Moving Calibre library to new Kindle? Losing notes & bookmarks...

chiquon · 05-31-2015, 05:48 AM

I've recently bought a generation 2 Paperwhite as an upgrade from Gen 1. I'm trying to transfer over about 50 books which I have on my old Kindle (all loaded and managed in Calibre).

I have tried a few different methods but none of them seem to retain my notes and bookmarks.

Can anyone explain the best way to do this?

Thanks in advance!

eschwartz · 06-12-2015, 05:03 PM

The best way is to move across the entire documents folder (on the Kindle) to the new Kindle. FYI: all the *.sdr subfolders have the notes and bookmarks. The .sdr folder needs to match the name of the corresponding *.(mobi|azw|azw3) file.
You don't need calibre at all.

I assume the books are already DeDRMed then.

chiquon · 06-15-2015, 07:54 AM

Perfect - many thanks - this was starting to drive me nuts!

eschwartz · 06-15-2015, 10:18 AM

You're welcome -- glad I could help!

Siavahda · 11-28-2023, 04:39 AM

Anyone know how to do this - saving the notes and reading progress etc - without losing the book covers? Moving the files directly over without calibre seems to mean the Paperwhite stops displaying the book covers.

JSWolf · 11-28-2023, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siavahda

Anyone know how to do this - saving the notes and reading progress etc - without losing the book covers? Moving the files directly over without calibre seems to mean the Paperwhite stops displaying the book covers.

Keep WiFi off to prevent the covers from going away.

Siavahda · 11-29-2023, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Keep WiFi off to prevent the covers from going away.

That's not the issue for me, as I have airplane mode on permanently.

05-31-2015, 05:48 AM	#1
chiquon Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Paperwhite Gen 1 & 2	Moving Calibre library to new Kindle? Losing notes & bookmarks... I've recently bought a generation 2 Paperwhite as an upgrade from Gen 1. I'm trying to transfer over about 50 books which I have on my old Kindle (all loaded and managed in Calibre). I have tried a few different methods but none of them seem to retain my notes and bookmarks. Can anyone explain the best way to do this? Thanks in advance!

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06-12-2015, 05:03 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The best way is to move across the entire documents folder (on the Kindle) to the new Kindle. FYI: all the .sdr subfolders have the notes and bookmarks. The .sdr folder needs to match the name of the corresponding .(mobi\|azw\|azw3) file. You don't need calibre at all. I assume the books are already DeDRMed then.

06-15-2015, 07:54 AM	#3
chiquon Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Paperwhite Gen 1 & 2	Perfect - many thanks - this was starting to drive me nuts!

06-15-2015, 10:18 AM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You're welcome -- glad I could help!

11-28-2023, 04:39 AM	#5
Siavahda Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 9400 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2018	Anyone know how to do this - saving the notes and reading progress etc - without losing the book covers? Moving the files directly over without calibre seems to mean the Paperwhite stops displaying the book covers.