Calibre transfer to Kobo

[tattyjacket]

Hi,
I got a bit put out by the Amazon changes. I've spent the last week downloading my books and losing the DRM. Now I'm trying to send them to my Kobo. Everything was going so well until it stopped working.
Now, I click on ADD BOOK, find the book in my folder, a slidy thing appears but when I look on my Kobo, the book isn't there.
Also, I have a long list of books showing up now. How can I clear that list without doing anything drastic?

[Sirtel]

Your link is not accessible, probably you gave no permission to access it.

What format are the books in? Is the book visible on the Kobo when you look at it on your computer?

Usually this kind of thing happens when the book has errors and the device can't process it. Open the book in the calibre editor and check for errors.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by tattyjacket

Now, I click on ADD BOOK, find the book in my folder, a slidy thing appears but when I look on my Kobo, the book isn't there.

I am confused by your post. Are you having trouble with Add Book (which adds the book to the Calibre database on your computer), or with Send to Device (which sideloads a book from your Calibre database to your ereader)?

If you've been stripping the DRM with the DeDRM plugin in Calibre, your books should already be in Calibre. All you need to do is tidy up any messy metadata, then connect your ereader and do a Send to Device. (You may need a KFX plugin for the conversion, it's been a hot minute since I dealt with any Kindle books, sorry!)

And you don't need to (and shouldn't) clear the Calibre books at all. It can take thousands upon thousands of books, it's fine. They're your backup should you need to reset your device, or break it, or lose it.