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My wife is currently in China, and browsing the locally produced e-devices for me. These most likely have not been made available for overseas market. What would be a resonable expectation on integrating it to Calibre? Would it take long time to get it to work? Will be able to provide whatever is needed I presume (within reason). Cheers |
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You do realize that many we use daily in other countries are Assembled in China.
![]() What Language do you expect to use with it? Calibre does not change the DEVICE capabilities. It only tries to makes use. FWIW As long as the device (folders) can be seen by the Computer, Calibre usually can leave a Book file there (naming can be manipulated via templates) Additional features are dependent upon what Calibre can access in the device VIEWER DATABASE (Calibre does not provide the device with a viewer) |
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My research suggests almost all decent devices are exported. There are local market devices still using Pearl rather than any Carta version (all better), or with no touch. Most have only Chinese language support (at least for GUI), but maybe you both read Chinese.
Avoid MTP/Android. |
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lol, Yeap, all devices are manufactured/assembled in Asia.
But not all devices are exported, so am a bit worried. So many companies creating things all the time there. But, as long as the devices is mounted by the computer, which all should be, should be fine and dandy. Ok, perhaps not totally dandy, since I would love that the columns/metadata (Author/Title/Serie&nbr) are properly moved to the device and handled. Nope, don't read/speak Chinese (to my wife's regret). No Android/MTP - Got ya ![]() Carta, Touch, English GUI : Thanks, Need to highlight this to wife Much appreciating the advices/comments here Have only been in the Kindle devices for a long time so not sure what is out there to be honest. The Kobo Libra Color looks cool with all its features, but just worried on the size. Doesn't look like it fits a pocket anymore |
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Avoid MTP/Android
Is this for the connection to the computer is using MTP? So should not look at boox devices then? |
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Calibre can't do much more than Title and Author metadata on MTP. Also certain operations are slow. Only Windows can have multiple programs using an MTP device. So Calibre is eaily locked out on Mac and Linux if you are not careful.
MS enhanced PTP to MTP, and then extended MTP formusic on the Zune and DRM. Extra code was added to Windows MTP support was backported to Win98. I have a faint memory that originally you could only use the MTP device in one windows program at a time, originally the intention was that it was for Windows Media Player to talk to a gadget. Android didn't adopt MTP till 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol You don't need to go to China to buy a Boox. Many Onyx Boox eink are really Android Tablets with eink rather than an eink ereader that happens to use Android. If you should have a Boox or not is a separate discussion. I don't have one. I use the TCL Nxtpaper 11 for anything needing colour. I'd pick up a TCL Nxtpaper 14 or 14 pro if I was anywhere that has them. They are not in USA and Europe yet. I think for novels / mono content the Libra Colour, or any Kaleido eink, is inferior to the Libra 2 or Clara BW or Sage. |
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Warranty support is nearly non-existent if you buy something from a retail shop while in another country. Not like mailorder/internet ordering.
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Thanks for the detailed explanation.
And Yes, definitely stay away from MTP protocol then. Would I be correct in assuming that if the eReader device is based on Android, then it is using MTP? If so, skip all Android devices. And that brings me only to Kobo devices as far as I know. That handles the Series column/tag/metadata. I am mainly (only so far) reading books, so don't care about colour. Although it would be great to dispaly the coverpage in full colour ![]() And my wife is visiting China relatives for a couple of weeks, and since they do have way more products than here in Melbourne.... |
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