11-12-2017, 05:12 PM | #1 |
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Found my old Nook Simple Touch
I'm trying to resuscitate my old Nook, using Calibre. Obviously my account with B&N no longer exists, and I have 2 Samples and 2 Lendable books on the Nook, none of which appear on the Calibri GUI, although all the other (ePub files) books do. I should like to delete the samples. The Lendable books are readable on the Nook, but not on Calibri. None of the above appear on Windows Explorer either, although the rest of the books (ePub files) do. So, how do I delete the Samples and transfer/convert the Lendable books so that they are on Calibre? All help appreciated. (We also have a Kindle,similar vintage, but that's for another day!
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11-12-2017, 07:32 PM | #2 |
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If only SOME books are visible in Calibre (in device view. Click the icon, which shows when a device is discovered) , that usually indicates, the others are in a isolated (and hidden) section of the device.
Books you can see in the list, right click: Add to Library search inlibrary: false (shows just those that have not matched any in Library |
11-12-2017, 08:50 PM | #3 |
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B&N dont give access to books you purchase from them over a USB connection. So you cannot mamange them with third party tools.
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11-13-2017, 12:37 AM | #5 |
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I have a dim recollection of being able to root the nook and install a file manager that would let you manage the "hidden" books on it as regular files.
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11-13-2017, 01:48 AM | #6 |
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Are the books on the SD card? If so, pull the SD card out of the Nook and put it directly into a card reader attached to your PC. The Nook will be out of the picture at that point and thus not able to hide your books. Same thing goes for something like a Fire HD tablet. I have a file manager on my Fire but it could not see my books (even though the Kindle and Nook apps on the Fire could see their respective books). Pull the SD card, taking the Fire out of the picture, and you can access the files (provided they're on the SD card of course). They will be DRM'ed, but that is not a major roadblock. But we can't discuss that aspect here.
There is some USB protocol that can be used to selectively display/hide contents, but I forget what it's name is at the moment. When you attach the Nook/Fire/Kindle/etc. to your computer using it's built-in USB port, the device can invoke that protocol to hide things from you. Taking the device out of the picture by yanking the SD card and inserting it into your computer directly negates the use of this protocol. This is exactly how I got my Nook books after B&N took away the ability to download your books to your PC. I installed the Nook app on my Fire, and used that app to download all my books from B&N (they allow that, since you're downloading to a Nook app and not to a PC). I couldn't see those books on the Fire when using a 3rd party file manager. But the Nook app could display them, so I knew they were there .. somewhere. When I pulled the SD card out of the Fire, I could see the (previously hidden) files after the SD card was plugged directly into my (Linux) computer. It should be the same on Windows/Mac if you're not running Linux. |
11-18-2017, 07:59 AM | #7 |
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Thanks
Thanks to all who tried to help me. Since I didn't have a micro sd card in the Nook, that avenue is not open to me. It looks like the only way to rid myself of the samples is to Root the Nook (good name for a pop group?) I shall investigate further. Thanks again.
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