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.tycho · 05-15-2024, 11:52 AM

Hi everyone,

So after using a 2018 Paperwhite since it came out, I decided to buy a new Libra 2 last week before they went out of stock, and after having used it since then, I am loving the experience! I should have made the change years ago. (I do have one stuck black pixel on the screen, but it's fairly well hidden, and I'm worried a replacement might have the same issue, so I'm willing to ignore it for now...)

I do have a few questions about how to best sideload my books onto the device. All my books are now in calibre 7.10 as epubs. I've installed KoboTouchExtender 3.6.7, and enabled "Send books as kepubs". And I know it's working because, on my Kobo, it says "KOBO EPUB" next to the book name. I do have a few questions, and while I've searched the forums, I can't quite find what I'm looking for.

My questions are:

1.) When I use calibre to "send to device", is there a way for calibre to both run a conversion on the epub using what I have set in the Common options in addition to converting it to kepub on the fly, and then sending that to the Kobo?

2.) If that's not possible, and I have a book with both the ORIGINAL_EPUB as well as the modified EPUB with my conversion options applied, when I "send to device", how do I tell calibre and the KTE plug-in which file to use? When I tried it, it seemed to send the original epub and not my modified epub.

I hope all this makes sense. Or maybe the approach I'm taking in calibre is all wrong, in which case, please kindly let me know!

Thanks so much for all your help!

05-15-2024, 11:52 AM	#1
.tycho Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2024 Device: Kobo Libra 2	How do I best use calibre and KoboTouchExtender? Hi everyone, So after using a 2018 Paperwhite since it came out, I decided to buy a new Libra 2 last week before they went out of stock, and after having used it since then, I am loving the experience! I should have made the change years ago. (I do have one stuck black pixel on the screen, but it's fairly well hidden, and I'm worried a replacement might have the same issue, so I'm willing to ignore it for now...) I do have a few questions about how to best sideload my books onto the device. All my books are now in calibre 7.10 as epubs. I've installed KoboTouchExtender 3.6.7, and enabled "Send books as kepubs". And I know it's working because, on my Kobo, it says "KOBO EPUB" next to the book name. I do have a few questions, and while I've searched the forums, I can't quite find what I'm looking for. My questions are: 1.) When I use calibre to "send to device", is there a way for calibre to both run a conversion on the epub using what I have set in the Common options in addition to converting it to kepub on the fly, and then sending that to the Kobo? 2.) If that's not possible, and I have a book with both the ORIGINAL_EPUB as well as the modified EPUB with my conversion options applied, when I "send to device", how do I tell calibre and the KTE plug-in which file to use? When I tried it, it seemed to send the original epub and not my modified epub. I hope all this makes sense. Or maybe the approach I'm taking in calibre is all wrong, in which case, please kindly let me know! Thanks so much for all your help!