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Originally Posted by Statch
The embarrassing truth (for me) is that I haven't been able to figure out how to access the Calibre server using my Android browser. I was able to do it from my Kindle by entering 192.168.1.5:8080 (with the IP address of course being the IP of my computer that's running Calibre). It works wonderfully, and I can now download any book I have in Calibre to my Kindle without having to sideload via USB -- and, most importantly, it preserves the 'last page read' feature (which emailing didn't do). I tried doing the same thing with my Android browser, and it told me that it was an invalid URL.
Can someone explain how to do it on Android without using the app? And I'm fine with having there be an app for things people may not want to learn to do themselves, but I do certainly appreciate the other posters pointing out that there's a free way to do it too.
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Try removing the password from the Calibre library. If the Android Browser works then, it's the authentication digest issue with Android. If it still doesn't work, it's something else.
I'm also "fine with having there be an app for things people may not want to learn to do themselves," but this is the strangest app I've ever run across. Setting up the Calibre Content Server is the hard part, while doing the part that the Android Calibre Library app does is (by far) the easiest part. I can't imagine that anyone could learn how to set up the Calibre content server and still have any trouble using it ????
Again, perhaps I'm missing something. I'm not trying to run down any app, or get anyone to use or not use it. I'm just wondering how it fits into anyone's needs? Once the content server is set up, it's trivial to use. I can certainly see that people may have trouble setting it up, but AFAIK, the app doesn't help with that part. Perhaps it helps with the digest authentication issue that Android has with Calibre?