Kobo Touch error

[pinkdynamite]

So I've had my KT for a few years now, and decided to get Calibre so I could download different books from different companies. I got my KT library to show on Calibre, but when I right click and select "add books to library" I get a popup window saying "The following books are virtual and cannot be added to the calibre library."

What on earth does that mean, and how do I get my Kobo books onto Calibre?

Sorry for the noob question, but I'm at a loss here!

~pink

[Uschiekid]

Originally Posted by pinkdynamite

So I've had my KT for a few years now, and decided to get Calibre so I could download different books from different companies. I got my KT library to show on Calibre, but when I right click and select "add books to library" I get a popup window saying "The following books are virtual and cannot be added to the calibre library."

What on earth does that mean, and how do I get my Kobo books onto Calibre?

Sorry for the noob question, but I'm at a loss here!

~pink

It means that they are kepubs (the specially formatted for kobo devices version), not epubs. You can download them from the kobo server onto your kobo device, sync, use in kobo's apps, etc.

If you want the epub version (which is what other devices can use), go to the kobo website, log in and look in your library. Beside each book, it should have a link to download the epub. Download this to your computer. If it is DRM free, you can just add it to your calibre library (using the add books feature). If it is not DRM free, you have 2 options. 1) solely use ADE (Adobe Digital Editions..this is what handles epub DRM on all ereaders) to handle the book and load to devices. 2) Google Apprentice Alf and "free" your books. After that, calibre can handle the book.

[pinkdynamite]

Originally Posted by Uschiekid

It means that they are kepubs (the specially formatted for kobo devices version), not epubs. You can download them from the kobo server onto your kobo device, sync, use in kobo's apps, etc.

If you want the epub version (which is what other devices can use), go to the kobo website, log in and look in your library. Beside each book, it should have a link to download the epub. Download this to your computer. If it is DRM free, you can just add it to your calibre library (using the add books feature). If it is not DRM free, you have 2 options. 1) solely use ADE (Adobe Digital Editions..this is what handles epub DRM on all ereaders) to handle the book and load to devices. 2) Google Apprentice Alf and "free" your books. After that, calibre can handle the book.

Thanks for the help. I was wondering what I was doing wrong!

[Uschiekid]

No problem!