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MorganM · 02-24-2011, 02:02 AM

I can't be bothered anymore trying to get ADE to find my Kobo so I thought I would concentrate on getting some actual ebooks on to it.

I thought since Calibre *sees* my Kobo I would try and load up books from that. I haven't really used Calibre that much and I was wondering if it was easy to use on Ubuntu? Since Ubuntu is different to Windows would I be better off getting a DRM free book and putting it on Calibre and transferring it to my Kobo? Is it hard to get ebooks off Ubuntu and on to a Kobo. I have finished all my books on there and I really want to get some more but I'm finding this all a little hard to take in lol.

Any help would be so appreciated!

Solicitous · 02-24-2011, 04:42 AM

Well (as a fellow Ubuntu user) I can offer some words of wisdom.

In terms of adding books you have a few options (I don't own a Kobo so I might not list them all).

1) Use ADE (you are having problems with it and not wanting to pursue this method, so we'll scratch that one.
2) Plug the Kobo in and Ubuntu should mount the reader. From here all you will need to do is drag'n drop the DRM-free epub to the Kobo, unmount it and away you go.
3) Use Calibre. Calibre is essentially a piece of software that keeps a copy of your drm-free ebooks, converts them to various ebook formats, pulls down metadata and the like....and copy the ebooks to your Kobo.

I would start with option 2 to get a book on your Kobo to get you going and experiment with Calibre.

MorganM · 02-24-2011, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solicitous

Well (as a fellow Ubuntu user) I can offer some words of wisdom.

In terms of adding books you have a few options (I don't own a Kobo so I might not list them all).

1) Use ADE (you are having problems with it and not wanting to pursue this method, so we'll scratch that one.
2) Plug the Kobo in and Ubuntu should mount the reader. From here all you will need to do is drag'n drop the DRM-free epub to the Kobo, unmount it and away you go.
3) Use Calibre. Calibre is essentially a piece of software that keeps a copy of your drm-free ebooks, converts them to various ebook formats, pulls down metadata and the like....and copy the ebooks to your Kobo.

I would start with option 2 to get a book on your Kobo to get you going and experiment with Calibre.

Thank you for the advice, I appreciate it. I'm still interested in trying to get ADE to work. I was just a bit over it earlier today. So if you have any tip for ADE I would be more than happy to have them.

Solicitous · 02-24-2011, 06:17 AM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...h-wine-860048/

This might help with ADE not detecting your Kobo.

With installing ADE in Wine all I can do is post a few discussions.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=701191
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87518
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManage...sion&iId=15545

Check the last link I gave to winehq as there are some good tips submitted by people towards the bottom of the page. Unfortunately as I dont use Wine (I use crossover office, a butchered version of Wine) I can't be more specific in helping you get ADE install.

Alternatively if you do a quick search here in the Kobo forum you can find a link to the Kobo Desktop app for Linux, which has a download link for Ubuntu, so that will allow you to buy ebooks from Kobo and sync them with your reader.

MorganM · 02-24-2011, 07:38 AM

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use crossover office, a butchered version of Wine

I actually downloaded that but for the life of me I can't figure it out.

MorganM · 02-24-2011, 07:52 AM

I followed your first link and my kobo showed up on ADE!

Now to get a book on to it!...

MorganM · 02-24-2011, 08:55 PM

Well my Kobo is still showing up on ADE after a bit of fiddling BUT I dropped a ascm file on to ADE and it came up with:

"Error getting license
Server communication problem: E_ADEPT_CLIENT"

Solicitous · 02-25-2011, 05:46 AM

I would try and re-download the file from where ever you bought the ebook from. If I am correct in my thinking those ascm/acsm files are generated when you download and have a limited number of hours before expiring. So log back in, download again and get a fresh file and see if that works for you.

MorganM · 02-25-2011, 06:12 AM

I added the file straight away and got that msg.

PeterT · 02-25-2011, 08:35 AM

What version of ADE is on the machine?

Have you taken the steps to "register" ADE ?

MorganM · 02-25-2011, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

What version of ADE is on the machine?

Have you taken the steps to "register" ADE ?

Yes it's registered and it's 1.7.2 or something like that the latest one.

02-24-2011, 02:02 AM	#1
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	More Questions I can't be bothered anymore trying to get ADE to find my Kobo so I thought I would concentrate on getting some actual ebooks on to it. I thought since Calibre sees my Kobo I would try and load up books from that. I haven't really used Calibre that much and I was wondering if it was easy to use on Ubuntu? Since Ubuntu is different to Windows would I be better off getting a DRM free book and putting it on Calibre and transferring it to my Kobo? Is it hard to get ebooks off Ubuntu and on to a Kobo. I have finished all my books on there and I really want to get some more but I'm finding this all a little hard to take in lol. Any help would be so appreciated!

02-24-2011, 07:52 AM	#6
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	I followed your first link and my kobo showed up on ADE! Now to get a book on to it!... Last edited by MorganM; 02-24-2011 at 08:18 AM.

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02-24-2011, 04:42 AM	#2
Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	Well (as a fellow Ubuntu user) I can offer some words of wisdom. In terms of adding books you have a few options (I don't own a Kobo so I might not list them all). 1) Use ADE (you are having problems with it and not wanting to pursue this method, so we'll scratch that one. 2) Plug the Kobo in and Ubuntu should mount the reader. From here all you will need to do is drag'n drop the DRM-free epub to the Kobo, unmount it and away you go. 3) Use Calibre. Calibre is essentially a piece of software that keeps a copy of your drm-free ebooks, converts them to various ebook formats, pulls down metadata and the like....and copy the ebooks to your Kobo. I would start with option 2 to get a book on your Kobo to get you going and experiment with Calibre.

02-24-2011, 06:17 AM	#4
Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...h-wine-860048/ This might help with ADE not detecting your Kobo. With installing ADE in Wine all I can do is post a few discussions. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=701191 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87518 http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManage...sion&iId=15545 Check the last link I gave to winehq as there are some good tips submitted by people towards the bottom of the page. Unfortunately as I dont use Wine (I use crossover office, a butchered version of Wine) I can't be more specific in helping you get ADE install. Alternatively if you do a quick search here in the Kobo forum you can find a link to the Kobo Desktop app for Linux, which has a download link for Ubuntu, so that will allow you to buy ebooks from Kobo and sync them with your reader.

02-24-2011, 08:55 PM	#7
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	Well my Kobo is still showing up on ADE after a bit of fiddling BUT I dropped a ascm file on to ADE and it came up with: "Error getting license Server communication problem: E_ADEPT_CLIENT"

02-25-2011, 05:46 AM	#8
Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	I would try and re-download the file from where ever you bought the ebook from. If I am correct in my thinking those ascm/acsm files are generated when you download and have a limited number of hours before expiring. So log back in, download again and get a fresh file and see if that works for you.

02-25-2011, 06:12 AM	#9
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	I added the file straight away and got that msg.

02-25-2011, 08:35 AM	#10
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,403 Karma: 78880114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	What version of ADE is on the machine? Have you taken the steps to "register" ADE ?

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