Is there a way to "push" a book to a Kobo reader wirelessly?

mmobes · 05-20-2024, 08:25 PM

My wife and I both have Kobo readers. I have a Libra 2 and she has the Clara2E. I handle all the libraries for both of us, meaning she tells me what books she wants, I get it and add it to the Calibre library, and then add it to her device.

I'm wondering if there is a way to do this wirelessly? I know there are ways to access the calibre library from the Kobo device wirelessly, but that requires her to go in and get the book herself. I want to be able to send it to her device without any interaction from her at all. She just turns the device on and her new books are there.

Is this possible?

Gone · 05-20-2024, 08:43 PM

I have all my Calibre library synch to the cloud (Mega.) My wife has my Mega account on her computer session too. From there, she can browse my library in her Calibre, and choose which books she wants and transfer them on her Kobo. We can add books to our shared library.

Sirtel · 05-20-2024, 10:00 PM

https://send.djazz.se/

Sirtel · 05-20-2024, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentPartner

I have all my Calibre library synch to the cloud (Mega.) My wife has my Mega account on her computer session too. From there, she can browse my library in her Calibre, and choose which books she wants and transfer them on her Kobo. We can add books to our shared library.

Accessing the same calibre library from different devices (even worse - at the same time) without any precautions (like stopping syncing while Calibre is open) will eventually corrupt your library database. There's a reason it is not recommended in the calibre FAQ. If you don't run the library check (including the part that checks if the files match the database information) regularly, you may not notice any irregularities for a long time.

Gone · 05-20-2024, 10:35 PM

My Calibre library was often corrupt way before I shared it. It's a one click action to correct it.

Sirtel · 05-20-2024, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentPartner

My Calibre library was often corrupt way before I shared it. It's a one click action to correct it.

Which one click action are you referring to? The common symptom of a corrupted library is files not matching the database information, and that's not fixable by a single click.

Tommalka · 05-21-2024, 09:03 AM

https://github.com/tylpk1216/kobofileserver

Frogm4n · 05-21-2024, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmobes

I'm wondering if there is a way to do this wirelessly? I know there are ways to access the calibre library from the Kobo device wirelessly, but that requires her to go in and get the book herself. I want to be able to send it to her device without any interaction from her at all. She just turns the device on and her new books are there.

EDIT: Fixed quote tags.

I've got Dropbox set up on my Glo HD. I copy the file(s) I want to the sync folder. Then, a regular sync in the Kobo top menu brings in that there are new files in the sync folder, and I have to open the Dropbox NickleMenu item (as my Glo HD doesn't officially support it) and download the file. But, that's three taps to do and very quick: Tap NickelMenu, Tap Dropbox, see the new ebook with a down arrow next to it, and tap that.

DNSB · 05-21-2024, 05:34 PM

One acquaintance was using Kobo-UNCaGED to wireless sync their Kobo Sage with calibre. I'm not sure if software will need an update to work with the new Kobo devices but since the Libra 2 and Sage did need updates, entirely likely.

PeterT · 05-21-2024, 05:57 PM

My experience was that uncaged did not work on the new devices. The issue was that a library of used did not (at the time) recognize the new devices. Since then the library was updated but I'm not sure it a new version of uncaged was released

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Aleron Ives · 05-21-2024, 06:09 PM

Which folder do books downloaded from Dropbox get stored in on the Kobo side?

Frogm4n · 05-23-2024, 12:08 PM

They end up in .kobo/dropbox on the device after downloading. I can navigate to that and read them with KOReader, too, once I activated the Show hidden files box in the Filecabinet -> Settings menu.

jagaliano · 01-29-2025, 10:40 PM

You can also use Syncthing. It is very easy to set up a shared folder on your computer. Everything you copy into it will be synchronized to the Kobo.

mramosch · 01-30-2025, 02:06 AM

I am using Kobo’s experimental Browser to connect wirelessly to my iPad running the FileBrowser app that has a built in Web/WebDAV server. Any folder you like in the fb app can be exposed through the servers…

That’s not ‘push’ per se but would be very convenient for your wife to download only what she wants, and not what you want… ;-)

salamanderjuice · 01-30-2025, 08:13 AM

Setup a Calibre-Web server (https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web). Runs on top of a Calibre database and offers Kobo sync. Basically you change the Kobo store URL to the location of your Calibre-Web server and then when you sync the Kobo it syncs with your "store". You can set it up so that only certain shelves will sync and it can still sync to the real Kobo store if you or her do purchases there. I've been using it on my Libra Color and it's great. Only complaints are it doesn't sync reading progress, just the books nor does it do PDFs just ePub. Might be overkill for your purposes but for me, it's been the best way to manage my eBooks I've ever had.

05-20-2024, 08:25 PM	#1
mmobes Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2021 Device: Kindle Oasis	Is there a way to "push" a book to a Kobo reader wirelessly? My wife and I both have Kobo readers. I have a Libra 2 and she has the Clara2E. I handle all the libraries for both of us, meaning she tells me what books she wants, I get it and add it to the Calibre library, and then add it to her device. I'm wondering if there is a way to do this wirelessly? I know there are ways to access the calibre library from the Kobo device wirelessly, but that requires her to go in and get the book herself. I want to be able to send it to her device without any interaction from her at all. She just turns the device on and her new books are there. Is this possible?

01-30-2025, 02:06 AM	#14
mramosch Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2024 Device: KOBO	I am using Kobo’s experimental Browser to connect wirelessly to my iPad running the FileBrowser app that has a built in Web/WebDAV server. Any folder you like in the fb app can be exposed through the servers… That’s not ‘push’ per se but would be very convenient for your wife to download only what she wants, and not what you want… ;-) Last edited by mramosch; 01-30-2025 at 02:08 AM.

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Gone Out of order Posts: 601 Karma: 1652684 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Libra Colour	I have all my Calibre library synch to the cloud (Mega.) My wife has my Mega account on her computer session too. From there, she can browse my library in her Calibre, and choose which books she wants and transfer them on her Kobo. We can add books to our shared library.

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,779 Karma: 236462758 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	https://send.djazz.se/

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Gone Out of order Posts: 601 Karma: 1652684 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Libra Colour	My Calibre library was often corrupt way before I shared it. It's a one click action to correct it.

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 43,462 Karma: 165170834 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	One acquaintance was using Kobo-UNCaGED to wireless sync their Kobo Sage with calibre. I'm not sure if software will need an update to work with the new Kobo devices but since the Libra 2 and Sage did need updates, entirely likely.

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PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,138 Karma: 78857258 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	My experience was that uncaged did not work on the new devices. The issue was that a library of used did not (at the time) recognize the new devices. Since then the library was updated but I'm not sure it a new version of uncaged was released Sent from my Pixel 7a using Tapatalk

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Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,601 Karma: 16300090 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Which folder do books downloaded from Dropbox get stored in on the Kobo side?

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Frogm4n Addict Posts: 368 Karma: 3003003 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Scribe, OA2, Glo HD, PRS-350	They end up in .kobo/dropbox on the device after downloading. I can navigate to that and read them with KOReader, too, once I activated the Show hidden files box in the Filecabinet -> Settings menu.

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jagaliano Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	You can also use Syncthing. It is very easy to set up a shared folder on your computer. Everything you copy into it will be synchronized to the Kobo.

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salamanderjuice Guru Posts: 789 Karma: 10516236 Join Date: Jul 2017 Device: Boox Nova 2	Setup a Calibre-Web server (https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web). Runs on top of a Calibre database and offers Kobo sync. Basically you change the Kobo store URL to the location of your Calibre-Web server and then when you sync the Kobo it syncs with your "store". You can set it up so that only certain shelves will sync and it can still sync to the real Kobo store if you or her do purchases there. I've been using it on my Libra Color and it's great. Only complaints are it doesn't sync reading progress, just the books nor does it do PDFs just ePub. Might be overkill for your purposes but for me, it's been the best way to manage my eBooks I've ever had.

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