Nook Color won't open emailed news

mzakal · 01-04-2011, 10:10 AM

I'm new to eReaders and Calibre, so I'm still learning a lot about my Nook Color and how to use it with the program. I set up Calibre to fetch two news sources in epub format and send them to my gmail account for download onto my Nook. I accessed gmail, downloaded the files, but when I tried to open them, I got an error message that states "Download unsuccessful - No application can be found to open the file."

Puzzled, I synched the Nook with Calibre through a USB connection and tried transferring the files manually. No problem; both files opened perfectly.

What am I doing wrong in trying to access these files through gmail? I'm not proficient enough with either the Nook Color or Calibre yet to pinpoint where I'm breaking down in the process, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

user_none · 01-04-2011, 10:21 AM

It's an issue with the Nook not knowing how to open the ebook file you downloaded. I would ask in the Nook sub forum for help.

star260 · 06-27-2011, 07:40 PM

Ok had to register so I can answer your question.

When you download epud/pdf or any other type of files to your Nook Color through your email via the browser but it doesn't open; you have to then locate the file by going to:

Library > My files > My Downloads

Inside My Download folder you should be able to find anything you downloaded to your Nook Color.

Hopefully this helped

*Had the same issue and didn't know how to open it when I downloaded files through the browser in my Nook Color.

So I google'd it, and found your post after I found the way to open the files

01-04-2011, 10:10 AM	#1
mzakal Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook Color	Nook Color won't open emailed news I'm new to eReaders and Calibre, so I'm still learning a lot about my Nook Color and how to use it with the program. I set up Calibre to fetch two news sources in epub format and send them to my gmail account for download onto my Nook. I accessed gmail, downloaded the files, but when I tried to open them, I got an error message that states "Download unsuccessful - No application can be found to open the file." Puzzled, I synched the Nook with Calibre through a USB connection and tried transferring the files manually. No problem; both files opened perfectly. What am I doing wrong in trying to access these files through gmail? I'm not proficient enough with either the Nook Color or Calibre yet to pinpoint where I'm breaking down in the process, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

06-27-2011, 07:40 PM	#3
star260 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook Color	Ok had to register so I can answer your question. When you download epud/pdf or any other type of files to your Nook Color through your email via the browser but it doesn't open; you have to then locate the file by going to: Library > My files > My Downloads Inside My Download folder you should be able to find anything you downloaded to your Nook Color. Hopefully this helped Had the same issue and didn't know how to open it when I downloaded files through the browser in my Nook Color. So I google'd it, and found your post after I found the way to open the files Last edited by star260; 06-27-2011 at 07:53 PM.*

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01-04-2011, 10:21 AM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	It's an issue with the Nook not knowing how to open the ebook file you downloaded. I would ask in the Nook sub forum for help.