Help for a newbie

Gene Healy · 05-22-2014, 07:40 PM

Please forgive me for asking questions, but I am totally new to ebooks and ereaders and the terminology used.

I am using Calibre v1.37 on a Windows 7 Pro 64bit PC. I have a Nexus 7 tablet with FBReader installed, and will soon own a Kobo Aura. At the present time the ebooks I have are all ePUb documents without any DRM limitations. I do hope in the near future to have additional books from Ontario's online Public Library (Overdrive) and others purchased from Chapters/Indigo bookstore here in Canada.

My first question is: is there a way to sync last page read between the copy I have on the PC and the copy I have on the Nexus 7 tablet? I've read the Calibre Help manual and did a search here on the forum, but came up empty-handed. I will probably want to do the same between the tablet, PC and the Kobo, once I have it.

My second question is: Is there anything I need be aware of about how Calibre and the Kobo work together?

I am totally new to this world of ebooks and appreciate your patience and all the help you can offer. Thanks in advance.

Regards.

theducks · 05-22-2014, 07:49 PM

Welcom

There are NO standards for (reading progress) synch so don't hold your breath for cross device/application sync.

Kobo
There are PI with some superior enhancements up in the PI subforum. Take a gander and see if any meet your needs

PeterT · 05-22-2014, 07:57 PM

Also look in the Kobo forum here. You might find the instructions on Shelf / Collection management to be quite useful.

Gene Healy · 05-22-2014, 08:05 PM

Thank you both for the quick response. I'm off to check out both the Plug-in and Kobo forums

05-22-2014, 07:40 PM	#1
Gene Healy Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Nexus 7 / Kobo Aura	Help for a newbie Please forgive me for asking questions, but I am totally new to ebooks and ereaders and the terminology used. I am using Calibre v1.37 on a Windows 7 Pro 64bit PC. I have a Nexus 7 tablet with FBReader installed, and will soon own a Kobo Aura. At the present time the ebooks I have are all ePUb documents without any DRM limitations. I do hope in the near future to have additional books from Ontario's online Public Library (Overdrive) and others purchased from Chapters/Indigo bookstore here in Canada. My first question is: is there a way to sync last page read between the copy I have on the PC and the copy I have on the Nexus 7 tablet? I've read the Calibre Help manual and did a search here on the forum, but came up empty-handed. I will probably want to do the same between the tablet, PC and the Kobo, once I have it. My second question is: Is there anything I need be aware of about how Calibre and the Kobo work together? I am totally new to this world of ebooks and appreciate your patience and all the help you can offer. Thanks in advance. Regards.

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05-22-2014, 07:49 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,942 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Welcom There are NO standards for (reading progress) synch so don't hold your breath for cross device/application sync. Kobo There are PI with some superior enhancements up in the PI subforum. Take a gander and see if any meet your needs

05-22-2014, 07:57 PM	#3
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,378 Karma: 78877538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Also look in the Kobo forum here. You might find the instructions on Shelf / Collection management to be quite useful.

05-22-2014, 08:05 PM	#4
Gene Healy Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Nexus 7 / Kobo Aura	Thank you both for the quick response. I'm off to check out both the Plug-in and Kobo forums

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