help please

scottyboy · 12-05-2011, 01:47 PM

tried to put books on to my kindle and it says it cant do it but if i got them from amazon they will be in my archive but i got them from another site any help

scottyboy · 12-05-2011, 01:56 PM

im new to this and i downloaded books from a site and tried to move them to my kindle using calibre but it come up something about me downloading them from amazon any help please

susan_cassidy · 12-05-2011, 02:09 PM

What does "it says it can't do it" mean?

To copy books from another site to a Kindle, attach it via USB cable to your pc. The Kindle should then appear as a drive on your pc. Drag and drop the book file(s) from the pc to the "documents" folder of the Kindle drive as it appears on your pc.

ProfCrash · 12-05-2011, 02:28 PM

You are going to need to be a lot more specifc but even then I doubt that you are going to get a ton of help here.

The website you are mentioning is probably not a legitimate source of e-books and this site has very specific rules regarding pirated e-books. For the most part, we do not discuss bit torrent sites here.

scottyboy · 12-05-2011, 02:31 PM

sorry edited post as i said new to this managed to get the books on to calibre but when i moved them to kindle they wouldnt open

JoHunt · 12-05-2011, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyboy

sorry edited post as i said new to this managed to get the books on to calibre but when i moved them to kindle they wouldnt open

What format are the books?

scottyboy · 12-05-2011, 02:37 PM

says MOBI but when i try to open them on kindle it says something about did i buy them from amazon

mewmartigan · 12-05-2011, 02:52 PM

can you post a screen shot of what it says?

Saying you didn't buy them from Amazon sounds weird.

If it said something like "this book isn't registered to this account" or "unreadable format" that would make a little more sense.

Hellmark · 12-05-2011, 07:10 PM

It should be said that Kindle's DRM is tied in to the unit. If you download using kindle for PC, or another kindle, etc, and then trying to copy to a different kindle, it won't let you use the file. Best to just download from the archive directly using the kindle, if it is DRM'ed.

pidgeon92 · 12-05-2011, 09:37 PM

If they have DRM on them (and it sounds like they do), they will not open on the Kindle.

abookreader · 12-06-2011, 07:33 AM

I think I know the error he's talking about but I can't remember exactly what it says.

You are likely trying to put DRM'd books onto a device that isn't authorized to display them. You need to remove the DRM from the books to read them. Google this phrase:

"Apprentice Alf blog"

and read the entry about DRM and the Perplexed.

JoHunt · 12-06-2011, 09:41 AM

I also thought they were drm'd but he said he managed to get the books on Calibre and had the problem when trying to open them on his Kindle. I thought you couldn't put drm'd books on Calibre.

JoeD · 12-06-2011, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joehunt

I also thought they were drm'd but he said he managed to get the books on Calibre and had the problem when trying to open them on his Kindle. I thought you couldn't put drm'd books on Calibre.

You can add them to calibre, but if the DRM is still present I don't think it will let you open them to view on the PC. Probably still lets you move it to another device though, but again that device wouldn't let you open it unless it happened to be the device it was first downloaded onto from amazon (and thus encrypted for).

CRussel · 12-06-2011, 10:17 AM

Calibre will happily add the books to its database, and let you manage them, without removing the DRM. But you can quickly tell if a book has DRM by trying to read it in Calibre with the built in reader. It will fail with a DRM message.

JoHunt · 12-06-2011, 11:39 AM

Thanks! I didn't know this.

12-05-2011, 01:47 PM	#1
scottyboy Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle	new to this tried to put books on to my kindle and it says it cant do it but if i got them from amazon they will be in my archive but i got them from another site any help

12-05-2011, 01:56 PM	#2
scottyboy Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle	help please im new to this and i downloaded books from a site and tried to move them to my kindle using calibre but it come up something about me downloading them from amazon any help please Last edited by scottyboy; 12-05-2011 at 02:29 PM.

12-05-2011, 02:09 PM	#3
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	What does "it says it can't do it" mean? To copy books from another site to a Kindle, attach it via USB cable to your pc. The Kindle should then appear as a drive on your pc. Drag and drop the book file(s) from the pc to the "documents" folder of the Kindle drive as it appears on your pc.

12-05-2011, 02:28 PM	#4
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	You are going to need to be a lot more specifc but even then I doubt that you are going to get a ton of help here. The website you are mentioning is probably not a legitimate source of e-books and this site has very specific rules regarding pirated e-books. For the most part, we do not discuss bit torrent sites here.

12-05-2011, 02:31 PM	#5
scottyboy Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle	sorry edited post as i said new to this managed to get the books on to calibre but when i moved them to kindle they wouldnt open

12-05-2011, 02:37 PM	#7
scottyboy Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle	says MOBI but when i try to open them on kindle it says something about did i buy them from amazon

12-05-2011, 02:52 PM	#8
mewmartigan Guru Posts: 852 Karma: 8242060 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Oasis (2019)	can you post a screen shot of what it says? Saying you didn't buy them from Amazon sounds weird. If it said something like "this book isn't registered to this account" or "unreadable format" that would make a little more sense.

12-05-2011, 07:10 PM	#9
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,549 Karma: 3799999 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3	It should be said that Kindle's DRM is tied in to the unit. If you download using kindle for PC, or another kindle, etc, and then trying to copy to a different kindle, it won't let you use the file. Best to just download from the archive directly using the kindle, if it is DRM'ed.

12-05-2011, 09:37 PM	#10
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	If they have DRM on them (and it sounds like they do), they will not open on the Kindle.

12-06-2011, 07:33 AM	#11
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	I think I know the error he's talking about but I can't remember exactly what it says. You are likely trying to put DRM'd books onto a device that isn't authorized to display them. You need to remove the DRM from the books to read them. Google this phrase: "Apprentice Alf blog" and read the entry about DRM and the Perplexed.

12-06-2011, 09:41 AM	#12
JoHunt I am what I am Posts: 6,625 Karma: 62235665 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPad3, Voyage	I also thought they were drm'd but he said he managed to get the books on Calibre and had the problem when trying to open them on his Kindle. I thought you couldn't put drm'd books on Calibre.

12-06-2011, 10:17 AM	#14
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,161 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Calibre will happily add the books to its database, and let you manage them, without removing the DRM. But you can quickly tell if a book has DRM by trying to read it in Calibre with the built in reader. It will fail with a DRM message.

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12-06-2011, 11:39 AM	#15
JoHunt I am what I am Posts: 6,625 Karma: 62235665 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPad3, Voyage	Thanks! I didn't know this.