Sync Amazon ebooks to Calibre

Gazella · 09-04-2015, 05:10 AM

My Calibre library has been deleted and I need to sync everything again. I'm looking for the fastest and easiest way to sync all the Kindle ebooks I purchased from Amazon to Calibre. Is there an option in Calibre where I can add my Kindle account and have everything downloaded automatically?

* Please move to Calibre forum if this is in the wrong subforum.

Josieb1 · 09-04-2015, 05:45 AM

Open Calibre
Connect your kindle
Select device view (along the top)
Highlight all books on device then select the add to my PC option (sorry working from memory here as on a mobile phone)
Select a folder on your PC to send the books too(NOT a/the Calibre folder)
Once books have been copied to the folder go back to Calibre and select Add Folder
Navigate to the folder the books are in and import all the books into Calibre

This will load them exactly as they are on your kindle so you may have some work to do to get everything back the way it was.

Are you sure your Calibre library is really gone? Do you have a back up anywhere?

NB Adding to Calibre will create your Calibre Library so you can delete the folder you saved the books into initially or just keep it as a back up

Gazella · 09-04-2015, 05:52 AM

Yes my library got deleted and I don't have my books on my device, they're in the Cloud. I was able to do it another way. I downloaded my ebooks via the Kindle app for PC. They got saved in a folder titled My Kindle Content and from there I dragged and dropped all the azw3 files into Calibre. But thank you for the response.

HarryT · 09-04-2015, 05:52 AM

Restoring your backup would certainly be the easiest way to do it. Do you not have a backup of your library?

Josieb1 · 09-04-2015, 06:09 AM

Also that option will only load the books on your device, not the ones in the cloud.

I don't know of any way to sync an Amazon account. The best thing to do is take a back up of Calibre once it's at a stage you are happy with it

09-04-2015, 05:10 AM	#1
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	Sync Amazon ebooks to Calibre My Calibre library has been deleted and I need to sync everything again. I'm looking for the fastest and easiest way to sync all the Kindle ebooks I purchased from Amazon to Calibre. Is there an option in Calibre where I can add my Kindle account and have everything downloaded automatically? * Please move to Calibre forum if this is in the wrong subforum.

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09-04-2015, 05:45 AM	#2
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,086 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2	Open Calibre Connect your kindle Select device view (along the top) Highlight all books on device then select the add to my PC option (sorry working from memory here as on a mobile phone) Select a folder on your PC to send the books too(NOT a/the Calibre folder) Once books have been copied to the folder go back to Calibre and select Add Folder Navigate to the folder the books are in and import all the books into Calibre This will load them exactly as they are on your kindle so you may have some work to do to get everything back the way it was. Are you sure your Calibre library is really gone? Do you have a back up anywhere? NB Adding to Calibre will create your Calibre Library so you can delete the folder you saved the books into initially or just keep it as a back up

09-04-2015, 05:52 AM	#3
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	Yes my library got deleted and I don't have my books on my device, they're in the Cloud. I was able to do it another way. I downloaded my ebooks via the Kindle app for PC. They got saved in a folder titled My Kindle Content and from there I dragged and dropped all the azw3 files into Calibre. But thank you for the response.

09-04-2015, 05:52 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Restoring your backup would certainly be the easiest way to do it. Do you not have a backup of your library?

09-04-2015, 06:09 AM	#5
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,086 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2	Also that option will only load the books on your device, not the ones in the cloud. I don't know of any way to sync an Amazon account. The best thing to do is take a back up of Calibre once it's at a stage you are happy with it

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