Backup PRS 500 books

alexware69 · 11-15-2010, 11:00 AM

Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to use calibre to backup-extract the books I have in my Sony Reader PRS 500 with old firmware, in the internal memory. I have many books there that I dont want to lose.
Thanks a lot.

kovidgoyal · 11-15-2010, 11:29 AM

Use a version of calibre older than 0.6.29 then calibre will be able to connect to the device and get books from it.

alexware69 · 11-15-2010, 11:40 AM

Hi, thanks for this great piece of software. I tried the version 0.6.29 and I am getting an unhandled exception, may be is because I installed first the Sony software that came with the prs, so I uninstalled the sony software and installed the calibre driver in the installation folder tree but still get the exception

kovidgoyal · 11-15-2010, 11:49 AM

you also need to install the prs500 driver in the drivers sub folder of the calibre installation.

alexware69 · 11-15-2010, 12:02 PM

yes I did that - right click over prs500 and clicked install. but it didn't work still get the exception KeyError:'ondevice'

itimpi · 11-15-2010, 12:04 PM

Sounds like you are trying to use a calibre metadata database for a current version of calibre with an older version of calibre - this will fail.

alexware69 · 11-15-2010, 12:10 PM

this may be right I first installed the latest version of Calibre and then uninstalled and installed 0.6.29. may be I have to remove manually the metadata database?

11-15-2010, 11:00 AM	#1
alexware69 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Sony Reader	Backup PRS 500 books Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to use calibre to backup-extract the books I have in my Sony Reader PRS 500 with old firmware, in the internal memory. I have many books there that I dont want to lose. Thanks a lot.

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11-15-2010, 11:29 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,279 Karma: 27111060 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use a version of calibre older than 0.6.29 then calibre will be able to connect to the device and get books from it.

11-15-2010, 11:40 AM	#3
alexware69 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Sony Reader	Hi, thanks for this great piece of software. I tried the version 0.6.29 and I am getting an unhandled exception, may be is because I installed first the Sony software that came with the prs, so I uninstalled the sony software and installed the calibre driver in the installation folder tree but still get the exception

11-15-2010, 11:49 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,279 Karma: 27111060 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	you also need to install the prs500 driver in the drivers sub folder of the calibre installation.

11-15-2010, 12:02 PM	#5
alexware69 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Sony Reader	yes I did that - right click over prs500 and clicked install. but it didn't work still get the exception KeyError:'ondevice'

11-15-2010, 12:04 PM	#6
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Sounds like you are trying to use a calibre metadata database for a current version of calibre with an older version of calibre - this will fail.

11-15-2010, 12:10 PM	#7
alexware69 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Sony Reader	this may be right I first installed the latest version of Calibre and then uninstalled and installed 0.6.29. may be I have to remove manually the metadata database?

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