MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Books "In Library" and "On Device" but not linked

stevehuth · 07-15-2012, 07:13 PM

Mac OS X, Calibre 0.8.60, Kindle 3

I have just under 1000 books on my Kindle. Starting with an empty Calibre library I imported all the books from my Kindle to Calibre. This seemed to work fine. However, the next time I started Calibre and hooked up my Kindle to the computer, I noticed that 158 books do not have the green checkbox that they are "In Library" (if looking at the Device books list), or "On Device" (if looking at the Library list). Puzzled, I tried to re-import one of the books from the device and got the error that a book with the same title already existed in the library and asked if I wanted to import it. If I do so, I now have 2 copies of the book in my library, one of which it shows as on the device, the other just on it's own. HOWEVER, if I then eject the Kindle, exit Calibre, then reconnect the Kindle and start Calibre again, once again the book is "de-linked", for lack of a better term. I have 2 copies in the library, but Calibre doesn't think either on is on the device.

Anyone have any ideas what is going on here?

07-15-2012, 07:13 PM	#1
stevehuth Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle 3	Books "In Library" and "On Device" but not linked Mac OS X, Calibre 0.8.60, Kindle 3 I have just under 1000 books on my Kindle. Starting with an empty Calibre library I imported all the books from my Kindle to Calibre. This seemed to work fine. However, the next time I started Calibre and hooked up my Kindle to the computer, I noticed that 158 books do not have the green checkbox that they are "In Library" (if looking at the Device books list), or "On Device" (if looking at the Library list). Puzzled, I tried to re-import one of the books from the device and got the error that a book with the same title already existed in the library and asked if I wanted to import it. If I do so, I now have 2 copies of the book in my library, one of which it shows as on the device, the other just on it's own. HOWEVER, if I then eject the Kindle, exit Calibre, then reconnect the Kindle and start Calibre again, once again the book is "de-linked", for lack of a better term. I have 2 copies in the library, but Calibre doesn't think either on is on the device. Anyone have any ideas what is going on here?