Please help with registering kobo device

bengunn · 05-01-2017, 10:59 AM

Sorry, sorry, sorry, I have searched this forum and the entire web for DAYS and can't get this to work. Can someone help me pleeeease? I bought a used Kobo Ereader Original from a neighbour. I have installed Adobe Digital Editions 4.5, and the newest Kobo desktop app. With Adobe D E, I installed the ereader under my account. Several times, successfully. But I can't use my Kobo Desktop App because it keeps saying my Kobo ereader is registered to my neighbour, not to me. EVERY instruction on the net telling how to change the registration to my own email address is wrong. I can't figure out how to do it. Please, someone. Help help help! before there's yet another Kobo on yet another bonfire.

theducks · 05-01-2017, 11:13 AM

I bet Your Neighbor has to un-register first (he should have done that)

I know this is true for Kindles, this is how they block Lost an now FOUND kindles.

ZodWallop · 05-01-2017, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bengunn

Sorry, sorry, sorry, I have searched this forum and the entire web for DAYS and can't get this to work.

What you haven't seemed to search for is the Kobo section of the forum, which can be found here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=223

DiapDealer · 05-01-2017, 11:23 AM

Surely there's a way to do a factory reset on the Kobo device, no?

Question Mark · 05-01-2017, 11:56 AM

deleted since GeoffR was able to provide more accurate info below.

GeoffR · 05-01-2017, 12:14 PM

Deleted misleading post that doesn't apply to the Kobo Original device.

rashkae · 05-01-2017, 01:55 PM

It's hard to believe that someone would actually "buy" one, but if you take this part at face value, "Kobo Ereader Original" those instructions are probably incorrect.

Unfortunately, I don't think I ever even registered mine back when I had one, so I don't know the steps.. but since the device would have no wifi, everything would have to be done through the Kobo Desktop application on the PC.

Edit: Here's the manual for the original Kobo reader. *If* this is indeed the device in question, instructions to perform factory reset are on page 61.

http://download.kobobooks.com/learnm...r_guide1-5.pdf

GeoffR · 05-01-2017, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rashkae

It's hard to believe that someone would actually "buy" one, but if you take this part at face value, "Kobo Ereader Original" those instructions are probably incorrect.

You're right, I didn't read the post properly. Things are probably different for such an ancient device. Sorry about that bengunn.

GeoffR · 05-01-2017, 02:13 PM

One problem might be that those old devices are not supported by the latest Adobe Digital Editions. The help pages for the Kobo Original on the Kobo website suggests installing ADE version 3.0 here, but you might want to try an earlier version such as 2.0.1 or 1.7.2.

JSWolf · 05-01-2017, 02:35 PM

Don't try ADE 1.7.2 as that doesn't work in some cases. Use ADE 2.0.1. You can get ADE 2.0.1 here from Adobe.

rashkae · 05-01-2017, 07:31 PM

I think it's worth mentioning, installing Calibre and the Apprentice Alf plugins, (google search, that's as much as we are allowed to say here.)... and these registration hassles will be solved permanently.

Question Mark · 05-01-2017, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rashkae

I think it's worth mentioning, installing Calibre and the Apprentice Alf plugins, (google search, that's as much as we are allowed to say here.)... and these registration hassles will be solved permanently.

That's my preferred method for getting ebooks onto my ereaders.

DNSB · 05-02-2017, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Question Mark

Quote:

Originally Posted by rashkae

I think it's worth mentioning, installing Calibre and the Apprentice Alf plugins, (google search, that's as much as we are allowed to say here.)... and these registration hassles will be solved permanently.

That's my preferred method for getting ebooks onto my ereaders.

That's my preferred method for purchased books but I have moral issues with removing DRM from library books so I stick with ADE for those occasions where the ebook is not borrowable though the KA1's Overdrive intergration.

Question Mark · 05-02-2017, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

That's my preferred method for purchased books but I have moral issues with removing DRM from library books so I stick with ADE for those occasions where the ebook is not borrowable though the KA1's Overdrive intergration.

Good point. Had thought the discussion was about getting purchased books from Kobo onto the device.

bengunn · 05-05-2017, 09:30 AM

Thank you all for your time and effort taken in replying to my question. I now have several angles to attack the issue from, and I am grateful indeed for the advice.

05-01-2017, 10:59 AM	#1
bengunn Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10010 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Kobo Ereader Original	Please help with registering kobo device Sorry, sorry, sorry, I have searched this forum and the entire web for DAYS and can't get this to work. Can someone help me pleeeease? I bought a used Kobo Ereader Original from a neighbour. I have installed Adobe Digital Editions 4.5, and the newest Kobo desktop app. With Adobe D E, I installed the ereader under my account. Several times, successfully. But I can't use my Kobo Desktop App because it keeps saying my Kobo ereader is registered to my neighbour, not to me. EVERY instruction on the net telling how to change the registration to my own email address is wrong. I can't figure out how to do it. Please, someone. Help help help! before there's yet another Kobo on yet another bonfire.

05-01-2017, 11:56 AM	#5
Question Mark Wizard Posts: 1,414 Karma: 6513838 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: More than I need, but not as many as I would like.	deleted since GeoffR was able to provide more accurate info below. Last edited by Question Mark; 05-01-2017 at 12:30 PM.

05-01-2017, 12:14 PM	#6
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	Deleted misleading post that doesn't apply to the Kobo Original device. Last edited by GeoffR; 05-01-2017 at 02:03 PM. Reason: delete

05-01-2017, 01:55 PM	#7
rashkae Wizard Posts: 1,175 Karma: 5061953 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura HD	It's hard to believe that someone would actually "buy" one, but if you take this part at face value, "Kobo Ereader Original" those instructions are probably incorrect. Unfortunately, I don't think I ever even registered mine back when I had one, so I don't know the steps.. but since the device would have no wifi, everything would have to be done through the Kobo Desktop application on the PC. Edit: Here's the manual for the original Kobo reader. If this is indeed the device in question, instructions to perform factory reset are on page 61. http://download.kobobooks.com/learnm...r_guide1-5.pdf Last edited by rashkae; 05-01-2017 at 02:03 PM.

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05-01-2017, 11:13 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,871 Karma: 55267620 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I bet Your Neighbor has to un-register first (he should have done that) I know this is true for Kindles, this is how they block Lost an now FOUND kindles.

05-01-2017, 11:23 AM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,572 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Surely there's a way to do a factory reset on the Kobo device, no?

05-01-2017, 02:13 PM	#9
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	One problem might be that those old devices are not supported by the latest Adobe Digital Editions. The help pages for the Kobo Original on the Kobo website suggests installing ADE version 3.0 here, but you might want to try an earlier version such as 2.0.1 or 1.7.2.

05-01-2017, 02:35 PM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,313 Karma: 129333690 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Don't try ADE 1.7.2 as that doesn't work in some cases. Use ADE 2.0.1. You can get ADE 2.0.1 here from Adobe.

05-01-2017, 07:31 PM	#11
rashkae Wizard Posts: 1,175 Karma: 5061953 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura HD	I think it's worth mentioning, installing Calibre and the Apprentice Alf plugins, (google search, that's as much as we are allowed to say here.)... and these registration hassles will be solved permanently.

05-05-2017, 09:30 AM	#15
bengunn Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10010 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Kobo Ereader Original	Thank you all for your time and effort taken in replying to my question. I now have several angles to attack the issue from, and I am grateful indeed for the advice.

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