Calibre & Kindle for PC

tarisea · 04-10-2014, 11:33 AM

Is there some way I can get the Kindle for PC to download the file with a proper name so it is easier to find it to load it into Calibre?

In a perfect world there would be a plugin that would interact with manage my kindle and i could check for new books directly from Calibre and download them directly to Calibre. Sadly the world is not perfect.

Thank you for your help

eschwartz · 04-10-2014, 11:52 AM

Use automatic adding, and periodically download any new books into K4PC. calibre will know what it already has since it will delete it after adding. This will move books into calibre.

And if you use Connect to folder, it should read the metadata of the books and show it in the device list. Right click and "Add book(s) to calibre". If it's already in calibre, and you haven't edited the metadata, there should be a checkmark in the ondevice/inlibrary column -- you can sort on that.
This will copy books into calibre.

gbm · 04-10-2014, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarisea

Is there some way I can get the Kindle for PC to download the file with a proper name so it is easier to find it to load it into Calibre?

In a perfect world there would be a plugin that would interact with manage my kindle and i could check for new books directly from Calibre and download them directly to Calibre. Sadly the world is not perfect.

Thank you for your help

Read this thread, and pick the method that works best for you.

bernie

DiapDealer · 04-10-2014, 01:06 PM

I solve this dilemma by never having more than one book (the one I just purchased) in my Kindle for PC library at any one time. I then import to calibre and remove the book from K4PC.

eschwartz · 04-10-2014, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I solve this dilemma by never having more than one book (the one I just purchased) in my Kindle for PC library at any one time. I then import to calibre and remove the book from K4PC.

That's the first method I suggested.

But if someone wants to use K4PC to read, not just to import to calibre, (unlike the 2 of us,) I don't think it will work quite as well. So it depends on the OP -- perhas method #2 would be better.

04-10-2014, 11:33 AM	#1
tarisea Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 6288 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: iphone	Calibre & Kindle for PC Is there some way I can get the Kindle for PC to download the file with a proper name so it is easier to find it to load it into Calibre? In a perfect world there would be a plugin that would interact with manage my kindle and i could check for new books directly from Calibre and download them directly to Calibre. Sadly the world is not perfect. Thank you for your help

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04-10-2014, 11:52 AM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Use automatic adding, and periodically download any new books into K4PC. calibre will know what it already has since it will delete it after adding. This will move books into calibre. And if you use Connect to folder, it should read the metadata of the books and show it in the device list. Right click and "Add book(s) to calibre". If it's already in calibre, and you haven't edited the metadata, there should be a checkmark in the ondevice/inlibrary column -- you can sort on that. This will copy books into calibre. Last edited by eschwartz; 04-10-2014 at 12:27 PM. Reason: further explanation

04-10-2014, 01:06 PM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,561 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I solve this dilemma by never having more than one book (the one I just purchased) in my Kindle for PC library at any one time. I then import to calibre and remove the book from K4PC.

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