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tamhas · 10-16-2015, 04:11 PM

I have been having a number of issues with Calibre since moving from my old, now dead, Kindle keyboard to a Paperwhite. There are things I like a lot about the Paperwhite, but there have been a number of compatibility issues with software.

Today, I plugged in the PW and went to the Device and none of the 5 books downloaded since 21 September were visible. I could see them on the PW itself, but not in the device view from Calibre. I ended up downloading the books in Kindle for PC and adding them to Calibre that way, and then I went back to plug in the Kindle again and they were there, but with odd bits like only the author's first name. I was able to match them to the library and make them look reasonable.

Then, there was one book which seemed slightly older that was not in the library and tried to add it, but it told me it was KFX format or something and a virtual book which could not be loaded. I forced a new download from Amazon, getting a second copy, but still could not load it into the library. I downloaded it from Kindle for PC and added it to Calibre from there and then was able to match it to get it connected. I could read the book on the PW.

What is all of this?

10-16-2015, 04:11 PM	#1
tamhas Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Calibre not seeing new books I have been having a number of issues with Calibre since moving from my old, now dead, Kindle keyboard to a Paperwhite. There are things I like a lot about the Paperwhite, but there have been a number of compatibility issues with software. Today, I plugged in the PW and went to the Device and none of the 5 books downloaded since 21 September were visible. I could see them on the PW itself, but not in the device view from Calibre. I ended up downloading the books in Kindle for PC and adding them to Calibre that way, and then I went back to plug in the Kindle again and they were there, but with odd bits like only the author's first name. I was able to match them to the library and make them look reasonable. Then, there was one book which seemed slightly older that was not in the library and tried to add it, but it told me it was KFX format or something and a virtual book which could not be loaded. I forced a new download from Amazon, getting a second copy, but still could not load it into the library. I downloaded it from Kindle for PC and added it to Calibre from there and then was able to match it to get it connected. I could read the book on the PW. What is all of this?