Thread: can no longer add books to kobo touch
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Old 11-06-2012, 07:06 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by echo.charlie View Post
Ok I've tried adding the books one at a time, (only 3 i wanted to add). Even got different files and I still get the processing content when I unplug from the computer but when I check it doesn't show anything new. I've tried adding thru the library and just under add new books. Same results.
You have two different things here. Adding books to the library is to add them to the calibre library. If you use those options, then the books appear in the calibre library list.

To get books to your Kobo Touch, you need to use "Send to device" when the device is connected. Then eject and disconnect the device. The device should show the processing screen and a percentage complete. When that is finished, the home screen will be displayed and the covers of the newly added books should be displayed. From what you said before, this is not happening. Is that correct?

If the above doesn't happen, when you reconnect the device to you PC and start calibre, the books will not show in the device list. This is because the Kobo driver reads the list of books the device knows about and shows them. If the processing failed for a book, and it wasn't shown when you used the device, it will not be shown in the device list.

Rereading the first post, you say the books are OK because you can read them in the calibre viewer. Unfortunately, the Kobo devices are pickier than the calibre viewer. I have had several epubs with errors in them that the viewer displayed OK, but caused my Kobo Touch to restart while reading or skip whole sections.

As the books are not getting processed correctly by the device, you should delete them from the file system of the device. Then send one to the device, disconnect it and see whether it is added to the devices library. And that you can read it. If it isn't there, connect again, remove that book and try another. That way you will find which book is causing the problem.

The alternative is to post the books or a link so someone can download them and try them. If they are copyrighted, send me a PM and I'll send an address you can email them to and I will try them.
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