If you have acquired a new Kobo eReader and you already have a different eReader, you can transfer your existing Books to your new Kobo.
These are the three ways you can transfer your eBooks from your old device to the new one
Transferring books you purchased from the Kobo Store
Books you purchased from Kobo will appear in your Library once you sign in to your new Kobo eReader with your existing Kobo account.
- Sign in to your new Kobo eReader using the same Kobo account you used on your old Kobo eReader.
- In your Library, tap on a book’s cover to download it to your new Kobo eReader.
Transferring Adobe Digital Editions books
If you have books on your old eReader that you added using Adobe Digital Editions, you’ll need to copy those to your new eReader, too.
- Connect your new device to your PC.
- Tap Connect on your device.
- Launch Adobe Digital Editions on your PC.
- Adobe Digital Editions should identify the new device and ask you to approve it.
- Follow the instructions.
- When your device is authorized, select the books you want to add in Adobe Digital Editions.
- Drag and drop the books onto the device icon in your list of Bookshelves.
- Eject your device from your computer.
- Transferring PDF or EPUB books from your old eReader to your new eReader
Once you’ve set up your new device, you can transfer PDF and/or EPUB books from the old device to the new one
- Connect your old device to your computer.
- Create a folder on your computer and name it something like “Books.”
- Using Windows Explorer (on a Windows computer) or Finder (on a Mac), find your old device.
- Copy any books that you haven’t already transferred to your new device and paste them into the folder you created.
- Eject and then disconnect your old device from the PC.
- Connect your device to your PC using a MicroUSB cable and tap Connect.
- Using your file manager (Windows Explorer or Finder), drag your folder of books to the icon representing your Kobo eReader. This will copy them to the device.
- Eject and disconnect your device from the computer.
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for the constructive comment. It is true that I did not pay too much attention to the site as well as posting regularly. I am planning to revive the site though, through more posting, especially regarding reviews.
What would other content types (besides graphics and reviews) would you suggest?
Marios
Thanks so much for this helpful information, I have been struggling to find a good post that will give me enough information to transfer my files to the new kobo eReader.The information you provided is well explained step by step and I know I’m not going to face any other problems again.
Well, it is nice to hear that a post is helpful. Please let me know what other information/help you need, in order to put it into future posts.
Thanks again!
Hi Matofarides,
I think that this is an article where many people could learn from. My dad and grandma both have ebooks and sometimes they don’t know how to transfer a book. Lately there was a issue with opening ebooks on the ipad, If you opened a book the text didn’t open, so there was nothing to read. do you know how to fix this?
Hello,
Thanks for your kind words. I never had the issue you mention, but you could try the following steps:
Ensure that your iBooks app is up to date (Open the App Store and tap Updates.)Reset your device by pressing and holding the home and on/off buttons simultaneously ignoring the red slider until the Apple logo appears.Completely close the iBooks app and restart. Simply click the Home button twice then tap and hold on the app icon until it starts to jiggle, tap the (-) to close it.And try to open your PDF file again.Remove the iBooks app and reinstall. Due to this, tap and hold the iBooks app icon on the home screen, until the icons start to jiggle. Then tap the “x” in the corner of the app to remove. To reinstall, launch the app store, locate the iBooks app and download/install.
If you still have a problem, please let me know.
Super helpful article!
I just purchased a Kobo eReader and was having trouble getting my PDF books moved over. I have a ton of PDF technical books that I need for a long trip. I was getting worried that I wasn’t going to be able to take them with me!
It was really helpful to have the step by step instructions. The only thing that might have been nice to add would be some screen shots.
Thanks again!
Hello,
Glad you found the post useful 🙂 Are PDFs easily readable without scrolling on a Kobo?
Also, what else would you like to see?
Thanks for stopping by!
Marios
Excellent information. However, how does one eliminate/delete/shutdown data on the old Kobo ebook reader before discarding it? (By discarding it I mean either giving it up for recycling or to charity).
In other words, after doing the necessary transferring of data from an old Kobo ebook reader to a new one, how does one eliminate all data on the old model?
Thanks in advance.
Hewy L.D.,
Thanks for reaching out, and sorry for the (very) belated answer.
These are the steps in order to reset your Kobo ereader:
Press the Menu button.
Press the center of the Navigation pad.
Select Settings.
Press the center of the Navigation pad.
Select Advanced.
Press the center of the Navigation pad.
Select Reset Device Now.
Press the center of the Navigation pad.
Once the eReader is powered up again, set the date and time.
You can check more info here
Hope I’ve helped.
Marios
I have just purchased a new Kobo eReader……..the Clara HD……..it should arrive tomorrow. The recharging slot on my old one broke so I can’t recharge it. All of my books on my current reader have been purchased through my Kobo account. Should I just use the first of your instructions above to transfer my books over to the new Reader?
Hey Ruth,
Apologies for the delayed reply.
If all books have been purchased from your Kobo account, you should be able to sync them to your new Clara HD.
No need to transfer them manually.
Regards,
Marios
I didn’t knew about the Kobo eReader. Thank you for sharing this and everyone should hear more information. Personally, for me this is great because I love to read books. Thid detailed information about transfering books helped me a lot and I am thankful for that!
Hey there,
Kobo is a brand that makes ereaders. It’s one of the main competitors and alternatives to Amazon’s Kindle. I will try to write more posts regarding Kobo ereaders, but for starters, you can check out Kobo Clara HD review: A more affordable Kindle Paperwhite?
Regards,
Marios
You know, I didn’t even know you could transfer books between the Kobo eReaders. This is news to me for sure. I appreciate this info, as my bold Kobo is actually kinda coming apart, when I searched this up, I was just trying to find a new Kobo and buy books on it but evidently, that is not the case. Thank you so much for this.
Hey Misael,
Yup, it is good that you can transfer the books from one Kobe Reader to another.
Thanks for stopping by!
Marios
Many thanks for the useful advice with no strings attached. What a refreshing change.
My inept try caused the kobo site to not let me in i will try another day maybe. any ideas?Old reader to new clara reader