Questions from a potential defector - Page 2

tlrowley · 03-09-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

What I did was put my other books on my webserver in a password protected directory that I can access with the Kindle's web browser, works great.

AnemicOak, any hints on getting started with this? I tried the Calibre webserver, but, nice as it is, it's much to complex for the Kindle browser.

AnemicOak · 03-09-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tlrowley

AnemicOak, any hints on getting started with this? I tried the Calibre webserver, but, nice as it is, it's much to complex for the Kindle browser.

I just htaccess password protected a folder and stuck folders inside for each author which contain their books.

Using the Kindle's web browser I go to the URL, enter username & password and am presented with an HTML page which is a list of each author with his/her books listed below their name (see attached). It's not the prettiest thing it the world, but it works with both the K1 & K2.

Using the web browser to click any title/filename will bring up a download box. It'll then download to the Kindle and show up on the Home screen when done. I generated the HTML list with DirectoryLister and edited the HTML a bit to get it working. I'm going to redo the HTML so it's just author names and brings you to their folder though, otherwise it's to much scrolling.

I actually did it without the HTML list at first and just browsed to the folder I wanted. That worked ok, but had larger text and made it harder to read in the Kindles browser.

Roy White · 03-13-2009, 08:02 PM

BOb. Thanks. is it also not not true that if you buy a kindle it will eat your brain?

TallMomof2 · 03-13-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tlrowley

AnemicOak, any hints on getting started with this? I tried the Calibre webserver, but, nice as it is, it's much to complex for the Kindle browser.

I have all my files on a Windows Home Server that allows me to get in via remote access. I mostly use the server as a media server, television programs, movies, music and photos but I also have a backup of my Calibre library on the server that I can remotely access.

pilotbob · 03-14-2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Roy White

BOb. Thanks. is it also not not true that if you buy a kindle it will eat your brain?

I'm not sure on that one.

BOb

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Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	BOb. Thanks. is it also not not true that if you buy a kindle it will eat your brain?

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