help please with sideloading books

LH07 · 09-09-2013, 09:48 AM

Hi I have an android tablet and wanted to know if there was a way to side load books either manually or using calibre onto the kindle app , I have a kindle a and would like the books on both devices so I can sync them

Mike L · 09-09-2013, 11:20 AM

Yes, you can do that. The process is pretty much the same as with your Kindle.

You connect the tablet to your PC with a USB cable. Then, on the PC, you should see the device under My Computer (along with your main hard drive and any other storage devices you have attached). Navigate to the device, then drill down to the folder where your ebook reader stores its files.

On my Nexus tablet, for example, I use the Kindle Android app, which stores its files in sdcard/Kindle, but yours might be different.

Once you've located the folder, just drag your ebooks to it in the usual way.

If you prefer not not to use a physical cable, you can connect the tablet to the PC wirelessly, provided they both have access to the same wifi network. The way I do that is with an Android app called ES File Explorer, but there are several similar apps available.

I'm pretty sure you can also transfer files directly from Calibre (at least from the most recent version), but I haven't got round to trying that yet.

Mike

jgaiser · 09-09-2013, 11:59 AM

Current versions of Android have changed the path. It looks like "/sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.kindle/files" is pretty common now. That's where I've been putting kindle books.

lifer109 · 09-11-2013, 07:39 PM

One way I transfer using caliber is to email to my Kindle or my nook. Different emails for each. Can't do way large files like pdfs, but for mobi files it works great with no hard connection.

09-09-2013, 09:48 AM	#1
LH07 Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 475578 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: android tablet	help please with sideloading books Hi I have an android tablet and wanted to know if there was a way to side load books either manually or using calibre onto the kindle app , I have a kindle a and would like the books on both devices so I can sync them

09-11-2013, 07:39 PM	#4
lifer109 Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: kindle keyboard and now Nook HD+	Emailthem One way I transfer using caliber is to email to my Kindle or my nook. Different emails for each. Can't do way large files like pdfs, but for mobi files it works great with no hard connection.

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09-09-2013, 11:20 AM	#2
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Yes, you can do that. The process is pretty much the same as with your Kindle. You connect the tablet to your PC with a USB cable. Then, on the PC, you should see the device under My Computer (along with your main hard drive and any other storage devices you have attached). Navigate to the device, then drill down to the folder where your ebook reader stores its files. On my Nexus tablet, for example, I use the Kindle Android app, which stores its files in sdcard/Kindle, but yours might be different. Once you've located the folder, just drag your ebooks to it in the usual way. If you prefer not not to use a physical cable, you can connect the tablet to the PC wirelessly, provided they both have access to the same wifi network. The way I do that is with an Android app called ES File Explorer, but there are several similar apps available. I'm pretty sure you can also transfer files directly from Calibre (at least from the most recent version), but I haven't got round to trying that yet. Mike

09-09-2013, 11:59 AM	#3
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,281 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Current versions of Android have changed the path. It looks like "/sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.kindle/files" is pretty common now. That's where I've been putting kindle books.

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