Brother can't send be books Docs.

Calibrate · 08-17-2017, 07:20 PM

For years my brother has sent me a book here and there with calebre. It always worked great until now.

He is my kindle allowed list to get files.

He can send a book to himself now problem and when he sends one to me it looks to go through but I don't get it.

I can send books to him or myself without a problem. We checked screenshots of all are settings and everything looks perfect but no joy.

No idea what to try next.

SquiddOhio · 08-18-2017, 11:34 AM

Try having your Kindle look at all files, instead of just at books. I have found that often books sent to my Kindle by others show up as docs instead of as books. I have no idea why this is, and it's quite annoying, and it seems to be a fairly recent phenomenon.

Calibrate · 08-25-2017, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SquiddOhio

Try having your Kindle look at all files, instead of just at books. I have found that often books sent to my Kindle by others show up as docs instead of as books. I have no idea why this is, and it's quite annoying, and it seems to be a fairly recent phenomenon.

I looked in all categories. Yes Calibre recieved books always show up under docs. So far, no joy.

theducks · 08-26-2017, 06:00 AM

Typically, If Amazon did not sell you the book, it is a 'personal DOC when it hits your Kindle

Calibrate · 09-01-2017, 12:30 PM

I am able to send myself books. He can send books to himself and other people. His email is on my kindle allowed list. I have gotten books from him once or twice a year without a problem.

Yes I know that shared books via Calibre go in the docs area of Kindle.

We gave up.

Kismatt · 09-06-2017, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calibrate

I am able to send myself books. He can send books to himself and other people. His email is on my kindle allowed list. I have gotten books from him once or twice a year without a problem.

Yes I know that shared books via Calibre go in the docs area of Kindle.

We gave up.

Hi! I noticed something on my Calibre output settings that may be an issue.

I send books to my SIL for her iPad kindle app, and make sure that they are in MOBI format before I send. I noticed that the setting for tagging the converted books is [PDOC] - it needs to be [EBOK] in order for her to get the book as a book instead of a document.

You may need some others to verify this - I switched from 32-bit to 64-bit when I upgraded to win10, and it's been a while since I sent her anything.

Also, I sometimes would send the books from my Yahoo account to her Kindle - so the send path was Calibre (personal email) to Yahoo (yahoo email) to her Kindle (kindle email).

Hope that helps!!!

08-17-2017, 07:20 PM	#1
Calibrate Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Paperwhite	Brother can't send be books Docs. For years my brother has sent me a book here and there with calebre. It always worked great until now. He is my kindle allowed list to get files. He can send a book to himself now problem and when he sends one to me it looks to go through but I don't get it. I can send books to him or myself without a problem. We checked screenshots of all are settings and everything looks perfect but no joy. No idea what to try next.

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08-18-2017, 11:34 AM	#2
SquiddOhio Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 151030 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Try having your Kindle look at all files, instead of just at books. I have found that often books sent to my Kindle by others show up as docs instead of as books. I have no idea why this is, and it's quite annoying, and it seems to be a fairly recent phenomenon.

08-26-2017, 06:00 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,373 Karma: 58053698 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Typically, If Amazon did not sell you the book, it is a 'personal DOC when it hits your Kindle

09-01-2017, 12:30 PM	#5
Calibrate Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Paperwhite	I am able to send myself books. He can send books to himself and other people. His email is on my kindle allowed list. I have gotten books from him once or twice a year without a problem. Yes I know that shared books via Calibre go in the docs area of Kindle. We gave up.

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