Calibre connector for Nokia 1020 (Mac)

[ChristopherTD]

I have a Nokia 1020 and am trying to get Calibre on my Mac to recognise it, there doesn't seem to be a plugin for Windows Phone, perhaps because on Windows devices no such thing is needed. However, on the Mac the 1020 doesn't appear as a mounted file system.

I can use Dropbox/Skydrive to get the books into whichever app I end up using, but wondered if there was a more direct way?

[eschwartz]

I believe Windows phones use the MTP transfer protocol.

Mac OSX does not (by design) support MTP.

Only iPhones will work with Mac OSX -- this is a restriction hardwired into the operating system, and not calibre's fault.

[Byron4120]

Originally Posted by ChristopherTD

I have a Nokia 1020 and am trying to get Calibre on my Mac to recognise it, there doesn't seem to be a plugin for Windows Phone, perhaps because on Windows devices no such thing is needed. However, on the Mac the 1020 doesn't appear as a mounted file system.

I can use Dropbox/Skydrive to get the books into whichever app I end up using, but wondered if there was a more direct way?

What I do for my windows phone & Calibre is start the content server in Calibre and use IE or other browser to download the file - From there you are queried to open or save - Open will give you a choice of the registered apps that read your file -- For me I use Fiction Reader - But others will respond in the same fashion.

Admittedly this is a bit less direct than the direct to device method, but it does provide a native Calibre interface device browser for a pull from Calibre, and you can do this wirelessly.