05-28-2012, 11:12 AM

Hi
The recent Calibre update
- Upload cover thumbnails when sending books to device by USB to workaround Amazon bug of not displaying covers for sync-enabled books

sounded like just the thing, but while it does do what it says above, I was wondering whether the following is possible:

1) Send book to Amazon via email to get syncing across Kindle Touch and all Kindle.apps, and then
2) Connect Kindle Touch to computer via USB and update thumbnails

As Calibre is already able to identify which books in my library is on the Kindle, presumably the above should be possible?

Bookatarian · 05-29-2012, 06:45 AM

In theory, it looks like it is possible to email books (right click on the book and select send to [Kindle] email.) However, I tried it for the first time this morning and it doesn't seem to be working for me.

EDIT: Ahh...just had to add PDF format to the preference and use gmail. Thank you kovidgoyal (over in another thread). LINK: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....ails-using-app

bouvin · 05-29-2012, 08:32 AM

Certainly, emailing (mobi) books works beautifully, I have been doing that for quite a while. It's just that last piece of missing thumbnail cover that keeps it from being perfect.

One can of course always hope for a more sensible firmware from Amazon...

05-28-2012, 11:12 AM	#1
bouvin Mad about the books Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Kindle Touch: Syncing via email, updating thumbnail via USB? Hi The recent Calibre update - Upload cover thumbnails when sending books to device by USB to workaround Amazon bug of not displaying covers for sync-enabled books sounded like just the thing, but while it does do what it says above, I was wondering whether the following is possible: 1) Send book to Amazon via email to get syncing across Kindle Touch and all Kindle.apps, and then 2) Connect Kindle Touch to computer via USB and update thumbnails As Calibre is already able to identify which books in my library is on the Kindle, presumably the above should be possible?

05-29-2012, 06:45 AM	#2
Bookatarian Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 620038 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	In theory, it looks like it is possible to email books (right click on the book and select send to [Kindle] email.) However, I tried it for the first time this morning and it doesn't seem to be working for me. EDIT: Ahh...just had to add PDF format to the preference and use gmail. Thank you kovidgoyal (over in another thread). LINK: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....ails-using-app Last edited by Bookatarian; 05-29-2012 at 06:51 AM. Reason: Solution

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05-29-2012, 08:32 AM	#3
bouvin Mad about the books Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Certainly, emailing (mobi) books works beautifully, I have been doing that for quite a while. It's just that last piece of missing thumbnail cover that keeps it from being perfect. One can of course always hope for a more sensible firmware from Amazon...