Paperwhite 2 & Calibre

wlaine · 05-11-2015, 02:55 AM

I find that some e-books I did not get from amazon.com do not appear on my Paperwhite 2 when I try to transfer them using Calibre. I have no such problem transferring them to my Kindle Keyboard. The latest example is The Nature of Things by Lucretius, which I downloaded in .azw format from manybooks.net. I transferred it to my KK with no problem, but although Calibre marks the book as transferred to my Paperwhite, it does not appear with All Items selected. I searched my items for it in vain. I tried converting it from .azw to .azw3, but that did not work, either. I don't understand why the Paperwhite should not accept these files as KK does.

kovidgoyal · 05-11-2015, 03:48 AM

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....id-not-show-up

wlaine · 05-12-2015, 03:13 AM

Thanks. I'll try those recommendations. I don't understand, though, why the Paperwhite should be slower at indexing than the Kindle Keyboard.

HarryT · 05-12-2015, 04:23 PM

It isn't slower - it's a lot faster. Have you checked to see if anything's got stuck indexing? That can happen occasionally.

wlaine · 05-13-2015, 02:16 AM

I know how to search My Items using a meaningless string of letters in my KK to check whether a book is stuck indexing, but the only option I see in my Paperwhite is to search everywhere, & doing that gets a quick reply that it wasn't found.

05-11-2015, 02:55 AM	#1
wlaine Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle 3 & Fire 7" HD	Paperwhite 2 & Calibre I find that some e-books I did not get from amazon.com do not appear on my Paperwhite 2 when I try to transfer them using Calibre. I have no such problem transferring them to my Kindle Keyboard. The latest example is The Nature of Things by Lucretius, which I downloaded in .azw format from manybooks.net. I transferred it to my KK with no problem, but although Calibre marks the book as transferred to my Paperwhite, it does not appear with All Items selected. I searched my items for it in vain. I tried converting it from .azw to .azw3, but that did not work, either. I don't understand why the Paperwhite should not accept these files as KK does.

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05-11-2015, 03:48 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,343 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....id-not-show-up

05-12-2015, 03:13 AM	#3
wlaine Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle 3 & Fire 7" HD	Thanks. I'll try those recommendations. I don't understand, though, why the Paperwhite should be slower at indexing than the Kindle Keyboard.

05-12-2015, 04:23 PM	#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	It isn't slower - it's a lot faster. Have you checked to see if anything's got stuck indexing? That can happen occasionally.

05-13-2015, 02:16 AM	#5
wlaine Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle 3 & Fire 7" HD	I know how to search My Items using a meaningless string of letters in my KK to check whether a book is stuck indexing, but the only option I see in my Paperwhite is to search everywhere, & doing that gets a quick reply that it wasn't found.

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