Calibre Server an iPad - Page 2

itimpi · 03-05-2012, 10:34 AM

You should be able to download books via Safari on the standard Web UI. When you try and download a book then you should be offered an "Open With" option for the file type - if it is an epub this will include iBooks. Not sure why you do not seem to be getting this. I tried your link and got the same results so I am confused.

Another option is the OPDS view (which I prefer) but this needs an OPDS aware app running under iOS. If you use an OPDS aware reader such as MegaReader/QuicKreader then you can use this directly. An alternative is to use the free "ebook Search" app (by the author of MegaReader/QuickReader) that can interface to an OPDS catalog and after downloading give you the "Open With" style dialog that was mentioned above for passing the book to your prefered reader program. I tested your OPDS link with the eBook Search app and it saw the library and seemed to think there was an epub avaiable that it could pass to iBooks. However it failed to load into iBooks

It sounds to me as if there might be a problem with your download links? What OS are you using - I have seen issues when there is a case mismatch between the filenames on disk and the filenames that Calibre thinks should be there.

P.S. I am not sure if any of the books in your library are copyright? If so you should not post a link to you library in a public forum.

Another possibility if you have access to a web server is to use the calibre2opds software to generate a static catalog instead of using the Calibre Content Server. This is what I normally do for my own library as I can host the Web Server on a NAS which means I do not have to be continually running Calibre.

kovidgoyal · 03-06-2012, 12:49 AM

Your library is likely broken. Try running library maintenance.

Frank Lowney · 03-09-2012, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

You should be able to download books via Safari on the standard Web UI..

In my case, the problem was that I had added books via drag and drop to the Calibre library. On Mac at least, this creates an alias (similar to Unix symbolic link). Thinking I had copied the files, I moved or deleted the originals leaving Calibre with no way to fetch the files. Correcting this, I am now able to access these files via Safari on either MacOS X or on iOS. So, pilot error.

However, neither iteration of Safari fully understands the Feed (OPDS) option. On iOS, using the address feed://yourserver.com/opds gets redirected to reader.mac.com/mobile/v1/null/opds/navcatalog/4f6e98787678 (last segment is made-up but similar to actuality) and the error message, "Server not responding." On the MacOS X desktop, Safari gets the listing By Newese and so on but there is no way to retrieve the file. Firefox and Chrome are as bad or worse.

Stanza on iOS still works for me against OPDS servers as does eBook Search and other iOS apps that are OPDS savvy. Ibis Reader, an HTML 5 web app, works fine against OPDS servers, including Calibre.

itimpi · 03-09-2012, 11:40 AM

When you mention drag-and-drop do you mean to the main Calibre window? On other OS this acts like an "Add Books" so if it does not on OSX I would have thought this needs looking at. However if you mean directly to the underlying file system then this outside of Calibre's remit.

I do not think you should be expecting the browsers to understand the OPDS feed. The format of an OPDS feed is not one that browsers will normally be aware of. If you have any that work I would have thought that was just by accident as the OPDS standard is based on the Atom standard which some browsers understand.

theducks · 03-09-2012, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank Lowney

In my case, the problem was that I had added books via drag and drop to the Calibre library. On Mac at least, this creates an alias (similar to Unix symbolic link). Thinking I had copied the files, I moved or deleted the originals leaving Calibre with no way to fetch the files. Correcting this, I am now able to access these files via Safari on either MacOS X or on iOS. So, pilot error.

Drag and Drop is to the Calibre Program window (or Icon).

Never never place anything inside the Calibre (Library) Folder: it is a foreign object

(the Library check will complain)

03-05-2012, 10:34 AM	#16
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	You should be able to download books via Safari on the standard Web UI. When you try and download a book then you should be offered an "Open With" option for the file type - if it is an epub this will include iBooks. Not sure why you do not seem to be getting this. I tried your link and got the same results so I am confused. Another option is the OPDS view (which I prefer) but this needs an OPDS aware app running under iOS. If you use an OPDS aware reader such as MegaReader/QuicKreader then you can use this directly. An alternative is to use the free "ebook Search" app (by the author of MegaReader/QuickReader) that can interface to an OPDS catalog and after downloading give you the "Open With" style dialog that was mentioned above for passing the book to your prefered reader program. I tested your OPDS link with the eBook Search app and it saw the library and seemed to think there was an epub avaiable that it could pass to iBooks. However it failed to load into iBooks It sounds to me as if there might be a problem with your download links? What OS are you using - I have seen issues when there is a case mismatch between the filenames on disk and the filenames that Calibre thinks should be there. P.S. I am not sure if any of the books in your library are copyright? If so you should not post a link to you library in a public forum. Another possibility if you have access to a web server is to use the calibre2opds software to generate a static catalog instead of using the Calibre Content Server. This is what I normally do for my own library as I can host the Web Server on a NAS which means I do not have to be continually running Calibre. Last edited by itimpi; 03-05-2012 at 10:54 AM.

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03-06-2012, 12:49 AM	#17
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Your library is likely broken. Try running library maintenance.

03-09-2012, 11:40 AM	#19
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	When you mention drag-and-drop do you mean to the main Calibre window? On other OS this acts like an "Add Books" so if it does not on OSX I would have thought this needs looking at. However if you mean directly to the underlying file system then this outside of Calibre's remit. I do not think you should be expecting the browsers to understand the OPDS feed. The format of an OPDS feed is not one that browsers will normally be aware of. If you have any that work I would have thought that was just by accident as the OPDS standard is based on the Atom standard which some browsers understand.

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