Fetching News Schedule + exporting them to iTunes automation

pweasel · 06-13-2011, 08:15 PM

Hi all,
The news fetching scheduling is awesome, but is there a way to automate the "send to device" feature so new news are already waiting for my iPad to sync with iTunes?

thx in advance, PW

kovidgoyal · 06-13-2011, 10:35 PM

Click Connect to iTunes when you startup calibre. Downloaded news will then be automatically sent to it. And remeber to leave itunes running.

chilady1 · 06-14-2011, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Click Connect to iTunes when you startup calibre. Downloaded news will then be automatically sent to it. And remeber to leave itunes running.

Kovid - not to be thick but simply open iTunes at the same time as Calibre and Calibre will automatically import your news scheduled into iTunes? Nothing else has to be done or no settings? Sorry, just want to be clear.

itimpi · 06-14-2011, 02:50 PM

You also have to have used the "Connect to iTunes" option in Calibre so that Calibre treats iTunes as the currently connected device.

chilady1 · 06-14-2011, 04:59 PM

Thanks itimpi for a quick answer - appreciate it. Will try later at home.

kovidgoyal · 06-14-2011, 05:02 PM

@chilady1: You will also have to set your output format in calibre to EPUB, not MOBI.

chilady1 · 06-14-2011, 09:19 PM

Thanks Kovid for the answer, one last question:

I have made all the changes and it worked GREAT! Was able to fetch news from a few places using the combo of iTunes and Calibre.

Now, when I plug in my Kindle to download books again, do I have to change the settings back to .mobi? Or leave the settings as is and Calibre will know to send .mobi files to Kindle?

Just curious as to whether I will have to go back and forth between epub for the iPad2 for periodicals and .mobi for Kindle. Thanks again.

kovidgoyal · 06-14-2011, 10:41 PM

you have to change back to mobi and re-download the news

pweasel · 06-17-2011, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Click Connect to iTunes when you startup calibre. Downloaded news will then be automatically sent to it. And remeber to leave itunes running.

SMASHING! thx dude!

06-13-2011, 08:15 PM	#1
pweasel Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Ipad v1	Fetching News Schedule + exporting them to iTunes automation Hi all, The news fetching scheduling is awesome, but is there a way to automate the "send to device" feature so new news are already waiting for my iPad to sync with iTunes? thx in advance, PW

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06-13-2011, 10:35 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Click Connect to iTunes when you startup calibre. Downloaded news will then be automatically sent to it. And remeber to leave itunes running.

06-14-2011, 02:50 PM	#4
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	You also have to have used the "Connect to iTunes" option in Calibre so that Calibre treats iTunes as the currently connected device.

06-14-2011, 04:59 PM	#5
chilady1 I devour books! Posts: 789 Karma: 1285226 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad Air, Kindle 3/Kobo Aura HD, iPhone 6	Thanks itimpi for a quick answer - appreciate it. Will try later at home.

06-14-2011, 05:02 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	@chilady1: You will also have to set your output format in calibre to EPUB, not MOBI.

06-14-2011, 09:19 PM	#7
chilady1 I devour books! Posts: 789 Karma: 1285226 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad Air, Kindle 3/Kobo Aura HD, iPhone 6	Thanks Kovid for the answer, one last question: I have made all the changes and it worked GREAT! Was able to fetch news from a few places using the combo of iTunes and Calibre. Now, when I plug in my Kindle to download books again, do I have to change the settings back to .mobi? Or leave the settings as is and Calibre will know to send .mobi files to Kindle? Just curious as to whether I will have to go back and forth between epub for the iPad2 for periodicals and .mobi for Kindle. Thanks again.

06-14-2011, 10:41 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	you have to change back to mobi and re-download the news

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