Kobotouchextended

Kobo has just issued a new software update for their line of Kobo ereaders. After a year with no updates at all, they’ve sure been busy with several new updates this year.

Kobo Touch N905
Kobo Touch Ereader
Kobo Touch Extended
Kobo Touch Specs

The new firmware version is 4.6.9960. It seems to be available for all models except the Kobo Mini.

The release notes and download links can be found on this thread at MobileRead.

Well:-) This was a short reprieve. I created a new batch of Plasma5 packages for Slackware-current as KDE-520.06. Be sure to read the upgrade instructions very carefully to prevent a total breaka. Calibreを起動します。設定→高度な設定プラグイン→新しいプラグインを取得; ユーザープラクインの画面で'KoboTouchExtended'を選択して→インストール; Calibreを再起動; kobo端末にEPUB本を転送.

The Kobo Firmware Downloader is another place to find downloads for each model.

KoboTouchExtended 2.5.1. A free plugin for Calibre that lets you to easily communicate with several Kobo devices. Aug 6th 2015, 07:24 GMT. KePub creator; 265 downloads; KePub Output 2.5.1. A free Calibre plugin that allows you to easily generate ebooks in the KePUB format. Aug 6th 2015, 07:24 GMT.
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Of course you can always just sit back and wait for the update to automatically download and install on its own when syncing.

Sometimes that can take a few weeks, depending on where you got your Kobo ereader.

Or if you no longer trust Kobo updates you can always turn off Wi-Fi to avoid getting it.

Here’s the main list of changes in the 4.6 update:

Introducing the Manage Books feature:
· Under My Books, you can now select several books at once, mark them as finished or unread, remove them, or add them to collections.
· To get started, tap the ‘…’ icon in the grey bar near the top of the screen, and choose Manage books.

My Books section:
· Enjoy a cleaner layout of information, including the Filter and Sort menus.
· Access options for a book by long-pressing on its cover or tapping ‘…’ next to it.
· Jump to any section page by tapping Go to page at the bottom of your screen.

Reading:
· Tap the middle of your page to open reading menus, access the Table of Contents, or adjust Reading Settings.
· If you haven’t selected a preferred font face, you’ll see the Publisher Default.
· Your screen will refresh after every chapter instead of every six pages. You can change this in Reading Settings any time.

Issues we’ve resolved:
· Archived books could remain synced to your Kobo eReader.
· Date Published was not displayed on books’ item details pages.
· The screen flashed twice when saving a highlight in an EPUB.
· Renewed OverDrive books would sometimes show as expired.
· OverDrive search results did not always sort correctly.

via: MobileRead

Working with Calibre to organise and handle the e-book shelves on your KOBO E-reader

This page explains how to create and manage shelves on your KOBO e-reader from your desktop or laptop PC with Calibre (e-reader utility).

KOBO GLO (shelves)

Please read these explanations carefully. Don't be too hasty, it's better to go slow and read each and every line then to try to do this in a hurry!

CAUTION

Please note that the following manual worked for us, but that in case you want to try this out for yourself, you will be doing this at your own risk and we can and will not be held responsible for anything that may go wrong at your end! In case of doubt or if you are not sure about what you are about to do, seek professional help.

KOBO SHELVES

ORGANISING AND WORKING WITH (BOOK) SHELVES ON YOUR KOBO EREADER

Configuration

1. Add a custom column to calibre
-> Preferences | Change Calibre Behaviour | Add your own columns
-> Now select 'Add custom column'
-> Select 'Tags' in 'Quick create'
-> I use 'Lookup Name' = 'Myshelves' and 'Column heading' = 'My Shelves'
-> Important: (plse check) this column MUST BE of type 'Comma separated text, like tags, shown in the tag browser'

2. Configured either the Kobo Glo, Globo Touch or Kobo Touch Extended driver, depending on which you are using.
-> Preferences | Advanced | Plugins
-> Now expand 'Device Interface plugins' section and search for 'KoboGlo', 'KoboTouch' or 'Kobo Touch Extended' driver
-> With your choice highlighted, select 'Customize plugin'
-> In the area for shelf info, type '#myshelves' (beware to use the '#' tag)

Shelf Management with calibre for your Kobo (GLO)

-> Now you can select any other relevant options at your own choice, but I suggest that at least you select the 'Create Bookshelves' and 'Delete Empty Bookshelves' options. The others are not shelf specific.

When you edit the metadata for a book, search for the 'Custom Metadata' area. In the field 'My Shelves' type in whatever (name of) shelves you want the books to be placed in. The shelves which don't exist on your Kobo will be created.

calibre has three options concerning updating Metadata on the Kobo. Options affect how & when shelves are managed on the Kobo.

-> Preferences | Import/Export | Sending books to devices
-> The Metadata management selection has 3 options:
-> Manual management: Calibre updates the metadata and adds collections only when a book is sent. With this option, calibre will never remove a collection.
-> Only on send: Calibre updates metadata and adds/removes collections for a book only when it is sent to the Kobo.
-> Automatic management: Calibre automatically keeps metadata on the Kobo in sync with the calibre library, on every connect

I always use 'automatic management'. Works great for me. If you choose the option 'Manual management', your shelves will never-ever be removed.

Kobo Touch N905

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