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angiebarregar · 04-09-2012, 10:27 PM

@kovidgoyal: I absolutely love Calibre since I started using it this fall. I seem to be the e-reader guru (for them, though I just use the software very basically) for all my friends and family and have used Kindle and nooks but mostly Kobo. Mostly Kobo because I am Canadian and when I was deciding on buying an e-reader I went with the Kobo touch. At that time, the Kindle didn't even have a touch version and Kobo actually offers a huge amount of Canadian books that Amazon and Barnes and Noble (as well as google etc.) don't seem to realize exist. I bought 2 Kobo Touches as gifts the week they were released and then bought 2 more at Christmas as gifts. I have used Calibre to load everything flawlessly on kindle, nook and the more recent Kobo touches, however, today I ran into a problem using Calibre with the older, original Kobo touches. After searching the internet, and following all the posted advice from forums (including posts from yourself), changing computers, changing cables, (and having the advantage of having 3 different Kobos to experiment with), I also came to the conclusion that it was not the Calibre that was buggy but the Kobo. Just to ensure I was not missing anything, I did a final search and found this particular post. I can understand your frustration at hundreds of people requesting solutions to what they think is a bug in Calibre, but until there is an ereader that can provide me with equal Canadian content (and unless you'd like to pass on the $100 to buy a new one as you suggest), I'll continue to use and love my Kobo. I will just go back to using Adobe digital editions with it rather than Calibre. I would imagine that simply posting a link to the problems with Kobo as you have on other forums may be a more positive way of dealing with a frustrating situation that attacking some poor calibre user who was just trying to figure out what has gone wrong. And though I have to admit I am not a fan of ade, and I am an enormous fan of calibre, I will have to switch back because it does work with the Kobo.

04-09-2012, 10:27 PM	#8
angiebarregar Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 32 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	Love Calibre, Love Kobo, Not a fan of this response. @kovidgoyal: I absolutely love Calibre since I started using it this fall. I seem to be the e-reader guru (for them, though I just use the software very basically) for all my friends and family and have used Kindle and nooks but mostly Kobo. Mostly Kobo because I am Canadian and when I was deciding on buying an e-reader I went with the Kobo touch. At that time, the Kindle didn't even have a touch version and Kobo actually offers a huge amount of Canadian books that Amazon and Barnes and Noble (as well as google etc.) don't seem to realize exist. I bought 2 Kobo Touches as gifts the week they were released and then bought 2 more at Christmas as gifts. I have used Calibre to load everything flawlessly on kindle, nook and the more recent Kobo touches, however, today I ran into a problem using Calibre with the older, original Kobo touches. After searching the internet, and following all the posted advice from forums (including posts from yourself), changing computers, changing cables, (and having the advantage of having 3 different Kobos to experiment with), I also came to the conclusion that it was not the Calibre that was buggy but the Kobo. Just to ensure I was not missing anything, I did a final search and found this particular post. I can understand your frustration at hundreds of people requesting solutions to what they think is a bug in Calibre, but until there is an ereader that can provide me with equal Canadian content (and unless you'd like to pass on the $100 to buy a new one as you suggest), I'll continue to use and love my Kobo. I will just go back to using Adobe digital editions with it rather than Calibre. I would imagine that simply posting a link to the problems with Kobo as you have on other forums may be a more positive way of dealing with a frustrating situation that attacking some poor calibre user who was just trying to figure out what has gone wrong. And though I have to admit I am not a fan of ade, and I am an enormous fan of calibre, I will have to switch back because it does work with the Kobo.