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hagerdoc · 07-08-2011, 03:40 PM

As this is my first post here, let me say thanks in advance for all the help I have gotten by reading these forums. I have a Sony Reader (PRS 600), Motorola Xoom, and Ipod touch, all of which I have used for ebooks. I have used calibre in Windows and Ubuntu to add magazines and newspapers to my Sony Reader.

I bought a Kobo touch yesterday because it has such a nice screen (Pearl eInk) and also has Wifi capabilities. I have looked at the Sony products because I like the touch feature on my current Sony Reader. The Kobo touch looked like it had it all, great screen, touch interface, great price. I have been buying books from Kobo for over a year now for my Sony.

Anyway, I was looking forward to buying magazines or newspapers for the Kobo Touch eReader. Everything I have read says that this is a supported feature.

I bought a subscription to a magazine last night. I synced through the desktop app on Windows, I synced the device using wifi while disconnected from the computer, tried each several times. No magazine shows up on the device. When I navigate to the Library, News & Mags section, the screen is the one that directs me to go to the kobo website to purchase subscriptions or get free trials.

I spoke to Kobo customer support a few times, and most recently they had me do a factory reset. When I connected the reader to the computer to do the setup, everything seemed to go ok, and my books were synced to the reader. When I look on the desktop app, it shows 3 subscriptions (the one I bought yesterday, and 2 other free trials I got today), When I sync the desktop app (without the touch connected), it tells me that it is downloading the two free trials, but then when I connect the touch to the computer and sync again, nothing is transferred. And if I sync the touch using wifi, it syncs my awards and other reading life stuff, but no magazines.

Am I doing something wrong?

07-08-2011, 03:40 PM	#1
hagerdoc Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: WesternMaryland Device: Sony Reader, Kobo Touch, Motorola Xoom, iPad	Magazines and Newspapers on the Kobo Touch As this is my first post here, let me say thanks in advance for all the help I have gotten by reading these forums. I have a Sony Reader (PRS 600), Motorola Xoom, and Ipod touch, all of which I have used for ebooks. I have used calibre in Windows and Ubuntu to add magazines and newspapers to my Sony Reader. I bought a Kobo touch yesterday because it has such a nice screen (Pearl eInk) and also has Wifi capabilities. I have looked at the Sony products because I like the touch feature on my current Sony Reader. The Kobo touch looked like it had it all, great screen, touch interface, great price. I have been buying books from Kobo for over a year now for my Sony. Anyway, I was looking forward to buying magazines or newspapers for the Kobo Touch eReader. Everything I have read says that this is a supported feature. I bought a subscription to a magazine last night. I synced through the desktop app on Windows, I synced the device using wifi while disconnected from the computer, tried each several times. No magazine shows up on the device. When I navigate to the Library, News & Mags section, the screen is the one that directs me to go to the kobo website to purchase subscriptions or get free trials. I spoke to Kobo customer support a few times, and most recently they had me do a factory reset. When I connected the reader to the computer to do the setup, everything seemed to go ok, and my books were synced to the reader. When I look on the desktop app, it shows 3 subscriptions (the one I bought yesterday, and 2 other free trials I got today), When I sync the desktop app (without the touch connected), it tells me that it is downloading the two free trials, but then when I connect the touch to the computer and sync again, nothing is transferred. And if I sync the touch using wifi, it syncs my awards and other reading life stuff, but no magazines. Am I doing something wrong?