08-17-2012, 12:37 AM | #1 |
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Issues sideloading books.
Hi guys! Long-time lurker, first-time poster, and I'm hoping somebody can help me out with my KT.
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium KT: Firmware ver. 2.0 Desktop App: Edition 3.0.1 I recently got an Amazon gift voucher, so I bought a bunch of ebooks from their store. After stripping the DRM and converting the books from .mobi to .epub, I tried to side load them onto my KT. (I'm still trying with the first one - let's get over this small hurdle before we tackle them in bulk.) The method that I'm using is: Finding the .epub file in my Calibre folder through Windows Explorer and then dragging and dropping it onto the Kobo desktop application. The side loaded book goes to my Kobo Desktop application without any issues, but when I attemt to synchorinse my KT with the Desktop app via USB, the KT just doesn't receive the Amazon book. When I attempt to delete the book from Kobo Desktop, it crashes and aborts the program entirely, and the book remains when I load it again. I'm really hoping that this is me just overlooking something very obvious. |
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Wow, that did ad it to the library. But, it didn't get sent to my Kobo Touch. And I can't see a way to delete it from the library.
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08-17-2012, 07:50 AM | #5 |
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You could also drag it to the device's folder in explorer, rather than to the Desktop application.
I have had some issues with re-sending a new copy of a book that's already on the device through calibre, but it has always worked for just putting books on. |
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08-17-2012, 09:23 AM | #6 |
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Thank you both for clearing things up for me - I'll try both methods with a few Amazon books when I get back to my computer. Do either of you have any idea of how I can deal with the Amazon book "stuck" inside my desktop application?
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08-17-2012, 09:36 AM | #7 |
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08-17-2012, 11:29 PM | #9 |
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Weird! When I tried loging out from Desktop (ie Account Icon on top right, and then Sign Out) it worked like a charm.
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08-17-2012, 11:35 PM | #10 |
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That's okay. it might well sort itself out in the next update.
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08-18-2012, 02:53 AM | #11 |
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I just logged out and back in and it did remove the epub.
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