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ficbot · 04-12-2010, 08:03 PM

I got an Aluratek Libre tonight. I have been jonesing for a second reader because I have a lot of magazines and fanfic and stuff which I want to read at home but don't want to clutter my Kindle with since there is no way to organize it. I had a Future Shop giftcard and the Libre was almost $50 cheaper than the Sony Pocket Reader, so I bought one.

Now...best way to get books on it. I want to use Calibre so it will preserve my metadata for author name and book title. Everything in Calibre is in mobi already, is this the best format to use?

And how to get it on there---must I use the SD card or can I load it directly into the reader? And then how to make folders and sort the books---can I load the books on using Calibre and then open it like a disk drive on the desktop to create folders and move the files into the right one? And can I do nested folders like magazines and ten inside magazines have Asimovs, Ellery Queen etc?

Any other tips/tricks? Thanks in advance!

04-12-2010, 08:03 PM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Using Calibre with Aluratek Libre I got an Aluratek Libre tonight. I have been jonesing for a second reader because I have a lot of magazines and fanfic and stuff which I want to read at home but don't want to clutter my Kindle with since there is no way to organize it. I had a Future Shop giftcard and the Libre was almost $50 cheaper than the Sony Pocket Reader, so I bought one. Now...best way to get books on it. I want to use Calibre so it will preserve my metadata for author name and book title. Everything in Calibre is in mobi already, is this the best format to use? And how to get it on there---must I use the SD card or can I load it directly into the reader? And then how to make folders and sort the books---can I load the books on using Calibre and then open it like a disk drive on the desktop to create folders and move the files into the right one? And can I do nested folders like magazines and ten inside magazines have Asimovs, Ellery Queen etc? Any other tips/tricks? Thanks in advance!