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Trouble hooking up Goodreads with sideloaded ebook on Kindle Paperwhite
I have found the best way to get it 100 percent working is this:
If your book is not already in AZW3 format then convert it. (Has to be AZW3 and not just AZW.)
Secondly, highlight the book and edit ...
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Connect Kobo Touch to Linux PC using USB; PC not recognized by reader
Exactly the same problem.
Fedora 24, Kobo mini connected via micro USB cable
Kobo starts charging but no sign of it on computer, no "connect" option
on kobo.
Tried a different cable and hey presto ...
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Connect Kobo Touch to Linux PC using USB; PC not recognized by reader
Just tried this on my laptop (running Mint 18.2) and my Kobo Aura One was not detected. I tried Steve's solution of trying a different cable but it did not work for me, which I found strange since I'...
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Trouble hooking up Goodreads with sideloaded ebook on Kindle Paperwhite
Here is a simplified solution for you.
• Add your book to Calibre
• Convert it to .azw3
• Download metadata for the right version
• Make sure in the "ids" box you have the id from amazon.com (as ...
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I can't connect my Kobo Glo to my Laptop
You must be absolutely sure that your USB cable supports the data connections. Many cheap cables do not, and can be used for charging only.
Thus I mark all my USB cables which support data with "...
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I can't connect my Kobo Glo to my Laptop
It's difficult to answer this in a format that's useful for Stack Exchange since it usually turns into a long comment thread of "Have you tried this?" so I'll try a more generic answer.
The sequence ...
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