08-14-2011, 10:31 AM | #1 |
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Load a book using wifi only
I may be overlooking the obvious here but how do I load a (previously) purchased book sitting in "My Library" at the Kobo bookstore using only wifi? I do not currently have access to my regular computer.
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08-14-2011, 10:39 AM | #2 |
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Just tap the sync icon on the Home screen of your Touch. If you have not set up a wi-fi connection, a list of wi-fi hotspots will be presented for you to chose from.
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08-14-2011, 11:05 AM | #3 |
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Thanks, Joe. That will do the trick. But to clarify my original question, how can I load a particular book? Is that even possible?
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08-14-2011, 12:10 PM | #4 |
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No, that is not possible. For Kobo books it's all or nothing. You can selectively remove books from your library but you cannot selectively add books.
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08-14-2011, 06:08 PM | #5 |
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Thanks, Joe.
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08-23-2011, 10:03 AM | #6 |
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With non kepub books you can use calibre and enable the content server. You can then use the touch browser to add the books you want using wifi only.
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08-24-2011, 03:16 AM | #7 |
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Works like a charm!!!
Thanks for the tip. I went one step further because I have an apache and I would like to serve my own books. I tried just serving an .epub but the Kobo Touch browser (FW 1.9.9) displays a garbled page and hangs, no way to "save" the content. So I took a look to how the Calibre server does it (HTTP headers) and I found this: Code:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Length: 130676 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="CalibreStartGuide.epub" Server: calibre/0.8.15 Last-Modified: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:32:41 GMT Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:57:51 GMT Content-Type: application/epub+zip Code:
AddType application/epub+zip .epub Thanks, /Luis |
09-06-2011, 01:49 PM | #8 |
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I have an issue downloading epub or pdf if content-type = application/octet-stream on sony readers. Is that an incorrect MIME to be used. Does that get recognized by reader
Last edited by blakshmish; 09-06-2011 at 01:54 PM. |
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