Add Kobo ebooks to Calibre library

mickydouglas · 06-20-2013, 12:33 PM

As a newbie, I used Calibre Get Books to find which retailer I should choose to buy an EPUB version of a book I wanted. I found it in the Kobo store and used the link to buy it. Question now was how to download to my PC, so I installed the Kobo desktop and sync'd my book.

The question now is how to add the ebook to my Calibre library when I don't know the location of the Kobo ebook.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as the Calibre FAQ's and online help don't cover this topic at all?

Any transaction with the third party is outside of Calibre's remit.

AnemicOak · 06-20-2013, 12:46 PM

Don't try to use the kePub version downloaded by the Kobo desktop. If you go to "My Library" on the Kobo site you should see a teal/blue button in the books listing to download either an ePub with Adobe DRM, a DRM-free ePub or a DRM'd PDF (rare) depending on what's available.

Once you have the file downloaded you can add that to Calibre.

davidfor · 06-20-2013, 08:17 PM

As AnemicOak said, go to the Kobo shop and download the epub or other version of the book.

You can add books from the device to the calibre library. But, the driver deliberately blocks adding kepubs. This is because calibre has no support for them and any DRM in them makes it impossible to do anything with them. If you do want to look at them, find the book in the device list and select it. The details section will display the path to the file.

mickydouglas · 06-21-2013, 09:42 AM

Many thanks for the replies. I did download this file when I first purchased my ebook but as I hadn't come across the acsm file type before, I dismissed it.

It now seems that this file is just the key the the ebook file and I need to download Adobe Digital Editions to get the physical epub file.

Pity calibre doesn't give any help on this, to a newbie it's a bit of a showstopper.

Here's hoping.

Many thanks.

meeera · 06-21-2013, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickydouglas

Many thanks for the replies. I did download this file when I first purchased my ebook but as I hadn't come across the acsm file type before, I dismissed it.

It now seems that this file is just the key the the ebook file and I need to download Adobe Digital Editions to get the physical epub file.

Pity calibre doesn't give any help on this, to a newbie it's a bit of a showstopper.

It's in the Calibre FAQ:

"How do I use purchased EPUB books with calibre (or what do I do with .acsm files)?"

mickydouglas · 06-21-2013, 10:59 AM

Beg pardon Meeera, you are right on the button there. Did not expect to find it in the Miscellaneous section. Still no excuse.

Anyway, complete success once I had downloaded ADE, created an Adobe ID, booted up calibre, added the epub file from its location in My Documents, sent it to my smartphone device, booted up Aldiko, touched 'Files' and imported my book once I had opened it after giving my Adobe ID and password.

Now a very happy bunny.

Thanks to everyone who posted.

meeera · 06-21-2013, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickydouglas

Beg pardon Meeera, you are right on the button there. Did not expect to find it in the Miscellaneous section. Still no excuse.

Anyway, complete success once I had downloaded ADE, created an Adobe ID, booted up calibre, added the epub file from its location in My Documents, sent it to my smartphone device, booted up Aldiko, touched 'Files' and imported my book once I had opened it after giving my Adobe ID and password.

Now a very happy bunny.

Cool. Happy reading!

06-20-2013, 12:33 PM	#1
mickydouglas Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Smartphone Aldiko	Add Kobo ebooks to Calibre library As a newbie, I used Calibre Get Books to find which retailer I should choose to buy an EPUB version of a book I wanted. I found it in the Kobo store and used the link to buy it. Question now was how to download to my PC, so I installed the Kobo desktop and sync'd my book. The question now is how to add the ebook to my Calibre library when I don't know the location of the Kobo ebook. Can anyone point me in the right direction as the Calibre FAQ's and online help don't cover this topic at all? Any transaction with the third party is outside of Calibre's remit.

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06-20-2013, 12:46 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Don't try to use the kePub version downloaded by the Kobo desktop. If you go to "My Library" on the Kobo site you should see a teal/blue button in the books listing to download either an ePub with Adobe DRM, a DRM-free ePub or a DRM'd PDF (rare) depending on what's available. Once you have the file downloaded you can add that to Calibre.

06-20-2013, 08:17 PM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	As AnemicOak said, go to the Kobo shop and download the epub or other version of the book. You can add books from the device to the calibre library. But, the driver deliberately blocks adding kepubs. This is because calibre has no support for them and any DRM in them makes it impossible to do anything with them. If you do want to look at them, find the book in the device list and select it. The details section will display the path to the file.

06-21-2013, 09:42 AM	#4
mickydouglas Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Smartphone Aldiko	Many thanks for the replies. I did download this file when I first purchased my ebook but as I hadn't come across the acsm file type before, I dismissed it. It now seems that this file is just the key the the ebook file and I need to download Adobe Digital Editions to get the physical epub file. Pity calibre doesn't give any help on this, to a newbie it's a bit of a showstopper. Here's hoping. Many thanks.

06-21-2013, 10:59 AM	#6
mickydouglas Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Smartphone Aldiko	Beg pardon Meeera, you are right on the button there. Did not expect to find it in the Miscellaneous section. Still no excuse. Anyway, complete success once I had downloaded ADE, created an Adobe ID, booted up calibre, added the epub file from its location in My Documents, sent it to my smartphone device, booted up Aldiko, touched 'Files' and imported my book once I had opened it after giving my Adobe ID and password. Now a very happy bunny. Thanks to everyone who posted.