Calibre Companion: To be or not to be

[redjohn]

Originally Posted by chaley

As long as you tell CC to put amazon formats (mobi etc) into the directory /kindle on your tablet (CC Settings / Formats and folders), the kindle app (K4A) works as a reading app for CC. There is one exception: when you "read" a book in CC, it can launch K4A but cannot tell K4A which book to open. K4A launches then you must navigate to the book yourself. This is due to a limitation in K4A.

I suggest you install the free CC Demo version to be sure that CC works properly on your network and that it does what you want.

just tried it CC demo but it will not work it looks like I do not have a laptop with WIFI why can it not work with USB that's how I do it with my kindle to transfer my books to my kindle

[cybmole]

the whole point of the app is to provide wifi transfers. if you use USB to access your calibre library then it's arguably pointless, calibre will natively do what you need.
If you want pretty bookshelves on the target tablet , most reader apps will give you those anyway.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by redjohn

just tried it CC demo but it will not work it looks like I do not have a laptop with WIFI why can it not work with USB that's how I do it with my kindle to transfer my books to my kindle

They make Laptops without WiFi these days

Are you tying to run without a A/P or Router (peer network)? You need to jump through some (static IP) configuration and firewall, hoops

[redjohn]

Originally Posted by theducks

They make Laptops without WiFi these days

Are you tying to run without a A/P or Router (peer network)? You need to jump through some (static IP) configuration and firewall, hoops

I am sorry if I sound daft but at 68 yrs of age apps and every thing is new to me I bought my tablet because it is not has big has a kindle and I thought once I put the kindle app on it is great for kindle books and emails and taking photos I then wanted some of my calibre books on and tried to get them with the calibre companion but no luck all I asked for was help please

[dickloraine]

Originally Posted by redjohn

I am sorry if I sound daft but at 68 yrs of age apps and every thing is new to me I bought my tablet because it is not has big has a kindle and I thought once I put the kindle app on it is great for kindle books and emails and taking photos I then wanted some of my calibre books on and tried to get them with the calibre companion but no luck all I asked for was help please

You won't need cc for what you want to do. I haven't used calibre and my tablet per usb, but there should be only two ways it would play out:
1. Calibre automatically recognizes your tablet. Then just use it as usual.
2. If not 1 then you could use "connect to folder" to navigate to a folder on your tablet and the use calibre as usual.

Now you just need a reading app on your tablet that has some library functions (I think all have). The app either finds your books on its own or you just point it to the right folder. That's it. Some apps to use: mantano reader, moon reader fbreader. (I assume your calibre books are epubs).

If you use the kindle app, you could use the mailing option to put books into it, calibre will convert your epubs to mobi for you.

Hope this helps

[redjohn]

Originally Posted by dickloraine

You won't need cc for what you want to do. I haven't used calibre and my tablet per usb, but there should be only two ways it would play out:
1. Calibre automatically recognizes your tablet. Then just use it as usual.
2. If not 1 then you could use "connect to folder" to navigate to a folder on your tablet and the use calibre as usual.

Now you just need a reading app on your tablet that has some library functions (I think all have). The app either finds your books on its own or you just point it to the right folder. That's it. Some apps to use: mantano reader, moon reader fbreader. (I assume your calibre books are epubs).

If you use the kindle app, you could use the mailing option to put books into it, calibre will convert your epubs to mobi for you.

Hope this helps

I can see were you are coming from but my calibre does not recognise my tablet and my books are all mobi do I have to change them to epubs

[chaley]

Moderator Notice
As redjohn's questions have become a "How do I send books from calibre to a Samsung tab" question, I am copying them to the calibre devices forum

EDIT: The thread is now at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=256370