PocketBook app and calibre OPDS

tomsem · 06-05-2024, 05:00 PM

Probably everyone knows this but, if you want to add calibre server as a Network Library, add '/opds' to the calibre server URL. This returns the OPDS XML format that PocketBook is looking for.

Quoth · 06-06-2024, 05:22 AM

Well, I didn't. So I can use Pocketbook direct instead of ghastly MTP?

http://192.168.0.130:8080/opds

Quote:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns

pds="http://opds-spec.org/2010/catalog">
<title>calibre Library</title>
<subtitle>Books in your library</subtitle>
<author>
<name>calibre</name>
<uri>https://calibre-ebook.com</uri>
</author>
<id>urn:calibre:main</id>
<icon>/favicon.png</icon>
<updated>2024-06-06T08:19:45+00:00</updated>
<link type="application/atom+xml" rel="search" title="Search" href="/opds/search/{searchTerms}?library_id=Calibre_Library"/>
<link type="application/atom+xml;type=feed;profile=opds-catalog" rel="start" href="/opds?library_id=Calibre_Library"/>
<entry>
<title>By Newest</title>
<id>calibre-navcatalog:1599abe0ad72203aab3103107a0d78c16c41d41 2</id>
<updated>2024-06-06T08:19:45+00:00</updated>
<content type="text">Books sorted by Date</content>
<link type="application/atom+xml;type=feed;profile=opds-catalog" href="/opds/navcatalog/4f6e6577657374?library_id=Calibre_Library"/>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>By Title</title>
<id>calibre-navcatalog:fc140badc241705c08c4adffaeb680c3103b90f b</id>
<updated>2024-06-06T08:19:45+00:00</updated>
<content type="text">Books sorted by Title</content>
<link type="application/atom+xml;type=feed;profile=opds-catalog" href="/opds/navcatalog/4f7469746c65?library_id=Calibre_Library"/>
</entry>

I tested the Content Server once, on another laptop, but have never used it.

Quoth · 06-06-2024, 09:18 AM

Now tested on Pocketbook on Android 13 WiFi to a workstation (Calibre 7.10 on Linux Mint 21.3) on Ethernet. Much better than messing with MTP.

Took me a few minutes to discover where it is on the GUI. The only snag is it doesn't seem to have any indication when Browsing Calibre catalogue if a title was already downloaded. Very fast too.

06-05-2024, 05:00 PM	#1
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,772 Karma: 26974049 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	PocketBook app and calibre OPDS Probably everyone knows this but, if you want to add calibre server as a Network Library, add '/opds' to the calibre server URL. This returns the OPDS XML format that PocketBook is looking for.

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Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 12,379 Karma: 92073397 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	Now tested on Pocketbook on Android 13 WiFi to a workstation (Calibre 7.10 on Linux Mint 21.3) on Ethernet. Much better than messing with MTP. Took me a few minutes to discover where it is on the GUI. The only snag is it doesn't seem to have any indication when Browsing Calibre catalogue if a title was already downloaded. Very fast too.