Touch Sideloading Books.

moofychops · 10-28-2015, 03:48 PM

Hello All,
Having dropped my H2O A friend has given me his old Kobo Touch. I would like to sideload my books from the computer. Should I select copy and paste into Keypub File or Kobo File or somewhere else please.
Thank you.

davidfor · 10-28-2015, 06:13 PM

The Kobo Touch and the Kobo Aura H2O work exactly the same. You can sideload books to the Touch in the same way that you did for the Aura H2O. If that isn't working, then you need to explain what you have tried and what happened.

And, I don't know what you mean by "Keypub File" and "Kobo File". Are you referring to directories or formats?

moofychops · 10-28-2015, 06:29 PM

Thank you for your help. I mean the two directories. I have very little knowledge of how they all work, I am a reader only. I thought that if I copied all the epub books I have and then pasted them into the Touch, then they would appear so that I could read them. When I connect the Touch to the computer I can see tghe various directories in the Touch. I just do not know were To paste them. (IF you know what I mean).
Thanks.
Ron

davidfor · 10-28-2015, 08:38 PM

You can sideload books where ever you want as long as they are not in a directory starting with a ".". So, don't put them in the ".kobo" directory. There will also be a directory called "Digital Editions". This is where ADE will put books if you use it. Sideloading books there will probably work, but it isn't advisable.

My recommendation is to create a directory on the device for your books. As you are borrowing a device, you could name that to know they are your books. Alternatively, use calibre and let it handle where the books are.

moofychops · 10-29-2015, 04:14 PM

Davidfor,
Thank you for your replies. Your mentioning ADE reminded my old brain that, that was what I used on the H2O and it worked very well then, so I did the same with the Touch and that also worked very well, and I am now able to read all my books again. Thanks for all your help.
Ron

10-28-2015, 03:48 PM	#1
moofychops Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 17750 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wales, UK Device: Now Have Aura One and ClaraHD	Sideloading Books. Hello All, Having dropped my H2O A friend has given me his old Kobo Touch. I would like to sideload my books from the computer. Should I select copy and paste into Keypub File or Kobo File or somewhere else please. Thank you.

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10-28-2015, 06:13 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	The Kobo Touch and the Kobo Aura H2O work exactly the same. You can sideload books to the Touch in the same way that you did for the Aura H2O. If that isn't working, then you need to explain what you have tried and what happened. And, I don't know what you mean by "Keypub File" and "Kobo File". Are you referring to directories or formats?

10-28-2015, 06:29 PM	#3
moofychops Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 17750 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wales, UK Device: Now Have Aura One and ClaraHD	Thank you for your help. I mean the two directories. I have very little knowledge of how they all work, I am a reader only. I thought that if I copied all the epub books I have and then pasted them into the Touch, then they would appear so that I could read them. When I connect the Touch to the computer I can see tghe various directories in the Touch. I just do not know were To paste them. (IF you know what I mean). Thanks. Ron

10-28-2015, 08:38 PM	#4
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	You can sideload books where ever you want as long as they are not in a directory starting with a ".". So, don't put them in the ".kobo" directory. There will also be a directory called "Digital Editions". This is where ADE will put books if you use it. Sideloading books there will probably work, but it isn't advisable. My recommendation is to create a directory on the device for your books. As you are borrowing a device, you could name that to know they are your books. Alternatively, use calibre and let it handle where the books are.

10-29-2015, 04:14 PM	#5
moofychops Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 17750 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wales, UK Device: Now Have Aura One and ClaraHD	Davidfor, Thank you for your replies. Your mentioning ADE reminded my old brain that, that was what I used on the H2O and it worked very well then, so I did the same with the Touch and that also worked very well, and I am now able to read all my books again. Thanks for all your help. Ron

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