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sophiek · 06-11-2011, 07:33 AM

I have the original Kobo and have read over 50 books on it, all purchased thru Kobo and downloaded using ADE. Yesterday, I bought 2 of the new Touch versions (for my husband and I) and am only opening one until I am sure I want to keep both. So far so good, but I am not technologically savvy and have a few questions. Taming, you were a great help a year ago- hopefully you can help me here.

1) When I downloaded the new desktop it didn't ask me to register or anything- all of my data (credit card, etc just magically appeared). If I plug in the second Touch, will it differentiate between the 2?

2) In ADE I lose the original covers so I decided to try the desktop instead to keep the nice covers. It downloaded 37 of my 58 purchased books. This is a 2 parter: the other 21 are books I had read before the software upgrade on the original. If I return these to 'I am Reading', will they sync onto the Touch? Second, my husband will only want to read about 5 of my 58 books- how do you sync one at a time? All I could do was sync all and then delete individually. Again, I am sure this is just my incompetence but I can't figure out how to do it.

3) How does the desktop know which Kobo you are syncing? I don't want to set up both until I know how it works. The help section didn't provide any guidance.

4) I purchased a book using Wifi and now this is the only book appearing on my Kobo desktop. The other 58 still show as purchased on kobobooks.com, with the option to download to ADE but don't appear on the desktop. I am totally confused and may revert to ADE, which I know and understand how to load and delete books on. I just want the nice covers (please don't suggest Calibre- I don't like it).
5) This is the scary question- every now and then when laoding a book or in search mode my screen goes from the 'spinning wheel' in the corner (ie- porcessing) to totally blank. I wait several seconds then just push the button at the bottom whih takes me back to the Home screen and start over. This also happened to me in the Store. Anybody else have this or have I got a dud? I am not worried because I know Indigo will replace it if it's a dud (I had a problem with my first original and they just replaced it for me), but am wondering if I should be taking it back or just sitting tight.

Sorry so much in one post. I love Kobo and want to get this up and running and problem free for my husband who is a 'one at a time' book reader on his Kindle. I am hoping he will be a convert.

Thanks everyone for any guidance you can provide!

06-11-2011, 07:33 AM	#59
sophiek Member Posts: 21 Karma: 374 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	I have the original Kobo and have read over 50 books on it, all purchased thru Kobo and downloaded using ADE. Yesterday, I bought 2 of the new Touch versions (for my husband and I) and am only opening one until I am sure I want to keep both. So far so good, but I am not technologically savvy and have a few questions. Taming, you were a great help a year ago- hopefully you can help me here. 1) When I downloaded the new desktop it didn't ask me to register or anything- all of my data (credit card, etc just magically appeared). If I plug in the second Touch, will it differentiate between the 2? 2) In ADE I lose the original covers so I decided to try the desktop instead to keep the nice covers. It downloaded 37 of my 58 purchased books. This is a 2 parter: the other 21 are books I had read before the software upgrade on the original. If I return these to 'I am Reading', will they sync onto the Touch? Second, my husband will only want to read about 5 of my 58 books- how do you sync one at a time? All I could do was sync all and then delete individually. Again, I am sure this is just my incompetence but I can't figure out how to do it. 3) How does the desktop know which Kobo you are syncing? I don't want to set up both until I know how it works. The help section didn't provide any guidance. 4) I purchased a book using Wifi and now this is the only book appearing on my Kobo desktop. The other 58 still show as purchased on kobobooks.com, with the option to download to ADE but don't appear on the desktop. I am totally confused and may revert to ADE, which I know and understand how to load and delete books on. I just want the nice covers (please don't suggest Calibre- I don't like it). 5) This is the scary question- every now and then when laoding a book or in search mode my screen goes from the 'spinning wheel' in the corner (ie- porcessing) to totally blank. I wait several seconds then just push the button at the bottom whih takes me back to the Home screen and start over. This also happened to me in the Store. Anybody else have this or have I got a dud? I am not worried because I know Indigo will replace it if it's a dud (I had a problem with my first original and they just replaced it for me), but am wondering if I should be taking it back or just sitting tight. Sorry so much in one post. I love Kobo and want to get this up and running and problem free for my husband who is a 'one at a time' book reader on his Kindle. I am hoping he will be a convert. Thanks everyone for any guidance you can provide!