05-20-2022, 01:03 PM | #1 |
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Do you require Kobo Desktop Software to connect Kobo to computer?
I dug out my old kobo reader to load books on it for a family member using calibre. I haven't used the kobo in years so I am a bit rusty at remembering if the kobo desktop software is necessary for mounting the kobo reader on my mac? I would prefer not having to install the kobo desktop if I can get the kobo recognized without it.
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05-20-2022, 01:18 PM | #2 |
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No, it isn't necessary.
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05-20-2022, 01:20 PM | #3 |
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I have never used it.
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05-20-2022, 02:16 PM | #4 |
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All you need is Calibre.
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05-20-2022, 08:58 PM | #5 |
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No. This seems to imply that you do, but I found that I never actually used the app, so I later uninstalled it.
I'm sure it's quite useful for some people, but so far I've never needed that either. |
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05-20-2022, 09:11 PM | #6 |
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Thanks so much everyone for your replies. Just discovered the dreaded no connect via usb-c port on my M1 Mac with my old aurah2o. Now I'm going to have to get a USB2 hub to get a connection.
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05-22-2022, 07:41 PM | #8 | |
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Actually, I never said I wouldn't find it useful. I've never installed it, never ran across an issue & found it to be the answer. So I obviously don't need it. I've only had my kobo a few months, so I don't have a large eBook collection. Mostly I side-load library books through ADE; a few were downloaded directly from kobo to device. |
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05-23-2022, 06:27 AM | #10 | |
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The thing is, you say you don't have that many eBooks, but when you do have that many, you'd have to start from scratch with Calibre instead of starting now and letting your library grow. |
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05-23-2022, 09:49 PM | #12 | |
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05-23-2022, 10:02 PM | #13 | |
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05-24-2022, 05:43 AM | #14 | |
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Note Amazon's KU are NOT bought books, it's a subscription Library and unlike real libraries Amazon doesn't buy the books. They "compensate" with pages read. A broken model. There is no point to Calibre for Library books. Our local library has its own app (Borrowbox) for that, which shows what you are reading, wish list and what you read and "returns" books. Irish libraries have to buy each copy (for more than 1 loan at a time) and Authors can get a small royalty per loan, even if none is read. Amazon KU is a different model. The Archive Org Library is even worse as they simply make copies and loan, paying nothing ever, being free is a poor excuse. Last edited by Quoth; 05-24-2022 at 05:48 AM. |
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05-24-2022, 07:13 AM | #15 |
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I'm advocating using Calibre to manage eBooks bought or were free (from some eBook store).
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