Moving books to flash drive then to kindle

GabbySilly · 05-08-2014, 04:24 PM

My daughter is out of state at her Dad', I want to send her a flash drive with books that can be dropped in her kindle (via computer).

What do I need to copy from my calibre files to do so? Do I (from Calibre) just save to disk and save on the flash drive?

Then.... when putting the books from the flash drive to the kindle just drop the whole folder into the documents file on the kindle?

Thanks
Semi-literate user....

theducks · 05-08-2014, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GabbySilly

My daughter is out of state at her Dad', I want to send her a flash drive with books that can be dropped in her kindle (via computer).

What do I need to copy from my calibre files to do so? Do I (from Calibre) just save to disk and save on the flash drive?

Then.... when putting the books from the flash drive to the kindle just drop the whole folder into the documents file on the kindle?

Thanks
Semi-literate user....

Save to Disk or save to Folder (where disk/folder is the Flash drive) will work.
AZW3 format works well on my K4, If you configure the Disk or Folder (drivers) when you first connect (on the device Icon: Configure this device) to have only the proper formats ticked and ordered, you should be good to go with the sneakernet.

At her end: Simply copy or move the books (or folders: the K4 does not seem to mind sub-directories) to where the existing books are found.

cybmole · 05-09-2014, 04:31 AM

you should be able to email them direct to her kindle , via amazon's personal documents free service - each device has a kindle email & a list of who is allowed to send stuff
( she would need to find and manage this info on here manage your kindle amazon page after logging into amazon web site.
once your email is on the approved senders list & you know here kindle device email address, then you just email direct from calibre to her Kindle.

( I have never looked at calibres' email-out facilities but I think it has some ! )

GabbySilly · 05-09-2014, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by cybmole

you should be able to email them direct to her kindle , via amazon's personal documents free service - each device has a kindle email & a list of who is allowed to send stuff
( she would need to find and manage this info on here manage your kindle amazon page after logging into amazon web site.
once your email is on the approved senders list & you know here kindle device email address, then you just email direct from calibre to her Kindle.

I would normally do that if she was here..... but I turned on the parental controls and restricted wifi access, browser access etc. *smile*

GabbySilly · 05-09-2014, 10:56 AM

Thanks so much (both of you) for taking the time to answer. Love awesome folks that are always willing to share their knowledge!!!

Have a wonderful day!

user743 · 05-11-2014, 07:42 PM

You can enable cloud, and still block internet, kindle store and goodreads. and even if you disable cloud, I'm not sure if kindle personal document service is disabled, or not.

eschwartz · 05-11-2014, 08:08 PM

Even if you disable cloud that merely stops you from opening the Cloud view on the device.
You should still be able to manually send books from https://amzn.com/myk or by emailing them through the Personal Documents service.

Glorfindel · 05-11-2014, 08:11 PM

It isn't. If you click on connect to folder and point it to your flash drive you can put more on faster

Glorfindel · 05-11-2014, 08:12 PM

and that was @user743 BTW

Glorfindel · 05-11-2014, 08:13 PM

and on k4 it is called the "Archived Items" FFR

user743 · 05-11-2014, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Glorfindel

It isn't. If you click on connect to folder and point it to your flash drive you can put more on faster

what isn't?

eschwartz · 05-11-2014, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by user743

what isn't?

Personal Document Services.

Isn't disabled.

cybmole · 05-12-2014, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Glorfindel

It isn't. If you click on connect to folder and point it to your flash drive you can put more on faster

Only if your postman can deliver a physical flash drive faster than your email service can deliver a bunch of personal documents

Glorfindel · 05-12-2014, 10:37 AM

^That's true, but when I made that comment it was assumed that there would be no internet connection

if it has wi-fi then yes, Personal Docs would be faster.

05-08-2014, 04:24 PM	#1
GabbySilly Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: kindles	Moving books to flash drive then to kindle My daughter is out of state at her Dad', I want to send her a flash drive with books that can be dropped in her kindle (via computer). What do I need to copy from my calibre files to do so? Do I (from Calibre) just save to disk and save on the flash drive? Then.... when putting the books from the flash drive to the kindle just drop the whole folder into the documents file on the kindle? Thanks Semi-literate user....

05-11-2014, 07:42 PM	#6
user743 Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 44444 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kindle PW2 special offers removed by Amazon for FREE	You can enable cloud, and still block internet, kindle store and goodreads. and even if you disable cloud, I'm not sure if kindle personal document service is disabled, or not. Last edited by user743; 05-11-2014 at 07:44 PM.

05-11-2014, 08:08 PM	#7
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Even if you disable cloud that merely stops you from opening the Cloud view on the device. You should still be able to manually send books from https://amzn.com/myk or by emailing them through the Personal Documents service. Last edited by eschwartz; 05-11-2014 at 10:20 PM. Reason: typoos :D

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05-09-2014, 04:31 AM	#3
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	you should be able to email them direct to her kindle , via amazon's personal documents free service - each device has a kindle email & a list of who is allowed to send stuff ( she would need to find and manage this info on here manage your kindle amazon page after logging into amazon web site. once your email is on the approved senders list & you know here kindle device email address, then you just email direct from calibre to her Kindle. ( I have never looked at calibres' email-out facilities but I think it has some ! )

05-09-2014, 10:56 AM	#5
GabbySilly Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: kindles	Thanks so much (both of you) for taking the time to answer. Love awesome folks that are always willing to share their knowledge!!! Have a wonderful day!

05-11-2014, 08:11 PM	#8
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	It isn't. If you click on connect to folder and point it to your flash drive you can put more on faster

05-11-2014, 08:12 PM	#9
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	and that was @user743 BTW

05-11-2014, 08:13 PM	#10
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	and on k4 it is called the "Archived Items" FFR

05-12-2014, 10:37 AM	#14
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	^That's true, but when I made that comment it was assumed that there would be no internet connection if it has wi-fi then yes, Personal Docs would be faster.

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