Kindle PW 11th Gen Mac OS Calibre not working

tm3 · 12-10-2021, 03:16 PM

I just got a Kindle PW 11th generation and am running an iMac with OS 10.13.6. I have the latest Calibre update for this version of Mac OS (3.48). I have been through all the troubleshooting in the sticky post, and still when
I plug in the Kindle it is not recognized in Calibre.

Does Calibre 3.48 not work with the new PW?

DNSB · 12-10-2021, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tm3

Does Calibre 3.48 not work with the new PW?

It is very unlikely to work since you need a recent version of calibre 5 to have the new 2021 Paperwhites supported.

You could save to disk and then manually copy the books to your new PW.

tm3 · 12-11-2021, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

It is very unlikely to work since you need a recent version of calibre 5 to have the new 2021 Paperwhites supported.

You could save to disk and then manually copy the books to your new PW.

Thank you! That confirms what I expected, and it makes sense that the latest version of software would be needed to work. The catch for me is that if I update my Mac OS I will lose the use of a couple of important and expensive to replace pieces of software, so for me the tradeoff is not worth it.

Could you point me to an instruction source or explain a little about how to save to disk and then copy to PW, as I don't understand how that is done? A viable workaround like that would be great as I could make the new PW work -- otherwise I'm going to have to return it.

Thanks again for your help!

theducks · 12-11-2021, 11:09 AM

Save to folder is a normal Calibre Icon.
It may work if a Mac always mounts your Kindle the same way. (PC, Linux user here)

(It has its own template and Device type in the metadata plugboard)
Remember to click EJECT when done

tm3 · 12-11-2021, 03:26 PM

Success! From Calibre I was able to copy to the desktop, then drag and drop to the Kindle icon on the desktop. But from there it took some figuring to realize that I then needed to open the Kindle icon, and move the book to a specific folder ("item" I think it was called). It's on the PW now and seems perfectly readable so far, only missing the cover art which I don't care about.

Maybe if I play around with this some I'll come up with a more streamlined way to do it, but this isn't bad.

Thanks so much to both of you for helping me out!

12-10-2021, 03:16 PM	#1
tm3 Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 56678 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Kindle PW 11th Gen Mac OS Calibre not working I just got a Kindle PW 11th generation and am running an iMac with OS 10.13.6. I have the latest Calibre update for this version of Mac OS (3.48). I have been through all the troubleshooting in the sticky post, and still when I plug in the Kindle it is not recognized in Calibre. Does Calibre 3.48 not work with the new PW?

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,981 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Save to folder is a normal Calibre Icon. It may work if a Mac always mounts your Kindle the same way. (PC, Linux user here) (It has its own template and Device type in the metadata plugboard) Remember to click EJECT when done

12-11-2021, 03:26 PM	#5
tm3 Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 56678 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Success! From Calibre I was able to copy to the desktop, then drag and drop to the Kindle icon on the desktop. But from there it took some figuring to realize that I then needed to open the Kindle icon, and move the book to a specific folder ("item" I think it was called). It's on the PW now and seems perfectly readable so far, only missing the cover art which I don't care about. Maybe if I play around with this some I'll come up with a more streamlined way to do it, but this isn't bad. Thanks so much to both of you for helping me out!

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