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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Try the following and see if it works. Use kepubify to convert the ePub to KePub and then load the KePub onto your Kobo to see if it works. Use one of the ones you tried before that didn't work.
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Originally Posted by thatbend
I am having the same issue as jxall on two separate Clara HDs. Converting with kepubify and sideloading manually, bypassing Calibre altogether, does let the book be readable on the device.
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I ran some tests using Kepubify and this is what I got:
- conversion using Kepubify + copy/paste to Kobo main folder: Kobo sees the ebook (just like @thatbend says)
- conversion using Kepubify + manual editing of the file extension to prevent unneeded auto-conversion in Calibre (edited from .kepub.epub to just .kepub) + added the .kepub to Calibre library + synced the .kepub to Kobo (without re-converting anything): Kobo doesn't see the ebook
As I suspected, the problem doesn't have anything to do with the conversion itself, but most likely with the way metadata is managed or sent from Calibre to the device.
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Originally Posted by NiLuJe
@jxall: Are you seeing the "Processing new content" screen when ejecting your device after sending new books?
The system logs should shed some light on what the Kobo thinks is happening (in particular, the content import process). Search for devmodeon before the whole process, then plug it back on after having sent some books, and check the system logs in the .kobo folder.
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Yes, I always get the processing screen but it is always suspiciously fast (it lasts 3 seconds maximum) - no matter if I sync 1 ebook or 50 ebooks.
Here's an extract of the log, going from
Code:
Pruning file "file:///mnt/onboard/old_ebook_filename.kepub.epub"
(i.e. the moment of the sideloading of the new ebook) to the very end:
20200622_1011_log.txt