Newbie Kobo Owner

Brianrh · 12-30-2011, 12:06 PM

After pondering a while and reading reviews and comments from here, I asked and received a Kobo Touch for Christmas. I have not had too much time to use it yet the Kobo but initial impressions are good.

My son initially registered the reader using his Windows laptop and I am about to side load books on to it using Calibre running under Linux Mint 12. I am working through the manual but I can't seem to find how the Micro CD memory works. Can I load books on to the device with Calibre and the device decide if it goes in the internal memory or on the memory card? Or do I need to use the Kobo Desktop running under Wine to do this?

I did do a search on this forum but I couldn't find quite what I wanted to know; also with the updates in firmware things can change quickly.

Thanks.

Brian

filmo · 12-30-2011, 12:26 PM

You can place your books on device memory or external SD card. Kobo reader will find them and add new books to data base so they will show in library. When device is started from off it checks books and add new books to data base. Actually the data base for external SD card is on that card so when you change cards and start from off only books on card and reader are shown in library. Too turn device off or on from off takes longer press on switch than putting kobo in standby or starting from standby.

PeterT · 12-30-2011, 01:25 PM

Kobo Desktop only handle books in Kobo's version of ePubs; these are downloaded by it automatically from Kobo's website, and sync'ed to the Touch.

Kobo Desktop does NOT handle regular ePubs.

12-30-2011, 12:06 PM	#1
Brianrh Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 559550 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Swindon, UK Device: Kindle	Newbie Kobo Owner After pondering a while and reading reviews and comments from here, I asked and received a Kobo Touch for Christmas. I have not had too much time to use it yet the Kobo but initial impressions are good. My son initially registered the reader using his Windows laptop and I am about to side load books on to it using Calibre running under Linux Mint 12. I am working through the manual but I can't seem to find how the Micro CD memory works. Can I load books on to the device with Calibre and the device decide if it goes in the internal memory or on the memory card? Or do I need to use the Kobo Desktop running under Wine to do this? I did do a search on this forum but I couldn't find quite what I wanted to know; also with the updates in firmware things can change quickly. Thanks. Brian

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12-30-2011, 12:26 PM	#2
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	You can place your books on device memory or external SD card. Kobo reader will find them and add new books to data base so they will show in library. When device is started from off it checks books and add new books to data base. Actually the data base for external SD card is on that card so when you change cards and start from off only books on card and reader are shown in library. Too turn device off or on from off takes longer press on switch than putting kobo in standby or starting from standby.

12-30-2011, 01:25 PM	#3
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,166 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Kobo Desktop only handle books in Kobo's version of ePubs; these are downloaded by it automatically from Kobo's website, and sync'ed to the Touch. Kobo Desktop does NOT handle regular ePubs.

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