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Cannot add epub from Glo to Calibre.
My desktop and laptop computers are both running the same version of Windows 7, the same version of Caibre and the Kobo plugins. I usually use my laptop computer for Calibre and adding and editing epubs to my Kobo Glo. At the moment my sister has borrowed my laptop, so I deceided to add some epubs from my Glo into Calibre on my desktop computer. Opened up Calibre on my desktop computer with Glo connected. Chose the books in Glo and used the "add to library" option and Caibre went through its normal process
Partial success, some epubs transferred over and showed up in library on Calibre others did not. All are epubs with non-DRM. Interesting one that failed to transfer was the epub of Calibre Quick Start Guide ![]() I have tried deleting Calibre and the Kobo plugins and re-installing and trying the process again. Same result. Anyone have any ideas as to why the failure? Look forward to reading replies and thanks in advance. |
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It has been a while since I tried adding a book to the library from my Glo. I just tried it and there were no problems. Selecting any epub on the device and adding it worked with no problems. Attempting to add a kepub didn't work, but it displayed the expected message as these cannot be added.
But, when I tried a book sent to the Glo using the KoboTouchExtended driver, it didn't work. I saw what you described. I also happened to be running in debug mode and saw errors in the console. It looks like only part of the file is copied back to the library. I don't know whether this is caused by the extended driver or something else. I'll have a look what is happening. |
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Thanks, I can understand why a kepub would not work. Why would the epub of Calibre Quick Start Guide not work though? It is the epub I downloaded from the Calibre website.
I will try again and use the debug mode and see if the log offers any clues. |
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Can you post your debug log here when you're done? Make sure to put it in a CODE block, maybe a SPOILER too if it's really long
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debug log
OK here is the debug log for when I have tried to add the Calibre Quick Start Guide from Glo to library.
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I hope I have posted this in correct format for the forum protocols. Apologies if I haven't. Last edited by theducks; 08-29-2013 at 08:06 PM. Reason: fixe spoiler order |
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Ooops, I don't think there should be that much blank space in a post. Apologies, not sure where I have gone wrong.
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Looks like you put a CODE block then a SPOILER maybe? Try a SPOILER with CODE inside.
On the bright side, doesn't look like the issue is specific to my KePubs since this is the log for a Kobo-supplied book ![]() |
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Ok thanks reverse the CODE then SPOILER.
It isn't a Kobo supplied book, if I understand you correctly. It was not downloaded from the Kobo website. It is the Calibre Quick Start Gide epub. |
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Not this log. This book path is under /usr/local/Kobo, which isn't anywhere calibre can put books, and it's a KePub, which the calibre user guide is not. Unless you uploaded it as a KePub, but it still wouldn't be under /usr/local/Kobo on the device.
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OK just had a look on my Glo and the Calibre Quick Start Guide is showing that it is a Kobo Epub. Now I am totally confused, because I downloaded it as an Epub. That doesn't make sense, because I also have the Calibre User Manual on my Glo and that is showing as an Epub.
The only things I do to Epubs, before I send them to my Glo is polish books, then do convert, Epub to Epub, or maybe the other way round. However, both of these processes are carried out on every Epub I send to my Glo. Would these processes convert an Epub to KePub? This hasn't affected the Calibre User Manual. The only other difference I can think of between the two computers is my laptop has ADE installed and authorised, whereas my desktop computer doesn't. Plus, Glo has ADE authorised. Would this cause the problems I am experiencing? I need to check my laptop and see what format the Epubs are on there. Hopefully, I will have my laptop back this weekend. Thanks for your help so far, it is becoming a steep learning curve now. Last edited by mahal48; 08-29-2013 at 08:25 PM. |
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My guess would be that on the laptop you have installed the KobTouchExtended driver. When you use that to send a book to the Kobo device, it will convert the book to kepub during the send. That would explain what you are seeing.
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Oops doesn't sound like good news. I will have to check when I finally get my laptop back.
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Ok continuing saga. I have my laptop back and I do have the KoboTouchExtended plugin installed. I have disabled the KoboTouchExtended plugin and have resent it to my Glo. Then tried to send it to my desktop and it works. Enabled the plugin, sent to Glo and tried to sent to desktop and fails and produces exactly the same debug log as I have posted earlier. So is my understanding of this plugin that, if I add an epub to calibre then send it to my Glo it coverts it to Kepub, which then prevents me adding it to a library on another computer, because it is treated as a Kobo epub, even if it is a non DRM publication?
Isn't this a bit daft behaviour of a plugin to do this, in preventing using a non DRM free epub being used as you want to? Anyway, I have solved my problem (I hope) and will not be using this plugin again. Thanks for all your advice guys. Last edited by mahal48; 08-31-2013 at 12:54 PM. |
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Are you interested in helping to improve the situation? Can you, with KoboTouchExtended disabled, reproduce the issue again and post the latest debug log?
Last time you kept talking about the calibre manual, but your log was for the Kobo manual. If you are again failing on the Kobo manual, it's not the plugin's fault; if you're failing on any other KePub, generated or from Kobo, then it may be the plugin's fault (or may not) and I want to try to fix it if I can. |
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Yes I am interested in improving the situation and eliminating any problems.
With the KoboTouchExtended removed from Calibre I can send the "Calibre Quick-Start Guide" to my Glo (from my laptop) and then add it to the Calibre library on my desktop. With KoboTouchExtended installed in Calibre on my laptop, I send the Calibre Quick-Start Guide" to Glo then try to add it to my Calibre library on my desktop and it fails. Exactly the same as when I first posted in here. I have never tried to send the Kobo manual to my Glo. Please can you point out where in the debug log it says Kobo manual? I may not be able to see where its says Kobo manual. Sorry if this is the case. Last edited by mahal48; 08-31-2013 at 01:22 PM. |
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