MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Software > Calibre > Devices
Reload this Page Importing into Calibre from a Kindle

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 07-24-2013, 12:47 PM   #1
Araucaria
Bibliophile
Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Araucaria's Avatar
 
Posts: 166
Karma: 934516
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Cantal in the French Auvergne
Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Libra H20, Kindle PW2, Moon Pro on Lenovo tablet
Importing into Calibre from a Kindle
My sister is shortly going into hospital for a month or two, and I am giving her a Kindle, pre-loaded with several hundred PD books. She hasn't had an e-book reader before.

I love Calibre and its wonderful functionality, and I recommend it to all my friends (and indeed to chance-met total strangers .... but let's not go there!) I will be suggesting to her partner that he sets up Calibre for her on her home computer.

Is there an easy way to ship-in the books on the Kindle to her own copy of Calibre, so she has back-up copies? Is it one of the uses of Calibre's "add books" tab? If not, is there another way that works for someone who's not too tech-savvy?

I'd appreciate any suggestions, thanks.
Araucaria is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-24-2013, 10:10 PM   #2
kovidgoyal
creator of calibre
kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
kovidgoyal's Avatar
 
Posts: 43,850
Karma: 22666666
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Mumbai, India
Device: Various
Simply connect the kindle, click the device button in calibre's toolbar, it will list all the books on the kindle. Then select all the books, right click and choose add to library. Noet that if the books on the kindle have drm they will not be useable on anything other than the originala kindle, unless you choose to strip the drm.
kovidgoyal is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 07-25-2013, 03:29 AM   #3
cybmole
Wizard
cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 3,720
Karma: 1759970
Join Date: Sep 2010
Device: none
1. if PD = public domain then there should be no dRM to worry about
2. if the books came from amazon then a backup copy already exists on amazon servers, you can re-download whenever and as often as you like; so using calibre just as a back up system seems pointless
cybmole is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-26-2013, 03:45 AM   #4
Araucaria
Bibliophile
Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Araucaria's Avatar
 
Posts: 166
Karma: 934516
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Cantal in the French Auvergne
Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Libra H20, Kindle PW2, Moon Pro on Lenovo tablet
Thanks Kovid: I'll do just that. Calibre really is the cat's pajamas.

The books are all PD and don't have DRM.

Cybmole: I have managed to live with a Kindle for three years now without buying a single book from Amazon, or even downloading a free one. But if I had bought books from Amazon they would have been registered to my Amazon account, and I imagine my sister will wish to register the Kindle to her own Amazon account (assuming she has one - I'm not in a position to ask, as the Kindle is supposed to be a surprise).

Thanks for the suggestions.

[edit - I meant without downloading a free book from Amazon]
Last edited by Araucaria; 07-27-2013 at 09:55 AM.
Araucaria is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-26-2013, 04:16 AM   #5
cybmole
Wizard
cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 3,720
Karma: 1759970
Join Date: Sep 2010
Device: none
once the surprise is over & the KIndle is registered , she can "buy" for zero cost, any of the public domain books direct from amazon to the kindle, without having to go via a PC. Just a suggestion but she may find that simpler: she will have to have an amazon account anyway in order to register the kindle & thus unlock all the features.
free books collections are here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=amb_li...rd_i=341677031
cybmole is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-26-2013, 05:27 AM   #6
Divingduck
Wizard
Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 1,161
Karma: 1404241
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Germany
Device: Sony PRS-650
@ Araucaria,
respect. I don't see much peoples with a kindle these days who are able to live without Amazon.
Divingduck is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-26-2013, 05:43 AM   #7
cybmole
Wizard
cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 3,720
Karma: 1759970
Join Date: Sep 2010
Device: none
as I recall, some kindle (offline) feature just don't work if the device is not registered to an account. that many vary across different Kindle models though
cybmole is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-26-2013, 09:53 AM   #8
SquiddOhio
Connoisseur
SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.SquiddOhio inspires wonder wherever he or she goes.
 
Posts: 61
Karma: 151030
Join Date: May 2012
Device: Kindle Touch
"Collections" are not operative on an unregistered Kindle.
SquiddOhio is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2013, 09:50 AM   #9
Araucaria
Bibliophile
Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Araucaria's Avatar
 
Posts: 166
Karma: 934516
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Cantal in the French Auvergne
Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Libra H20, Kindle PW2, Moon Pro on Lenovo tablet
Quote:
Originally Posted by SquiddOhio View Post
"Collections" are not operative on an unregistered Kindle.
That may be so, but the "Kindle Collections" plug-in on Calibre certainly created the collections I wanted on this unregistered Kindle (collections by authors, if more than three books by the same author, and by series).

I don't ever try to create collections using the Kindle itself, as it takes too long. But I can see that the "Create Collection" and "Add to Collection" tabs are greyed out on the Kindle.

What other features are disabled? It would be helpful to be able to explain the benefits of registering.
Last edited by Araucaria; 07-27-2013 at 09:57 AM.
Araucaria is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2013, 09:54 AM   #10
Araucaria
Bibliophile
Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Araucaria ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Araucaria's Avatar
 
Posts: 166
Karma: 934516
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Cantal in the French Auvergne
Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Libra H20, Kindle PW2, Moon Pro on Lenovo tablet
Quote:
Originally Posted by cybmole View Post
once the surprise is over & the KIndle is registered , she can "buy" for zero cost, any of the public domain books direct from amazon to the kindle, without having to go via a PC. Just a suggestion but she may find that simpler: she will have to have an amazon account anyway in order to register the kindle & thus unlock all the features.
free books collections are here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=amb_li...rd_i=341677031
Cybmole: she'd only be able to get the limited number of PD books that Amazon offers. If she wanted ones from Gutenberg or from the excellent library on this site, she'd need a PC, and I have found that Calibre makes getting books from non-Amazon sources much, much easier.
Araucaria is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2013, 10:06 AM   #11
cybmole
Wizard
cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 3,720
Karma: 1759970
Join Date: Sep 2010
Device: none
Quote:
Originally Posted by Araucaria View Post
...
What other features are disabled? It would be helpful to be able to explain the benefits of registering.
that is probably already answered within the Kindle forum, but as it costs nothing to register , why not just do it ?
cybmole is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-01-2013, 01:55 PM   #12
cybmole
Wizard
cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cybmole ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 3,720
Karma: 1759970
Join Date: Sep 2010
Device: none
Quote:
Originally Posted by Divingduck View Post
@ Araucaria,
respect. I don't see much peoples with a kindle these days who are able to live without Amazon.
i managed it for a while - then decided I could live without having to convert between epub & mobi to fix every annoying typo so I sold the Kindle , bought a Sony & have lived happily ever after - so far .

The last straw for me was when amazon added that last page to each book that says " hey - you've read an entire book - now go to facebook/twitter & brag about it" that the Kindle had to go
cybmole is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Importing from Kindle into Calibre sewgood007@aol.c Devices 11 09-09-2011 09:19 AM
Importing Email in Calibre RedDogInCan Recipes 3 12-18-2010 06:42 AM
Kindle and Calibre user with problem importing large library into Calibre pleabargain Calibre 1 12-07-2010 10:19 AM
Importing Kindle books to Calibre EPUB carlshank Calibre 11 05-04-2010 08:40 PM
Calibre not importing cover mazzeltjes Calibre 5 01-23-2009 10:22 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:54 AM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.