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1. #Adding epub to kindle install#
2. #Adding epub to kindle manual#
3. #Adding epub to kindle portable#
4. #Adding epub to kindle windows#

Mucking about in the settings in the manual conversion menu when you're unfamiliar with them is a sure way to end up with less than pleasing results. We recommend you only go with this option of the automatic conversion process has failed you in some way. If you have a moment to check the results on your ebook reader before heading out the door, it's a pretty safe gamble to let Calibre convert on its own with no supervision.Īlternatively you can right click on a book entry and select Convert Books and then Convert Individually. Most of the time Calibre does a fine job with the automatic conversions between document formats. You can take the simple route and follow the steps we outlined in the last paragraph-Calibre will ask you if you want to automatically convert the book to the right format for the device-or you can manually configure the conversion process. If your book is not in a compatible format, such as the book we selected The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, you have two options. If the ebook is already in a format supported by your device (such as MOBI for the Kindle) you can simply right click on the book entry, select Send to Device and Main Memory and Calibre will choose the most appropriate format and shuttle it over. If your device does not appear, check out this trouble shooting guide here. Within a moment or two an extra column, On Device, as seen in the screenshot above, will appear. First let's look at simply adding a book.Ĭalibre auto-detects dozens of ebook readers. That said, Calibre is a whiz at converting between formats. Books natively in the file format you need have the most reliable text formatting. Ideally, you have books already in the format you need them in. It's worth it to do a little manual sorting and use the prior one-book-per-directory command as this one can sometimes make a mess you'll need to spend a few minutes tidying up. This command assumes that every directory in the directory structure you point it at has books in it and those books are all different. Best for selecting single books or a few books in a single format.Īdd books from directories, including sub-directories (One book per directory, assumes every ebook file is the same book in a different format): If you already have a batch of books sorted into folders (the titles and organization of the folders doesn't matter as long as each folder only has different-format copies of the same book) this is the one you want.Īdd books from directories, including sub-directories (Multiple books per directory, assumes every ebook file is a different book): If your books are in multiple directories but every book is different this is the one you want. You pick the books you want to add manually from a directory of files. Here's a quick primer:Īdd books from a single directory: Opens a dialog box. If you're going to make a mess anywhere in the process of using Calibre it's right here-we speak from experience. You can add books in one of several ways. In our case we're pointing Calibre at /Ebook Library/Ebooks/. We're going to import your old ebooks into Calibre and let Calibre manage the directory structure. Make sure to create a new folder for your new Calibre library. When you run Calibre for the first time it will prompt you to select the language you want to use and the location of your library. Calibre stores all information (meta data and covers) in each unique book directory.

#Adding epub to kindle portable#

If you're not using the portable version don't stress about not putting everything together. Thus we can easily backup the entire library, management app and all, at once.

The primary reason we've opted to go with the portable version is because it allows us to pack Calibre right along with our ebook collection using the following directory structure:

#Adding epub to kindle install#

Once you unpack the portable version or install the traditional version there is no difference in operation.

#Adding epub to kindle windows#

For this tutorial we're going to be using the portable Windows version of Calibre.