B&N removed download option on all books in "My Nook" library - Page 81

cromag · 10-08-2015, 07:44 PM

I download from Amazon via the Kindle for PC program. Once downloaded I import into Calibre.

Prepper · 10-08-2015, 07:57 PM

ok I downloaded the Kindle for Mac app. Purchased a book from Amazon and it appears in my library. I click on it and it has the blue line around it so I know it is selected, but when I go to the File menu the Download item is greyed out.

What now?

FizzyWater · 10-08-2015, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Prepper

I tried buying a book on Amazon last night but there was no way to download it. It wanted me to download the Kindle app for my phone and the book was there. Sorry to sound like such an idiot, but how do you download the books from Amazon?

I had the B&N process down cold, what a pita this has turned into.

This is probably a bit OT for this thread, but....

Hover over the Amazon home page "Your Account"
Select "Manage Your Content and Devices"
In the "Action" column for each book, you'll find a button with an ellipsis on it (...) - click on the button
Click on "Download & transfer via USB"
Save the file when given the option

I know of no way to do it in bulk.

Prepper · 10-08-2015, 08:04 PM

I tried that option as well and it says "You have selected content that is not compatible with any of your registered devices. Please remove incompatible content from selection for eligible devices to appear."

eschwartz · 10-08-2015, 08:21 PM

Open Kindle for Mac.
Click on a book from the Archived tab.

It will download into Kindle for Mac.

You book is now present in "/home/<username>/Documents/My Kindle Content/".

You cannot "Download & transfer via USB" except to a hardware Kindle device (E-Ink or Kindle Fire).

cromag · 10-08-2015, 08:41 PM

Once the book is downloaded from Amazon to my PC with Kindle for PC I close the Kindle for PC and open Calibre. Right click on the "Add Books" icon (upper left), then navigate to the Kindle for PC library -- in my case (Windows 7) it's My Documents/My Kindle Content. The book names don't make sense, but you can order them by the "Date Modified" field to get the most recent download to the top of the list. Double click it, and it should be imported into Calibre (and cleaned by Alf).

Good reading!

FizzyWater · 10-08-2015, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

You cannot "Download & transfer via USB" except to a hardware Kindle device (E-Ink or Kindle Fire).

Oh, sorry, I wasn't thinking about that. I bought a 1st Generation Kindle reconditioned and cheap way back when so I could download books from the website. I've never actually used the Kindle, so I forget that I had to have it before the option opened up for me. I have a Paperwhite now that I use, but I still tend to download & transfer for that "1st Kindle".

eschwartz · 10-08-2015, 08:52 PM

Start downloading for the new Kindle -- it'll give you AZW3 instead of MOBI, which is a better source for conversion in addition to supporting cover updates and other miscellaneous small improvements.

Prepper · 10-08-2015, 11:25 PM

Man what a cluster. I think I have it figured out after a bunch of Googling and trial and error. Got one book loaded anyway.

Thanks.

lkmiller · 10-09-2015, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Prepper

I'll try it again tonight. I really hope I can get this to work. I always liked buying books from B&N and the ease of getting them sideloaded to my Kobo Aura HD (which I *love*).

But if this doesn't work, where can we by the latest books from and still make this work?

I used to buy most of my books from B&N, but now I've switched to mainly Kobo. Then Google, and only if there's something really irresistible Amazon.

Since my main reader is a Kobo, most of my new books are readily available. Google books can be easily sideloaded, and only Amazon books require a little more work. I run everything through Alf's tools anyway for backup. But this makes it easier when I just want to read something right away.

Dob43 · 10-10-2015, 12:28 AM

Nook study stopped working for me. A little over a month ago I started getting a "internal error: failed to retrieve adobe account". Asking around it has been mentioned that if you have a adobe account it should use the same email address. It does so I don't know what the problem is. And why it worked before but now it does not when I did not make any changes here. I suspect B&N did something.

Thankfully NookforPC still works to download the books. But if that fails, I guess I will have to start using my rooted Nook tablet to backup the books. I am not buying much from B&N these days due to all the problems, although I do still get a magazine or two from them.

lkmiller · 10-11-2015, 08:57 PM

I just confirmed that Nook for PC, Nookstudy, and the Windows Store Nook app all still work for me on Windows 8.1. Nookstudy took forever to open, but I was still logged in when my library finally loaded. Books that I had previously downloaded with Nook for PC appeared as local and could be opened from within Nookstudy.

cgsmom · 10-12-2015, 09:15 AM

I just got a new computer with Windows 10 on it. It had been about 4 years since I had to set up all my ebook stuff. However, I loaded ADE 2.0, Calibre, Alf tools, Kindle for PC and even Nook for PC. It all works. I am very happy. I thought sure that I would have trouble getting everything working.

lkmiller · 10-12-2015, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cgsmom

I just got a new computer with Windows 10 on it. It had been about 4 years since I had to set up all my ebook stuff. However, I loaded ADE 2.0, Calibre, Alf tools, Kindle for PC and even Nook for PC. It all works. I am very happy. I thought sure that I would have trouble getting everything working.

Thanks for the info. Good to know for when I eventually upgrade or need to replace my Windows 8.1 PC.

Froide · 10-14-2015, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cgsmom

I just got a new computer with Windows 10 on it. It had been about 4 years since I had to set up all my ebook stuff. However, I loaded ADE 2.0, Calibre, Alf tools, Kindle for PC and even Nook for PC. It all works. I am very happy. I thought sure that I would have trouble getting everything working.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lkmiller

Thanks for the info. Good to know for when I eventually upgrade or need to replace my Windows 8.1 PC.

What lkmiller said, except I'll be updating and replacing Windows 7 computers.

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10-08-2015, 07:44 PM	#1201
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,304 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I download from Amazon via the Kindle for PC program. Once downloaded I import into Calibre.

10-08-2015, 07:57 PM	#1202
Prepper Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 183156 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Castle Rock, CO Device: Kobo Forma	ok I downloaded the Kindle for Mac app. Purchased a book from Amazon and it appears in my library. I click on it and it has the blue line around it so I know it is selected, but when I go to the File menu the Download item is greyed out. What now?

10-08-2015, 08:04 PM	#1204
Prepper Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 183156 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Castle Rock, CO Device: Kobo Forma	I tried that option as well and it says "You have selected content that is not compatible with any of your registered devices. Please remove incompatible content from selection for eligible devices to appear."

10-08-2015, 08:21 PM	#1205
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)	Open Kindle for Mac. Click on a book from the Archived tab. It will download into Kindle for Mac. You book is now present in "/home/<username>/Documents/My Kindle Content/". You cannot "Download & transfer via USB" except to a hardware Kindle device (E-Ink or Kindle Fire).

10-08-2015, 08:41 PM	#1206
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,304 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Once the book is downloaded from Amazon to my PC with Kindle for PC I close the Kindle for PC and open Calibre. Right click on the "Add Books" icon (upper left), then navigate to the Kindle for PC library -- in my case (Windows 7) it's My Documents/My Kindle Content. The book names don't make sense, but you can order them by the "Date Modified" field to get the most recent download to the top of the list. Double click it, and it should be imported into Calibre (and cleaned by Alf). Good reading!

10-08-2015, 08:52 PM	#1208
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)	Start downloading for the new Kindle -- it'll give you AZW3 instead of MOBI, which is a better source for conversion in addition to supporting cover updates and other miscellaneous small improvements.

10-08-2015, 11:25 PM	#1209
Prepper Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 183156 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Castle Rock, CO Device: Kobo Forma	Man what a cluster. I think I have it figured out after a bunch of Googling and trial and error. Got one book loaded anyway. Thanks.

10-10-2015, 12:28 AM	#1211
Dob43 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Nook Classic	Nook study stopped working for me. A little over a month ago I started getting a "internal error: failed to retrieve adobe account". Asking around it has been mentioned that if you have a adobe account it should use the same email address. It does so I don't know what the problem is. And why it worked before but now it does not when I did not make any changes here. I suspect B&N did something. Thankfully NookforPC still works to download the books. But if that fails, I guess I will have to start using my rooted Nook tablet to backup the books. I am not buying much from B&N these days due to all the problems, although I do still get a magazine or two from them.

10-11-2015, 08:57 PM	#1212
lkmiller Laura Posts: 1,530 Karma: 23597272 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus, Kindle Oasis 2	I just confirmed that Nook for PC, Nookstudy, and the Windows Store Nook app all still work for me on Windows 8.1. Nookstudy took forever to open, but I was still logged in when my library finally loaded. Books that I had previously downloaded with Nook for PC appeared as local and could be opened from within Nookstudy.

10-12-2015, 09:15 AM	#1213
cgsmom Addict Posts: 336 Karma: 3797667 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle Colorsoft, Nook GL4+, Nook GL4, Kindle Oasis 3, iPhone 14	I just got a new computer with Windows 10 on it. It had been about 4 years since I had to set up all my ebook stuff. However, I loaded ADE 2.0, Calibre, Alf tools, Kindle for PC and even Nook for PC. It all works. I am very happy. I thought sure that I would have trouble getting everything working.

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