Help please!

dianepsmith · 05-12-2012, 01:37 PM

I have download Kindle for the PC and also Calibre. When I try to access the Kindle books through Calibre going to C/Programs/Amazon/content all I can see are the 3 books that came with the original download. Under C/Programs/Amazon/kindle exe. there all of the other books I have downloaded. Calibre cannot access this exe. file. Can someone please, please give me advice on what to do to access the books for Calibre?

cybmole · 05-12-2012, 01:45 PM

you are looking at the Kindle for PC program location. Your Kindle books are not stored there - in windows 7 or in Vista they should be in C:users/yourname/My Documents/Kindle for PC.
use calibre add books function to add books from that location.

dianepsmith · 05-12-2012, 01:46 PM

Thanks for the quick reply , I am using windows XP. where do I look please.

dianepsmith · 05-12-2012, 01:53 PM

In XP I have checked a similar file path to "My Kindle" and it only shows the 3 books that came with the original download.

theducks · 05-12-2012, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dianepsmith

In XP I have checked a similar file path to "My Kindle" and it only shows the 3 books that came with the original download.

What does Kindle for PC show as (the count) your books?

dianepsmith · 05-12-2012, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

What does Kindle for PC show as (the count) your books?

The count depends on which file I open. If I open the contents file there are 3 books. If I click on Kindle exe. I see 13 books.

GeckoFriend · 05-12-2012, 02:55 PM

When you open Kindle for PC, the appllication, not the file, how many books are shown?

dianepsmith · 05-12-2012, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeckoFriend

When you open Kindle for PC, the appllication, not the file, how many books are shown?

I am not sure what you are asking. I'll answer the best I can.
If I open c

rograms/amazon/content there are 3 books in this file.
If I open c

rograms/amazon/kindle exe. there are 13 books
If I open c:documents&settings/diane/mykindle there are 3 books.

I hope this answers your question
Thanks,
Diane

theducks · 05-12-2012, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dianepsmith

I am not sure what you are asking. I'll answer the best I can.
If I open c

rograms/amazon/content there are 3 books in this file.
If I open c

rograms/amazon/kindle exe. there are 13 books
If I open c:documents&settings/diane/mykindle there are 3 books.

I hope this answers your question
Thanks,
Diane

What do you see if you RUN Kindle for PC. (What does it show as your Library contents)

dianepsmith · 05-12-2012, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

What do you see if you RUN Kindle for PC. (What does it show as your Library contents)

Where would I look or what do I need to do to "run" kindle?

dianepsmith · 05-12-2012, 05:29 PM

attached are screen shots. The top one is when I open Kindle using a short cut on my desktop. The second one is c/program/Amazon. The content folder top left has 3 books in it. The exe. 2nd row 3rd icon has all the books. That's the file I would like to access with calibre.

dianepsmith · 05-12-2012, 06:23 PM

Woohoo, I figured it out! What I did was download all of the books again to my computer. Opened Calibre/Add books and used the file path My Documents>My Kindle and the books showed up. When transferring I transfer as a Epub. And it all worked just like it was suppose to!
Thanks for everyones help it was appreciated.

05-12-2012, 01:37 PM	#1
dianepsmith Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Nook	Help please! I have download Kindle for the PC and also Calibre. When I try to access the Kindle books through Calibre going to C/Programs/Amazon/content all I can see are the 3 books that came with the original download. Under C/Programs/Amazon/kindle exe. there all of the other books I have downloaded. Calibre cannot access this exe. file. Can someone please, please give me advice on what to do to access the books for Calibre?

05-12-2012, 05:29 PM	#11
dianepsmith Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Nook	attached are screen shots. The top one is when I open Kindle using a short cut on my desktop. The second one is c/program/Amazon. The content folder top left has 3 books in it. The exe. 2nd row 3rd icon has all the books. That's the file I would like to access with calibre. Attached Thumbnails

05-12-2012, 01:45 PM	#2
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	you are looking at the Kindle for PC program location. Your Kindle books are not stored there - in windows 7 or in Vista they should be in C:users/yourname/My Documents/Kindle for PC. use calibre add books function to add books from that location.

05-12-2012, 01:46 PM	#3
dianepsmith Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Nook	Thanks for the quick reply , I am using windows XP. where do I look please.

05-12-2012, 01:53 PM	#4
dianepsmith Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Nook	In XP I have checked a similar file path to "My Kindle" and it only shows the 3 books that came with the original download.

05-12-2012, 02:55 PM	#7
GeckoFriend Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 1164945 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: iPhone 7+, iPad Mini4, Kindle Voyage	When you open Kindle for PC, the appllication, not the file, how many books are shown?

05-12-2012, 06:23 PM	#12
dianepsmith Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Nook	Woohoo, I figured it out! What I did was download all of the books again to my computer. Opened Calibre/Add books and used the file path My Documents>My Kindle and the books showed up. When transferring I transfer as a Epub. And it all worked just like it was suppose to! Thanks for everyones help it was appreciated.