G'day from Sydney

RV_Yotsman · 05-27-2011, 07:40 PM

I love my Sony PRS-650 which I have been using since September 2010.
I am brand new to forums, I even had trouble finding how to put this message on the forum and finally figured out that the message is called a thread. My hope is by joining this forum I can get assistance in using Calibre. I find Calibre
an extremely useful program however they have just purchased a Kindle DX for my wife and I am having trouble downloading the News to each eReader as the conversion from epub to mobi and vice versa loses some meta data index detail.
Hopefully some kind and knowledgeable person out there in the cyber land will be able to assist me.
Cheers
RV_Yotsman

MickeyC · 05-27-2011, 08:53 PM

Hi RV and welcome to MobileRead

CazMar · 05-27-2011, 08:59 PM

Hi from an ex-Sydney reader!
There is probably a technical way to do this - but as a quick and dirty fix (if you have 2 computers in the house) why not try loading Calibre on both and setting up one for the Sony and one for the Kindle? This way you can each choose exactly which magazine and book goes on which device.
I don't have 2 devices working from one computer, but if Calibre is detecting which device is plugged in then the other non-techy way might be to download magazines onto one device, then delete them from the computer, plug in the other reader and download the ones your wife wants again (just go into Fetch News and hit the "download now" button). Seems a bit clunky so some other MR members might have a better idea.

neilmarr · 05-28-2011, 06:23 AM

Good to have your company, RV. And you'll find Sony and Calibre a marriage made in heaven. Luck and best wishes. Neil

RV_Yotsman · 05-31-2011, 05:59 PM

Thanks for the reply.I already use the clunky method of running the welcome Wizard and choosing the Sony when I want to download to the Sony and run the welcome Wizard again choosing the Kindle DX when downloading to the Kindle. I was hoping for a quick method.
Calibre is almost perfect. It does better than 80% of what I need to and is improving all the time. Thanks again, RV

GeoffC · 06-05-2011, 09:23 AM

The perfect place ..... Calibre Forum ...

Welcome to Mobileread ....

05-27-2011, 07:40 PM	#1
RV_Yotsman Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Sony PRS650;Kindle DX	G'day from Sydney I love my Sony PRS-650 which I have been using since September 2010. I am brand new to forums, I even had trouble finding how to put this message on the forum and finally figured out that the message is called a thread. My hope is by joining this forum I can get assistance in using Calibre. I find Calibre an extremely useful program however they have just purchased a Kindle DX for my wife and I am having trouble downloading the News to each eReader as the conversion from epub to mobi and vice versa loses some meta data index detail. Hopefully some kind and knowledgeable person out there in the cyber land will be able to assist me. Cheers RV_Yotsman

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05-27-2011, 08:53 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi RV and welcome to MobileRead

05-27-2011, 08:59 PM	#3
CazMar Book Geek Posts: 596 Karma: 1499085 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Adelaide, Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Asus MemPad 7" tablet, Nexus 5, Asus 10" tablet	Hi from an ex-Sydney reader! There is probably a technical way to do this - but as a quick and dirty fix (if you have 2 computers in the house) why not try loading Calibre on both and setting up one for the Sony and one for the Kindle? This way you can each choose exactly which magazine and book goes on which device. I don't have 2 devices working from one computer, but if Calibre is detecting which device is plugged in then the other non-techy way might be to download magazines onto one device, then delete them from the computer, plug in the other reader and download the ones your wife wants again (just go into Fetch News and hit the "download now" button). Seems a bit clunky so some other MR members might have a better idea.

05-28-2011, 06:23 AM	#4
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, RV. And you'll find Sony and Calibre a marriage made in heaven. Luck and best wishes. Neil

05-31-2011, 05:59 PM	#5
RV_Yotsman Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Sony PRS650;Kindle DX	Thanks for the reply.I already use the clunky method of running the welcome Wizard and choosing the Sony when I want to download to the Sony and run the welcome Wizard again choosing the Kindle DX when downloading to the Kindle. I was hoping for a quick method. Calibre is almost perfect. It does better than 80% of what I need to and is improving all the time. Thanks again, RV

06-05-2011, 09:23 AM	#6
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	The perfect place ..... Calibre Forum ... Welcome to Mobileread ....

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