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by tonybologna420 1197 days ago
How is the data going from Calibre to the Kindle itself? Do you need to keep Calibre running on a machine that's also using the same wifi connection as your Kindle? Does the data get sent using the Kindle email address? Somehow through a Calibre server?

I was curious how this is done and couldn't find any information on the Calibre website. Thanks.

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So, I haven't used my Kindle for a while, and the last one I have is a 2nd gen, but the options I know:

- Plug in your Kindle on your PC, let it sync manually. Calibre has an option to know if it already synced or not, and will automatically start the news sync the moment you plug it in.

- Send it through the email address. This does require Calibre to be running _somewhere_, on your desktop, your laptop, hell, even a phone port would be a great idea.

There might be things on wifi, but I've sticked to these two options. There's no Calibre server to speak of.