ERROR:Add to library. What im i doing wrong?

[MisMee23]

Hi this is my first post here. Ive just recently downloaded calibre. Its a great software but I'm having a few problems.

My first is i cant seem to send files from my device(Ipod touch 4g) to calibre through the calibre software. I get this error when i try.
"calibre, version 0.8.21
ERROR: Add to library: Cannot copy books directly from iDevice. Drag from iTunes Library to desktop, then add to calibre's Library window."

My next problem is kinda involving the same matter. when i click on a link in my device tab i get this error.

"calibre, version 0.8.21 ERROR:
Error: Error communicating with device

<unknown>.location

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 81, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 456, in _view_book
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\apple\driver.py", line 808, in get_file
File "site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line 512, in __getattr__
AttributeError: <unknown>.location"

What is going on and how can i fix this?

(side info) I can send from calibre to device, but just not the other way around unless i do it manually.

Oh, one more thing. A few of my eBooks aren't formatted correctly in Stanza or Ibooks. What i mean is instead of the title being at the top its sometimes in the middle. Same for the page number. Everything isn't flowing in an e-book friendly format. Don't know if this has anything to do with calibre or a corrupt file.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance,
Nikki

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by MisMee23

ERROR: Add to library: Cannot copy books directly from iDevice. Drag from iTunes Library to desktop, then add to calibre's Library window."

I don't have a iPhone, but the error message seems self explanatory. The feature you tried to use from the device tab isn't supported for iDevices.

Originally Posted by MisMee23

My next problem is kinda involving the same matter. when i click on a link in my device tab i get this error.

(side info) I can send from calibre to device, but just not the other way around unless i do it manually.

Again I don't have first hand experience. Most folks use the recommended method (Connect to iTunes) for transferring books to their iPhones. This Sticky post, Calibre + Apple iDevices: Start here, is a good source of information.

Good Luck.

[MisMee23]

Thanks for the reply. I have read the sticky and it seems as if I've done everything correctly. So i will just stick to doing it manually. Its not a problem, but i just thought i had some settings off. Thanks again

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by MisMee23

Its not a problem, but i just thought i had some settings off. Thanks again

I believe the first step in the Connect to iTunes is to disable the Apple Device interface plugin. If you did that in your attempt to get it to work then you have probably touched all of the settings correctly.

[MisMee23]

Yes, I have disabled the apple device interface plugin. I think it just might be an IDevice problem. Apple restricts everything. Thanks again for your help.

[itimpi]

As was mentioned earlier, the inability to transfer books FROM an iDevice TO Calibre is a restriction because of the fact that Apple does not allow program's running at the iTunes end to get access to files on the iDevice.