Send to Kindle question

cscannella · 02-14-2010, 08:26 AM

I have two scheduled recipes that I run each morning. When I plug in my Kindle, the send-to-device automatically runs, but occasionally one of them will not update on the Kindle.

If I go to the Kindle and delete the prior day's content (eg, New York Times Top Stories, which is one of the recipes with this problem), and then do a send-to-device again, it works.

Is there a setting that I'm missing, something like "Don't overwrite"? I've checked here in the forums as well as in the Prefs in Calibre, but I don't see anything.

Thanks in advance...

kovidgoyal · 02-14-2010, 11:23 AM

It shouldn't be overwriting in any case, as the date is art of the title of the book and hence the generated file name on the device.

cscannella · 02-14-2010, 04:45 PM

So any idea why it won't update the kindle? Is there a log or something I can look at to see if something is failing?

kovidgoyal · 02-14-2010, 05:30 PM

click the rotating spinner in the bottom right to see the job log.

cscannella · 02-15-2010, 07:26 AM

I think maybe what's happening is that it's updating the NYT subscription on the kindle, but it doesn't change the date? I will check again tomorrow, but maybe that's it.

I have in calibre NYT dated today (2/15), and on the kindle it's dated 2/14, but the content itself seems to be current.

kovidgoyal · 02-15-2010, 09:44 AM

What's the file name on the kindle?

cscannella · 02-16-2010, 09:21 AM

/Volumes/Kindle/documents/News/New York Times Top Stories - calibre.mobi

Just to add more info -- it actually looks fine on the Kindle, has the current date and all the stories are up-to-date.

What was throwing me off is that in Calibre, it still has yesterday's date listed.

02-14-2010, 08:26 AM	#1
cscannella Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle	Send to Kindle question I have two scheduled recipes that I run each morning. When I plug in my Kindle, the send-to-device automatically runs, but occasionally one of them will not update on the Kindle. If I go to the Kindle and delete the prior day's content (eg, New York Times Top Stories, which is one of the recipes with this problem), and then do a send-to-device again, it works. Is there a setting that I'm missing, something like "Don't overwrite"? I've checked here in the forums as well as in the Prefs in Calibre, but I don't see anything. Thanks in advance...

02-16-2010, 09:21 AM	#7
cscannella Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle	/Volumes/Kindle/documents/News/New York Times Top Stories - calibre.mobi Just to add more info -- it actually looks fine on the Kindle, has the current date and all the stories are up-to-date. What was throwing me off is that in Calibre, it still has yesterday's date listed. Last edited by cscannella; 02-16-2010 at 09:25 AM. Reason: add more info

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02-14-2010, 11:23 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It shouldn't be overwriting in any case, as the date is art of the title of the book and hence the generated file name on the device.

02-14-2010, 04:45 PM	#3
cscannella Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle	So any idea why it won't update the kindle? Is there a log or something I can look at to see if something is failing?

02-14-2010, 05:30 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	click the rotating spinner in the bottom right to see the job log.

02-15-2010, 07:26 AM	#5
cscannella Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle	I think maybe what's happening is that it's updating the NYT subscription on the kindle, but it doesn't change the date? I will check again tomorrow, but maybe that's it. I have in calibre NYT dated today (2/15), and on the kindle it's dated 2/14, but the content itself seems to be current.

02-15-2010, 09:44 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	What's the file name on the kindle?

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