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Old 12-21-2011, 04:07 PM   #1
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I have downloaded some books a while ago for my Sony ebook reader.

Now my Mum wants the same books on her Kindle.

Do I just change the format from epub to mobi?

Is that all I do? Or if I do this will my books be all muddled up next time

I sync my Sony?
Hope I'm making sense
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You have to 'convert' them to Mobi, after that all converted books have epub and mobi s available file formats. Nothing else changes within the library, so you won't even notice it, except that you library takes a bit more hard drive space than before.
Then connect the Kindle and send the books to the device.
If you send the books to the kindle before converting them, calibre asks you if you want to convert them before sending. That is an alternative way...
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Hi Opitzs

Think I have done it wrong.

Once the book is converted I have books in both formats epub and mobi so I have been

deleting the epub format .

Am I wrong? lol
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Hi Opitzs

Think I have done it wrong.

Once the book is converted I have books in both formats epub and mobi so I have been

deleting the epub format .

Am I wrong? lol
Wrong? Only if you need EPUB
You can keep 1 of every format if you have the disk space, with no problems.
So it is your choice.
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Well the epub format books are for my Sony reader, but they are already on the reader so I should be okay, I think! haha thank you for helping me x
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Well the epub format books are for my Sony reader, but they are already on the reader so I should be okay, I think! haha thank you for helping me x
FWIW Reader storage doe become corrupted by things that go bump in the dark
Your library is a handy backup

2Terabyte (internal) drives are about $100 around here. Why worry about space
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You can copy the epub files from your reader back to the library...
For the best result:
- go to preferences | Adding Books
- check 'Automerge added books...'
- connect your reader
- in calibre copy the files from your reader to your library

That way it should merge the titles without creating duplicate entries.
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