Why won't emails from Calibre go to my new Kindle?

beerthief · 03-21-2022, 05:35 PM

Hi all, new to this forum. You can imagine how unamused I was when I plugged in my new Kindle only to find I can't directly send non Amazon books to it like I could with my old one. I did a little research and people said the easiest way was to email the books to the Kindle. I have tried several times and they won't go through. I'm on a MAC and I've also tried to drag and drop books onto the Kindle. One book showed up in the library buy the other ones don't show so Im guessing they're in the wrong format. They do show they are on the Kindle but they don't show up in the library. Can anyone help walk me through a solution for this? Thanks.

PeterT · 03-21-2022, 06:57 PM

Dumb question. What model Kindle?

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slm · 03-21-2022, 07:30 PM

This may be too simple a response but, just to be sure:
1. The kindle will only show a limited group of file types. It will show "mobi" , "azw" "kfx", html, txt and pdf. It will not show "epub" files, which are the most common non-Amazon ebooks.

2. The types of files you can mail to a kindle is different and excludes some files the kindle could display directly, such as azw). You can not mail epub files.

Did that help?

beerthief · 03-22-2022, 11:52 AM

Sorry, my bad. It's a new paperwhite, purchased last December.

My old paper white sitting with over 500 books on it and regular use since 2013 felt in need of a replacement but Amazon's selfishness is a little off-putting.

Hitch · 03-22-2022, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beerthief

Sorry, my bad. It's a new paperwhite, purchased last December.

My old paper white sitting with over 500 books on it and regular use since 2013 felt in need of a replacement but Amazon's selfishness is a little off-putting.

So...what file types ARE you trying to email to it?

Hitch

beerthief · 03-22-2022, 05:20 PM

I have a couple of folders of ebooks that I think are a bit random as for format. I know a lot of them are EPUB.

Hitch · 03-22-2022, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beerthief

I have a couple of folders of ebooks that I think are a bit random as for format. I know a lot of them are EPUB.

Yes, but you cannot email an ePUB to a Kindle. ??? It won't work.

Hitch

beerthief · 03-23-2022, 06:51 PM

I was trying to figure out to change the format of all the books on Calibre to Mobi but I couldn't get it. Tried a couple of things that didn't seem to work.

Hitch · 03-23-2022, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beerthief

I was trying to figure out to change the format of all the books on Calibre to Mobi but I couldn't get it. Tried a couple of things that didn't seem to work.

You should be able to convert ePUBs and other eBook file formats to Mobi, so...not sure why you are having problems. Have you asked about formatting or reformatting at the Calibre forums?

Hitch

beerthief · 03-24-2022, 11:37 PM

I tried to do that but couldn't figure out how on Calibre.

Hitch · 03-25-2022, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beerthief

I tried to do that but couldn't figure out how on Calibre.

Look in the Calibre forums and in the instructions and find out how to do that. :-)

Hitch

DNSB · 03-25-2022, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beerthief

I tried to do that but couldn't figure out how on Calibre.

In the calibre GUI, select one or more books. Right click on a selected book, select either convert individually to allow finer control over options on each book or convert in bulk to use the defaults. Select mobi as the output format and click ok.

To preset the default options, go into Preferences => Conversion => Common options and Output options (I've never had to play with the Input options.).

You may also want to check the calibre FAQ for conversion.

beerthief · 03-29-2022, 03:23 PM

Thanks I'll go have a look.

beerthief · 03-29-2022, 08:59 PM

I tried the convert option with the right output and it still didn't work. Any ideas? I also tries another email test and that also did not work.

DNSB · 03-29-2022, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beerthief

I tried the convert option with the right output and it still didn't work. Any ideas? I also tries another email test and that also did not work.

What was the error message from the conversion? You might want to try running "calibre-debug -g" and then posting the output in the conversion forum in the calibre forum.

This thread is getting well away from what I understand as the topic for this forum.

03-21-2022, 05:35 PM	#1
beerthief Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle x 2	Why won't emails from Calibre go to my new Kindle? Hi all, new to this forum. You can imagine how unamused I was when I plugged in my new Kindle only to find I can't directly send non Amazon books to it like I could with my old one. I did a little research and people said the easiest way was to email the books to the Kindle. I have tried several times and they won't go through. I'm on a MAC and I've also tried to drag and drop books onto the Kindle. One book showed up in the library buy the other ones don't show so Im guessing they're in the wrong format. They do show they are on the Kindle but they don't show up in the library. Can anyone help walk me through a solution for this? Thanks.

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03-21-2022, 06:57 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,379 Karma: 78877538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Dumb question. What model Kindle? Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

03-21-2022, 07:30 PM	#3
slm Fool Posts: 467 Karma: 4113712 Join Date: Feb 2003 Device: Kindle: Voyage,PW1,KOA, Kobo: Clara Colour, Nook GLP, Pocketbook verse	This may be too simple a response but, just to be sure: 1. The kindle will only show a limited group of file types. It will show "mobi" , "azw" "kfx", html, txt and pdf. It will not show "epub" files, which are the most common non-Amazon ebooks. 2. The types of files you can mail to a kindle is different and excludes some files the kindle could display directly, such as azw). You can not mail epub files. Did that help?

03-22-2022, 11:52 AM	#4
beerthief Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle x 2	Sorry, my bad. It's a new paperwhite, purchased last December. My old paper white sitting with over 500 books on it and regular use since 2013 felt in need of a replacement but Amazon's selfishness is a little off-putting.

03-22-2022, 05:20 PM	#6
beerthief Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle x 2	I have a couple of folders of ebooks that I think are a bit random as for format. I know a lot of them are EPUB.

03-23-2022, 06:51 PM	#8
beerthief Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle x 2	I was trying to figure out to change the format of all the books on Calibre to Mobi but I couldn't get it. Tried a couple of things that didn't seem to work.

03-24-2022, 11:37 PM	#10
beerthief Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle x 2	I tried to do that but couldn't figure out how on Calibre.

03-29-2022, 03:23 PM	#13
beerthief Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle x 2	Thanks I'll go have a look.

03-29-2022, 08:59 PM	#14
beerthief Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle x 2	I tried the convert option with the right output and it still didn't work. Any ideas? I also tries another email test and that also did not work.

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