Kindle Fire

Pinkie · 03-25-2019, 10:42 PM

I have a Kindle Fire HD8 which I use as my reader. I have Google Play and Moon+ Reader, and FBR reader installed, and I use those rather than the built-in Kindle reader. I transfer my books in epub.
I can't use Calibre Companion on this device, or on the previous Fire 8HD that I owned. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and since CC uses its own records, I can't combine it with cable.
Cable connection via USB is really, really slow. It can take up to 5 minutes to make the connection, if it does at all, and sometimes when I try to do something like copy books across, Calibre crashes.
Is this because of my humungous book library? Should I split it up a bit? Or is there something about the Fire HD?
I suspect it's the Fire, because I also read on my phone, and I keep the two libraries the same. I don't have any problems with my (Android) phone, it connects reasonably quickly and I can update and so on with little trouble.
I'm using Windows 10.

kovidgoyal · 03-25-2019, 10:59 PM

Try resetting your fire. Or use th econtent server instead of Calibre companion to download books, if CC is not working for you.

03-25-2019, 10:42 PM	#1
Pinkie Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 707918 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Kindle keyboard, Nook Color, Kobo	Kindle Fire I have a Kindle Fire HD8 which I use as my reader. I have Google Play and Moon+ Reader, and FBR reader installed, and I use those rather than the built-in Kindle reader. I transfer my books in epub. I can't use Calibre Companion on this device, or on the previous Fire 8HD that I owned. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and since CC uses its own records, I can't combine it with cable. Cable connection via USB is really, really slow. It can take up to 5 minutes to make the connection, if it does at all, and sometimes when I try to do something like copy books across, Calibre crashes. Is this because of my humungous book library? Should I split it up a bit? Or is there something about the Fire HD? I suspect it's the Fire, because I also read on my phone, and I keep the two libraries the same. I don't have any problems with my (Android) phone, it connects reasonably quickly and I can update and so on with little trouble. I'm using Windows 10.

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03-25-2019, 10:59 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try resetting your fire. Or use th econtent server instead of Calibre companion to download books, if CC is not working for you.

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