Best way to remove PURCHASED books from Kobo?

HarleyB · 08-18-2010, 11:24 PM

I normally download my books to ADE and then put them onto the Kobo. However recently I needed to directly sync with the kobo desktop app as one particular book was not available in ePub. Now I have several books duplicated on my Kobo - the ePub version downloaded via ADE and also the whatever it is version that comes direct from the desktop app.

It's not a big deal right now but at some point in the future it might get a bit crowded on my Kobo.
I haven't thought about how to remove books - so far I have been concentrating on getting them on there - so what is the best way to get rid of the duplicates?

I have deleted a couple of the ADE versions from the Kobo but what do you do to remove the desktop app version which doesn't even show up in ADE or Calibre? A few of the books are quite different - in some cases the ADE version is better but in others it is the desktop app version that has the cover etc. Obviously I want to keep the best version on the Kobo.

Thanks.

wrenn1 · 08-19-2010, 02:02 AM

delete them from your kobo library, update the app and then re-sync.

3d0g · 08-19-2010, 07:02 AM

Yup, wrenn1's got it. You manage your "I'm Reading" list on kobobooks.com and everything syncs through from there.

zoran · 08-19-2010, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrenn1

delete them from your kobo library, update the app and then re-sync.

I don't use this method, but I assume there must be some kind of
manual for this? If not, one sticky would suffice.

taming · 08-20-2010, 01:36 AM

@ Zoran, it's in the "Tips and Tricks" sticky--lots of good things appear there. It would also make a good addition to the Kobo Wiki page.

sabredog · 08-20-2010, 02:15 AM

I use Calibre and simply delete it from my attached Kobo.

wrenn1 · 08-20-2010, 12:13 PM

Sabredog, when you delete with Calibre does it remain in the Calibre library or disappear all together?

J. Strnad · 08-20-2010, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrenn1

Sabredog, when you delete with Calibre does it remain in the Calibre library or disappear all together?

You can delete the book ONLY from your Kobo, or from the Calibre library, or both.

wrenn1 · 08-20-2010, 01:57 PM

Thank you JS. Good to know.

Canorka · 11-15-2010, 12:25 AM

OK, so I'm in the same boat as the OP, but none of the solutions mentioned here are working. So frustrating. What the hell am I doing wrong?

God the Kobo desktop app is just so, so awful.

p_a_smith · 11-15-2010, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canorka

OK, so I'm in the same boat as the OP, but none of the solutions mentioned here are working. So frustrating. What the hell am I doing wrong?

God the Kobo desktop app is just so, so awful.

To delete items you brought onto the Kobo from the desktop app:

The new desktop app (1.7.x) lets you delete books from your library when you right click on them. Then if you sync they disappear from your Kobo.

From the website if you log in and go to "Library" you will see a list of your books and if you make sure the title reads "I'm Reading" (a choice just above the way top sort your books which includes "purchased" and "trash the chosen choice gets highlighted in blue). If hit delete the book moves from "I'm reading" which is an item that gets synced to your Kobo to "Purchased" which does not get synced. (delete in "Purchased" moves it to trash while "bookmarking" while in Purchased moves it back to "I'm reading"). Confusing but it does work.

taming · 11-15-2010, 07:23 AM

Kobo WiFi has a delete book choice on the reader itself. The 1.8 firmware for the Kobo-O will have this too.

Canorka · 11-15-2010, 11:05 AM

Thanks guys. The two books removed themselves after about 20 syncs, unfortunately at the cost of having all my 90 or so side loaded books being unopenable.

Anyway, all's good now...

taming · 11-15-2010, 06:34 PM

I'm pretty good at all of this, but I am avoiding sync at the moment and will until we have updates.

The Terminator · 11-23-2010, 11:12 PM

If you have the new kobo desktop app you right click and press delete

08-18-2010, 11:24 PM	#1
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	Best way to remove PURCHASED books from Kobo? I normally download my books to ADE and then put them onto the Kobo. However recently I needed to directly sync with the kobo desktop app as one particular book was not available in ePub. Now I have several books duplicated on my Kobo - the ePub version downloaded via ADE and also the whatever it is version that comes direct from the desktop app. It's not a big deal right now but at some point in the future it might get a bit crowded on my Kobo. I haven't thought about how to remove books - so far I have been concentrating on getting them on there - so what is the best way to get rid of the duplicates? I have deleted a couple of the ADE versions from the Kobo but what do you do to remove the desktop app version which doesn't even show up in ADE or Calibre? A few of the books are quite different - in some cases the ADE version is better but in others it is the desktop app version that has the cover etc. Obviously I want to keep the best version on the Kobo. Thanks.

08-20-2010, 01:36 AM	#5
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	@ Zoran, it's in the "Tips and Tricks" sticky--lots of good things appear there. It would also make a good addition to the Kobo Wiki page. Last edited by taming; 08-20-2010 at 01:39 AM.

11-15-2010, 12:25 AM	#10
Canorka Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 4254 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kobo Touch	OK, so I'm in the same boat as the OP, but none of the solutions mentioned here are working. So frustrating. What the hell am I doing wrong? God the Kobo desktop app is just so, so awful. Last edited by Canorka; 11-15-2010 at 12:40 AM.

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08-19-2010, 02:02 AM	#2
wrenn1 Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 48576 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	delete them from your kobo library, update the app and then re-sync.

08-19-2010, 07:02 AM	#3
3d0g I make fjords. Posts: 304 Karma: 11192 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Colorado Device: kobo 1 (retired), kobo 2, iPad, G2, Galaxy Tab 7+	Yup, wrenn1's got it. You manage your "I'm Reading" list on kobobooks.com and everything syncs through from there.

08-20-2010, 02:15 AM	#6
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	I use Calibre and simply delete it from my attached Kobo.

08-20-2010, 12:13 PM	#7
wrenn1 Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 48576 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Sabredog, when you delete with Calibre does it remain in the Calibre library or disappear all together?

08-20-2010, 01:57 PM	#9
wrenn1 Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 48576 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Thank you JS. Good to know.

11-15-2010, 07:23 AM	#12
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Kobo WiFi has a delete book choice on the reader itself. The 1.8 firmware for the Kobo-O will have this too.

11-15-2010, 11:05 AM	#13
Canorka Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 4254 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kobo Touch	Thanks guys. The two books removed themselves after about 20 syncs, unfortunately at the cost of having all my 90 or so side loaded books being unopenable. Anyway, all's good now...

11-15-2010, 06:34 PM	#14
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I'm pretty good at all of this, but I am avoiding sync at the moment and will until we have updates.

11-23-2010, 11:12 PM	#15
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)	If you have the new kobo desktop app you right click and press delete

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