Calibre sending books to on a device

dhdurgee · 04-29-2016, 12:56 PM

I am using Calibre to send books to a Kindle (KT2) and to a Lenovo Yoga 2 Android tablet with the Kindle app installed. The KT2 finds the books fine, but the Kindle app does not.

I looked into this on the tablet and found that Calibre is placing the files in a books sub-directory when they are expected in the kindle sub-directory. Is this a configurable option somewhere? I don't see it in the preferences. Alternatively, does anyone know a way to configure the Kindle app to look in the directory that Calibre places the books in?

Dave

Section8 · 04-29-2016, 03:59 PM

I don't know anything about the kindle app, but you should be able to use calibre's "connect to folder" option, to have calibre send the books to the folder the kindle app expects.

theducks · 04-29-2016, 04:21 PM

Tablets are Tablets

with user provided reading apps

OTOH A Kindle is a dedicated reading device with known features
There are 4 Kindle drivers to compensate for these features

For a Tablet, the burden is on you to place files in the needed location.
Just because you use a Kindle App on the tablet... It is still a Tablet to Calibre

Connect to Folder is one way
If the driver is not used for other, similar(Android) devices. you can code an RELATIVE path in the templat
eg

Code:

user\books\{title}-{authors}

eschwartz · 05-01-2016, 02:20 AM

The Android tablet driver IIRC allows you to specify the folder used as the root folder for sending books.

Is this not possible for Windows tablets?

04-29-2016, 12:56 PM	#1
dhdurgee Guru Posts: 844 Karma: 2525050 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: K3W, PW4	Calibre sending books to on a device I am using Calibre to send books to a Kindle (KT2) and to a Lenovo Yoga 2 Android tablet with the Kindle app installed. The KT2 finds the books fine, but the Kindle app does not. I looked into this on the tablet and found that Calibre is placing the files in a books sub-directory when they are expected in the kindle sub-directory. Is this a configurable option somewhere? I don't see it in the preferences. Alternatively, does anyone know a way to configure the Kindle app to look in the directory that Calibre places the books in? Dave

04-29-2016, 04:21 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,346 Karma: 58032210 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Tablets are Tablets with user provided reading apps OTOH A Kindle is a dedicated reading device with known features There are 4 Kindle drivers to compensate for these features For a Tablet, the burden is on you to place files in the needed location. Just because you use a Kindle App on the tablet... It is still a Tablet to Calibre Connect to Folder is one way If the driver is not used for other, similar(Android) devices. you can code an RELATIVE path in the templat eg Code: user\books\{title}-{authors}

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04-29-2016, 03:59 PM	#2
Section8 Addict Posts: 254 Karma: 2092424 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arlington, TX Device: Kindle PW4, Moon+ Reader on a cheap Android tablet	I don't know anything about the kindle app, but you should be able to use calibre's "connect to folder" option, to have calibre send the books to the folder the kindle app expects.

05-01-2016, 02:20 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)	The Android tablet driver IIRC allows you to specify the folder used as the root folder for sending books. Is this not possible for Windows tablets?

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