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Old 08-12-2012, 05:54 PM   #1
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Im hoping some one can answer a Q thats been asked before .I have a kindle and ,the other day I was given several books and told to download calibre and load them onto my e reader .each time i try to put them into my reader i get an error msg or several saying device not detected etc .I hope someone can help
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Old 08-12-2012, 08:23 PM   #2
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Make sure that you have upgraded to the newest version of calibre and that your computer, itself, is seeing your Kindle. I have a USB port on my netbook that won't recognize the kindle, but the other two ports work fine.

If that doesn't work, how about some more info. What type of computer? Operating system? Model of Kindle?
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Old 08-12-2012, 11:07 PM   #3
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thanks for the reply but Im still in the dark .The reader is a amazon kindle my computer is a standard laptop with windows the person using it is a confused adult (old version).
The program is registering the reader but when I go to drag and drop it comes up with "error communicating with device ".The version of calibre is 0.8.64
Im officaly pulling my hair out
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Hmm dragging and dropping on to the kindle?? hmm I dont know if you can do that....

Where are the books now?
I assume they are on your computer and showing in Calibre.
Connect your Kindle with the USB cable.
Then Do "Send to Device" [either with the toolbar button or Context menu] (to send the file from Calibre to your kindle)
Eject the kindle (Toolbar button) and unplug the USB

The books should show up in your in your kindle now.
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Please ask Calibre questions in the Calibre forum. That's where you'll get the help you need.
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Old 08-14-2012, 05:43 AM   #6
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Calibre doesn't drag and drop It's old fashioned。
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Connect your kindle. Start up calibre. Select the books that you want to transfer by highlighting them in Calibre then press the transfer to device button. Try that and see if it works.
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