12-18-2012, 12:04 PM
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Paperwhite and Calibre
Hi,
I am considering to buy a Kindle Paperwhite. Before I go ahead and order one, could you guys please help me answer a Calibre related question?. I have quite a big Calbre library on my computer, and I was therefore wondering if I will be able to use the Kindle's Wifi connection to connect to Calibre (running its built-in webserver) in order to sideload books or if I will have to physically connect the kindle to my computer? Thank you, Robert |
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12-18-2012, 12:10 PM
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Yes, you can use Calibre to email documents from your Calibre library to your paperwhite without plugging it into your computer.
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12-18-2012, 12:50 PM
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Yes, you can use the Calibre server and the web browser, but personally I find that loading books via USB is a lot more convenient (you can load multiple books at once that way - the server is one at a time).
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01-25-2016, 07:59 PM
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Oh Please tell me how to do this! I really want to use my paperwhite with my Calibre server. My phone connects just fine, and my Kindle Fire connects just fine (both via the app). But I have no idea how to get my paperwhite to connect to my content server.....
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01-25-2016, 09:41 PM
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Do you have a password set? I am not sure the browser can handle the password dialog that calibre-server uses.
(HTTP Digest Auth, rather than a form post + tokens.) What I did, using the hacked skipstone browser admittedly, was embed the username+password inside the URL. i.e. http://username:password@calibre-server.example.com |
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01-26-2016, 08:55 PM
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Edit: I should read above me.....
Yes, including the username/password in the URL works just as well in the built in browser. Edit: I was pleasant surprised to discover that at some point, Amazon added support for http authentication. Connecting to my Calibre with 5.6.5, I was prompted to enter username/password in a dialogue box. Sorry about the accidental double post. Last edited by rashkae; 01-27-2016 at 11:43 PM. |
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01-27-2016, 08:38 PM
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*Delete*
Last edited by rashkae; 01-27-2016 at 11:41 PM. |
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