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Old 03-09-2018, 07:25 PM   #1312
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Originally Posted by Labarum View Post
All working smoothly now, thanks.

So I tried sideloading some unlocked PDFs and ePubs.

Now, as noted above they go by default into the root of the KA1, but each book has three files - the book itself, the cover jpg and a metadata opf file.

If I copy them across in a zip, it doesn't work.

If I create a subfolder in the root of the KA1 and copy the three files into it, it doesn't work.

If I put all three files untidily in root, the KA1 recognises the new book.

But if I sideload lots into root it will become difficult to manage.

What is the solution?

Thanks.
Why are you copying the cover image and OPF file from the calibre library directory you are using? And why aren't you just using calibre to send the files to the device when it is connected? Calibre knows what to do to get the books into a place that the firmware understands and can use. Plus it can do a lot of other useful stuff.

Maybe you aren't using calibre, but that is the only reason I can think of to have the cover image and OPF file with the book file. If you have them for some other reason, just ignore them when putting the book onto the device.

As to using a subdirectory, it works perfectly here. But, as robko said, the directory's name cannot start with a dot. The firmware does not scan these looking for books. There are some other restrictions on the names, but avoiding unusual characters usually avoids this.
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