Automatic downloading of new books

ownedbycats · 04-15-2021, 02:06 PM

What's the option called? I forgot.

DNSB · 04-15-2021, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

What's the option called? I forgot.

Synchronization?

ownedbycats · 04-15-2021, 02:34 PM

I found an option called Automatic sync. Is that it?

JSWolf · 04-15-2021, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

What's the option called? I forgot.

It's the sync button at the top of the home screen. It's the double arrow icon to the right of the battery icon.

DNSB · 04-15-2021, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I found an option called Automatic sync. Is that it?

Automatic Sync only runs once per day. I just tap the circular arrows icon to force a sync after a purchase.

ownedbycats · 04-15-2021, 03:28 PM

Yes I use that circle. But it used to automatically download new books without going to the library and clicking the download button. Now it doesn't. I'm not sure why.

DNSB · 04-15-2021, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Yes I use that circle. But it used to automatically download new books without going to the library and clicking the download button. Now it doesn't. I'm not sure why.

Interesting. With my local library, once I check the book out, I can sync it to my Kobo without having to download it.

ownedbycats · 04-15-2021, 05:04 PM

It was a purchased book; my Kobo is an older model that doesn't have built-in Overdrive so I have to use Adobe Digital Editions for those.

davidfor · 04-15-2021, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

It was a purchased book; my Kobo is an older model that doesn't have built-in Overdrive so I have to use Adobe Digital Editions for those.

Did you buy the book on the device or through the site? In either case, it should be there the next time you sync. But, if you buy the book on the device, it adds the books details and triggers a sync. I can't remember if the book has the "Download" or "Pending" state. It might change as the sync happens. I did it recently and got caught out because I tapped the book to open it and it change the status and the book didn't download. The next time I paid a little more attention and realised I didn't need to do anything.

ownedbycats · 04-15-2021, 10:42 PM

I bought it on the website and then pressed the sync button. It appeared in my library but I had to manually download it.

davidfor · 04-16-2021, 03:45 AM

I am pretty sure that any time I have bought a book using the website, it has downloaded automatically to the device. But, it is possible a full sync is needed. It is possible that the details have been downloaded and then the overnight sync downloaded the book.

What I mean is that the full sync started by pressing Sync button or the automatic daily sync does everything. It should check for book status changes, get new books, covers, annotations and anything else that can be synced.

But, there are smaller syncs done when you use the device. Open a book and it will sync the status of the book. Put the device to sleep while reading or wake it and again, the status is synced. This syncs the reading location, but not any annotations.

The sync be started while navigating the device. If you go to the book list, or return to the home page, a sync can be started. I believe this will sync the book status and I think that means it gets the details of any new books, but, I don't think it will get the actual book. Note: There is a timer between these events. From memory, 30 minutes must elapse before the sync is done again.

If I do go to sync after buying a book on the website, I usually find the sync is already running by the time I get the point were I could tap the sync button. That is the last type above. It's possible that the timing for what happened for you meant that it was the last type of sync that was run. It could also be something like the first sync downloads the details and the second the book. Or there is a delay after buying it before you can get the book. I don't think this would be the case, but, I could see caching or archiving being involved so that less popular books have to be fetched from a secondary storage or something.

I'll have to pay more attention the next time I buy a book to see what happens.

04-15-2021, 02:06 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,974 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Automatic downloading of new books What's the option called? I forgot.

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04-15-2021, 02:34 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,974 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I found an option called Automatic sync. Is that it?

04-15-2021, 03:28 PM	#6
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,974 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Yes I use that circle. But it used to automatically download new books without going to the library and clicking the download button. Now it doesn't. I'm not sure why.

04-15-2021, 05:04 PM	#8
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,974 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	It was a purchased book; my Kobo is an older model that doesn't have built-in Overdrive so I have to use Adobe Digital Editions for those.

04-15-2021, 10:42 PM	#10
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,974 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I bought it on the website and then pressed the sync button. It appeared in my library but I had to manually download it.

04-16-2021, 03:45 AM	#11
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	I am pretty sure that any time I have bought a book using the website, it has downloaded automatically to the device. But, it is possible a full sync is needed. It is possible that the details have been downloaded and then the overnight sync downloaded the book. What I mean is that the full sync started by pressing Sync button or the automatic daily sync does everything. It should check for book status changes, get new books, covers, annotations and anything else that can be synced. But, there are smaller syncs done when you use the device. Open a book and it will sync the status of the book. Put the device to sleep while reading or wake it and again, the status is synced. This syncs the reading location, but not any annotations. The sync be started while navigating the device. If you go to the book list, or return to the home page, a sync can be started. I believe this will sync the book status and I think that means it gets the details of any new books, but, I don't think it will get the actual book. Note: There is a timer between these events. From memory, 30 minutes must elapse before the sync is done again. If I do go to sync after buying a book on the website, I usually find the sync is already running by the time I get the point were I could tap the sync button. That is the last type above. It's possible that the timing for what happened for you meant that it was the last type of sync that was run. It could also be something like the first sync downloads the details and the second the book. Or there is a delay after buying it before you can get the book. I don't think this would be the case, but, I could see caching or archiving being involved so that less popular books have to be fetched from a secondary storage or something. I'll have to pay more attention the next time I buy a book to see what happens.