Kindle Doc vs Book

shoelesshunter · 04-06-2016, 07:45 AM

I am using a Kindle Voyage. When I use Calibre to send books (mobi, pdf, and azw3) to the Kindle over USB, they appear under "Docs." However, if I download them from Calibre's content server, they appear as "Books."

How can I classify them as "Books" when sending over USB.

p.s I tried removing the [PDOC] from the mobi files and this did not work.

cvkemp · 04-06-2016, 09:44 AM

The only time a book is classified as a doc for me is when I send it to my voyage using kindle email. Other wise if I download it using USB or use calibre to send it to my kindle over USB it has always shown up as a book.

HarryT · 04-07-2016, 04:50 AM

If you set the selector on the library page to "All Items", you'll see both books and docs in a shared list, and it no longer matters (to me, at least) which is which.

04-06-2016, 07:45 AM	#1
shoelesshunter copyleft librarian Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: KV	Kindle Doc vs Book I am using a Kindle Voyage. When I use Calibre to send books (mobi, pdf, and azw3) to the Kindle over USB, they appear under "Docs." However, if I download them from Calibre's content server, they appear as "Books." How can I classify them as "Books" when sending over USB. p.s I tried removing the [PDOC] from the mobi files and this did not work.

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04-06-2016, 09:44 AM	#2
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	The only time a book is classified as a doc for me is when I send it to my voyage using kindle email. Other wise if I download it using USB or use calibre to send it to my kindle over USB it has always shown up as a book.

04-07-2016, 04:50 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	If you set the selector on the library page to "All Items", you'll see both books and docs in a shared list, and it no longer matters (to me, at least) which is which.

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