Paperwhite periodicals

mrfoto · 12-23-2012, 06:30 AM

Hi!

I have Kindle Paperwhite (set so in the Calibre also) and I have a custom news source "Blogs" sent to me every morning. The problem is that Kindle does not recognize them as periodicals so no grouping or auto deletion happen. I saw that I should set timefmt = '' but AFAIK that happens automatically if I select Kindle Paperwhite in the Calibre setup wizard.

Am I missing something? What should I do to get this working?

Thanks.

kovidgoyal · 12-23-2012, 09:28 PM

Amazon does not allow periodical delivery by email. Send them by USB.

mrfoto · 12-26-2012, 07:47 AM

Awww, sucks. Thanks anyway!

kindlerss · 06-05-2015, 08:02 AM

Hi,

I think that is not quite correct. I just tried it myself, sent a periodical 4 times with calibre, parallel to my Kindle Paperwhite and my Kindle Keyboard.
The Paperwhite shows 4 entries, the Kindle 3 shows one entry with 4 issues (3 of them hidden behind the front issue)

The Paperwhite somehow recognizes the file as a periodical - the TOC is exactly as you would expect it in a periodical, there also is a date stamp beneath the file name and it says "delete this issue" instead of "remove from device" as for books.

Must be something in the firmware of the Kindle I guess?

Best regards.

eschwartz · 06-17-2015, 12:18 AM

The OP of this two-and-a-half-year-old thread was talking about emailing a periodical to your send-to-kindle email address.

Amazon modifies emailed periodicals and turns them into regular books.
Sending via calibre has always worked -- calibre generates the correct reverse-engineered periodical format.

12-23-2012, 06:30 AM	#1
mrfoto Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Paperwhite periodicals Hi! I have Kindle Paperwhite (set so in the Calibre also) and I have a custom news source "Blogs" sent to me every morning. The problem is that Kindle does not recognize them as periodicals so no grouping or auto deletion happen. I saw that I should set timefmt = '' but AFAIK that happens automatically if I select Kindle Paperwhite in the Calibre setup wizard. Am I missing something? What should I do to get this working? Thanks.

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12-23-2012, 09:28 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,355 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Amazon does not allow periodical delivery by email. Send them by USB.

12-26-2012, 07:47 AM	#3
mrfoto Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Awww, sucks. Thanks anyway!

06-05-2015, 08:02 AM	#4
kindlerss Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Kindle Keyboard 3G, Onyx Boox C67ML, Pyrus Mini	Hi, I think that is not quite correct. I just tried it myself, sent a periodical 4 times with calibre, parallel to my Kindle Paperwhite and my Kindle Keyboard. The Paperwhite shows 4 entries, the Kindle 3 shows one entry with 4 issues (3 of them hidden behind the front issue) The Paperwhite somehow recognizes the file as a periodical - the TOC is exactly as you would expect it in a periodical, there also is a date stamp beneath the file name and it says "delete this issue" instead of "remove from device" as for books. Must be something in the firmware of the Kindle I guess? Best regards.

06-17-2015, 12:18 AM	#5
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)	The OP of this two-and-a-half-year-old thread was talking about emailing a periodical to your send-to-kindle email address. Amazon modifies emailed periodicals and turns them into regular books. Sending via calibre has always worked -- calibre generates the correct reverse-engineered periodical format.

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