Just ordered a Kobo Libra H2O

[Padraic73]

I've had a Kindle Keyboard for the last 10yrs or so, really wanted an Oasis but couldn't justify the price. I used the KK off and on, liked it but I didn't usually have time to read during the day. I do now and the Libra allows me to read at night without waking the wife . The Libra looks like what I need.

I have installed Calibre (4.32) and installed the KoboTouchExtended, DeDRM, Kobo Books, Kobo Utilities and Obok DeDRM plugins. I really only had a handful of books purchased from the amazon store, they all seem to have converted ok by the Calibre viewer.

I have a couple questions:
- Any other plugins I need?
- What are the average shipping times from the Kobo Store?
- Best cover?

Thanks!

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Padraic73

I've had a Kindle Keyboard for the last 10yrs or so, really wanted an Oasis but couldn't justify the price. I used the KK off and on, liked it but I didn't usually have time to read during the day. I do now and the Libra allows me to read at night without waking the wife . The Libra looks like what I need.

I have installed Calibre (4.32) and installed the KoboTouchExtended, DeDRM, Kobo Books, Kobo Utilities and Obok DeDRM plugins. I really only had a handful of books purchased from the amazon store, they all seem to have converted ok by the Calibre viewer.

I have a couple questions:
- Any other plugins I need?
- What are the average shipping times from the Kobo Store?
- Best cover?

Thanks!

Hmmmm... KindleUnpack for converting AZW3 to epub which, for me, often gives better results than a calibre conversion since quite a few AZW3s have the original epub embedded. ModifyEpub which I use instead of Polish. A few others that I added as I found I wanted their functionality.

One item is that I would not upgrade your calibre 4.23 to calibre 5.x until such time as the DeDRM plugins are upgraded to work with Python 3.

[Uncle Robin]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Hmmmm... KindleUnpack for converting AZW3 to epub which, for me, often gives better results than a calibre conversion since quite a few AZW3s have the original epub embedded. ModifyEpub which I use instead of Polish. A few others that I added as I found I wanted their functionality.

When I download the KIndleUnpack zip from the MR thread, Calibre won't install it saying it lacks a top-level py file?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

When I download the KIndleUnpack zip from the MR thread, Calibre won't install it saying it lacks a top-level py file?

Using calibre 5.2 or 4.23, kindle_unpack_v0823_plugin.zip (file size:101774 bytes (99 KiB), SHA256: A6E5DC776C7E3F05475400B4744198B7ABD1D9FEA649A6DA6D 7A125E1A3AD7CC) installs without issue for me. This is a manual download from the first message in the KindleUnpack thread.

Opening the file with 7Zip on Windows, the contents do include the __init__.py file. Are you using a Mac or other OS that may be causing issues with opening .zip files?

[Uncle Robin]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Using calibre 5.2 or 4.23, kindle_unpack_v0823_plugin.zip (file size:101774 bytes (99 KiB), SHA256: A6E5DC776C7E3F05475400B4744198B7ABD1D9FEA649A6DA6D 7A125E1A3AD7CC) installs without issue for me. This is a manual download from the first message in the KindleUnpack thread.

Opening the file with 7Zip on Windows, the contents do include the __init__.py file. Are you using a Mac or other OS that may be causing issues with opening .zip files?

Nope, I was trying with an outdated version of the plugin I had searched here for "KindleUnpack" and found the original thread going way back. Once I found the right version, no problem. THANK YOU!

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

Nope, I was trying with an outdated version of the plugin I had searched here for "KindleUnpack" and found the original thread going way back. Once I found the right version, no problem. THANK YOU!

These just went on sale at Kobo (and at Walmart in the U.S.). You might want to consider canceling the order or finding out if there is "price guarantee" option wherever you bought it.

[Padraic73]

Originally Posted by rcentros

These just went on sale at Kobo (and at Walmart in the U.S.). You might want to consider canceling the order or finding out if there is "price guarantee" option wherever you bought it.

I saw the sale this morning and did just as you recommended! Thanks, it should be here tomorrow.