second calibre kindle device

leroy09 · 05-24-2016, 03:30 PM

i've been using calibre with my kindle keyboard device for the last five years or so but recently treated myself to a kindle voyage... i can't seem to find though the info on how to add a new device to calibre & what to do with my existing library (sorry i'm an ol' git & more or less code illiterate),
thanks for any info !

eschwartz · 05-24-2016, 03:52 PM

Simply plug in your Kindle Voyage instead of the Kindle keyboard. calibre already comes with device drivers for many device types.

Also, you may wish to configure the device to add AZW3 to the list of ebook formats which the Voyage accepts.

leroy09 · 05-24-2016, 04:51 PM

thanks for the swift reply !

i take it in that case i can still use my old (keyboard kindle) library to add selected files from that library (all be it in azw3) to my new device (?)

eschwartz · 05-24-2016, 04:57 PM

calibre can only recognize one device at a time.

But you can add books from one device into your calibre library (assuming they aren't there already

), and then switch devices and add those onto the new device.

leroy09 · 05-24-2016, 05:16 PM

thanks very much !
(i was worried adding a new device to calibre meant automatically a new library;
but that program is way ahead of me & so much smarter than i am)

theducks · 05-24-2016, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leroy09

thanks very much !
(i was worried adding a new device to calibre meant automatically a new library;
but that program is way ahead of me & so much smarter than i am)

besides just being compatible, your new Kindle will read the older Mobi books just fine .

leroy09 · 05-27-2016, 06:30 PM

thanks for all the info, much appreciated !

05-24-2016, 03:30 PM	#1
leroy09 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kindle voyage	second calibre kindle device i've been using calibre with my kindle keyboard device for the last five years or so but recently treated myself to a kindle voyage... i can't seem to find though the info on how to add a new device to calibre & what to do with my existing library (sorry i'm an ol' git & more or less code illiterate), thanks for any info !

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05-24-2016, 03:52 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Simply plug in your Kindle Voyage instead of the Kindle keyboard. calibre already comes with device drivers for many device types. Also, you may wish to configure the device to add AZW3 to the list of ebook formats which the Voyage accepts.

05-24-2016, 04:51 PM	#3
leroy09 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kindle voyage	thanks for the swift reply ! i take it in that case i can still use my old (keyboard kindle) library to add selected files from that library (all be it in azw3) to my new device (?)

05-24-2016, 04:57 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	calibre can only recognize one device at a time. But you can add books from one device into your calibre library (assuming they aren't there already ), and then switch devices and add those onto the new device.

05-24-2016, 05:16 PM	#5
leroy09 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kindle voyage	thanks very much ! (i was worried adding a new device to calibre meant automatically a new library; but that program is way ahead of me & so much smarter than i am)

05-27-2016, 06:30 PM	#7
leroy09 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kindle voyage	thanks for all the info, much appreciated !