KOReader on Kobo

TheSmitty · 03-25-2025, 11:03 AM

I am new to KOReader. Just to verify, if I want to use KOReader to read books I bought from Kobo then I need to liberate them into Calibre, remove the download of the bought book from the Kobo device and then send the books from Calibe back to the Kobo. Is that correct? I had noticed my purchased Kobo books were not showing in KOReader and figured out the problem and went through this process with a couple to test and it worked. But wanted to make sure there was not an easier way.
Thank you

Uncle Robin · 03-25-2025, 01:52 PM

The method you use is the one I use. Once the liberates ebook is in my Calibre, I move my purchases to my Kobo archives, so that the only copy on my devices will be the de-drm'd epub. I normally do that before transferring them to my devices. I bought 9 books from Kobo yesterday, the whole prcocess, including updating the metadata on the 'freed' content, only took about 15 minutes all up.

TheSmitty · 03-25-2025, 04:19 PM

Thanks for validating I am not doing it an unusual way. It is rather quick once you know the process.

03-25-2025, 11:03 AM	#1
TheSmitty Addict Posts: 315 Karma: 1181422 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: DFW, TX area Device: Kindle Colorsoft, Libra Colour, Voyage, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini 7	KOReader on Kobo I am new to KOReader. Just to verify, if I want to use KOReader to read books I bought from Kobo then I need to liberate them into Calibre, remove the download of the bought book from the Kobo device and then send the books from Calibe back to the Kobo. Is that correct? I had noticed my purchased Kobo books were not showing in KOReader and figured out the problem and went through this process with a couple to test and it worked. But wanted to make sure there was not an easier way. Thank you

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03-25-2025, 01:52 PM	#2
Uncle Robin Diligent dilettante Posts: 3,661 Karma: 52758936 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: in my mind Device: Kobo Sage; Kobo Libra Colour	The method you use is the one I use. Once the liberates ebook is in my Calibre, I move my purchases to my Kobo archives, so that the only copy on my devices will be the de-drm'd epub. I normally do that before transferring them to my devices. I bought 9 books from Kobo yesterday, the whole prcocess, including updating the metadata on the 'freed' content, only took about 15 minutes all up.

03-25-2025, 04:19 PM	#3
TheSmitty Addict Posts: 315 Karma: 1181422 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: DFW, TX area Device: Kindle Colorsoft, Libra Colour, Voyage, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini 7	Thanks for validating I am not doing it an unusual way. It is rather quick once you know the process.

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