04-09-2022, 11:40 PM | #1 |
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Loading Kobo Clara HD with Calibre
Hi there, I am thinking of buying a Kobo Clara HD. I have a lot of epubs that I would like to load to it using Calibre. Is it as simple as loading my mobis to my Kindle using Calibre has been?
I am old and hard to learn new things so if it is the same I will get the Kobo since I prefer epubs. Thanks for any help. |
04-10-2022, 02:47 AM | #2 |
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The short answer: Yes. Just run calibre, plug the device in, select the books and then press the send-to-device button. Exactly the same as for you Kindle.
If you want the long answer, I gave it the other day here. That give some ideas about what else you can do. If, after you have used the Kobo for a while you decide that you want to change things, that post is probably a good starting point. |
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04-10-2022, 11:22 AM | #3 | |
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04-10-2022, 12:13 PM | #4 |
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You can install the Kobo desktop app onto your laptop and transfer the books to your Kobo via usb. I don't have wifi in my house, so this is what I do and how I set up the account. If you want to leave your wifi off, you can.
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04-10-2022, 12:33 PM | #5 |
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I didn't think of the Kobo app. Thanks for reminder.
I actually might just not register the new Kobo since I think logging in will automatically load all old purchases to the new device and I have read all those books and don't want the clutter. :-) Glad I found this site again. I'm 75 and seems like things are getting more complicated for me. I just want to read. Even that is touch and go for comprehension. Ok sorry. I tend to yack. |
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04-10-2022, 09:02 PM | #6 |
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I should probably start a new topic but got the Kobo Clara HD and my new Macbook Air doesn't recognize it. i am not sure if it is because there are no USB ports so I have to use an adaptor to plug in USB. The adaptor has been working for my wireless mouse and Kindlle so not sure what's up with the Kobo.
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04-10-2022, 09:27 PM | #7 |
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Macbook Air won't recognize Kobo Clara HD
I just bought a new Kobo Clara HD and it won't show on my Macbook Air.
I had been adding books through a USB adaptor to the laptop (no USB docs) and loading to Kindle just fine but looks like it might not recognize the Kobo. Not sure if I am doing something wrong or have to go back to using Kindle. I searched and couldn't find a solution. |
04-10-2022, 09:54 PM | #8 |
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I couldn't see a delete option for above posts. Sorry.
I updated the software on the new Clara and it works. Whew. |
04-11-2022, 08:36 AM | #9 |
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spoke too soon. Kobo won't allow me to read any of the books loaded through Calibre. guess it's back to kindle.
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04-11-2022, 10:29 AM | #10 |
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04-11-2022, 01:56 PM | #11 |
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No epubs. but thanks for the tip regarding Kobo thread. Still finding my wY.
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04-13-2022, 10:03 AM | #12 | |
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I went through the same learning pains a few years ago--I had Kindles for years and years; and finally bought a Kobo Clara HD to try it, and fell in love with Kobo. Yes, it did take a bit to convert many books I had already from mobi to epub for the Kobo; but once you've done it a few times in Caliber, it's easy and not really something to think about doing after a while. It's just a step in the process, and not a big deal. and then... I graduated to not only just mobi-->epub, but then also to -->kepub... because Kobo's have some additional formatting things available when it's kepub, and I like options, lol. |
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04-13-2022, 09:04 PM | #13 |
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Thanks SLKissinger, It turned out that my mobis (which I had been using on the kindle for a while) were converted to epub and working fine until late at night reading and switched to a different book and suddenly they were all DRMd. :-)
I have solved the issue but now see that I have something new to learn. I had not heard about "kepub". I must move to the Kobo forum to do some reading there. :-) So appreciate the tips. |
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04-13-2022, 09:43 PM | #15 |
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thanks Jon. Will do. I have enough on the Kobo for now and I tend to spend too much time preparing to read and not enough reading so I will hold off on the Kepubs. :-)
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