How to Sideload Audiobooks to Kobo Sage/Libra 2/Elipsa?

Kobo just released two high-end eReaders – Kobo Sage and Kobo Libra 2, which have full support for Bluetooth wireless technology. And Kobo also released a new firmware 4.30, which enables you to listen to audiobooks on Kobo Elipsa as well. What’s more, you can also sideload your own audiobooks in MP3 format to these three Kobo devices in order to play them. 

If you want to sideload your MP3 files to Kobo Sage/Libra 2/Elipsa, first, you need to zip the mp3 file, then rename the .zip file to .mp3z. Next, plug in your Kobo device to the computer via USB-C and copy the .mp3z file to the root directory. Voila, your mp3 files can be played nicely on Kobo Sage/Libra 2/Elipsa. 

If you are interested in playing audible audiobooks on Kobo devices, you can follow this step-by-step guide to make it happen. 

Calibre 5.31 Adds Support for the New 2021 Kindle PaperWhite 5

Calibre is a big name in managing ebooks, removing eBook DRM, and converting ebook formats. The newly released version of Calibre 5.31 has just added support for the brand new 2021 Kindle PaperWhite 5, and now you can manage your collections in your Kindle PaperWhite 5 when plugging it into your PC or Mac. This is a bug fix for the earlier versions of Calibre (5.30 and earlier) which didn't recognize the new 2021 Kindle Paperwhite 5 as a device. 

Besides adding the support for Kindle PaperWhite 2021, this new release of Calibre also adds the following support and fixes some bugs:

• Moves an option to Preferences -> Behavior to have calibre recognize numbers when sorting (this was previously under Preferences->Tweaks). 
• Adds support for EPUB 3 landmarks in the Set Semantics tool under the Edit Book option.
• Add an entry to the Connect/share menu to open the content server in a local browser when it is running.
• Prevent the display from sleeping when using auto-scroll or read aloud modes (Implemented only on Windows and macOS).
• Add a button to directly open the viewer help section in the calibre user manual to the viewer controls.
• Fix incorrect first letter partitioning when enabling numeric collation of items that start with a number.
• Fix a bug in an HTML serialization library calibre uses that broke a few things, such as the comments editor tool in the metadata dialogue.
• Fix some OPDS feeds failing with non-ASCII content.

Want to remove Kindle DRM with Calibre? Here is the detailed step-by-step guide for you: 

Kindle DRM Removal Calibre: Remove KFX/AZW/AZW3 DRM with DeDRM Plugin

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Kobo New Firmware 4.30 Has Been Released

Kobo has released a new software update, which is version 4.30. It is available for all Kobo devices except Kobo Mini. 

Depending on your device, there are three different release notes.

For the new Kobo Libra 2 and Kobo Sage, the release note is:

• Various Bug Fixes

• Stability Improvements

For Kobo Elipsa, the release note says:

Introducing support for Kobo Audiobooks

• Listen to Kobo Audiobooks on Kobo Elipsa with your Bluetooth headphones, car stereo, or speaker.

• Browse, search and purchase audiobooks directly from Discover > Audiobooks or visit kobo.com.

• You can now filter by Audiobooks or eBooks in the My Books menu.

• My Wishlist is now moved to the More menu.

• To learn more about available subscriptions for Kobo Audiobooks where you live, visit kobo.com.

• Available in select countries only

And for the rest of Kobo devices, the release note includes:

• Various Bug Fixes

• Stability Improvements

• My Wishlist is now moved to the More menu

The biggest change for this update is that now Kobo Elipsa supports Audiobooks. You can also purchase Audiobooks directly from the store. As usual, every update is about fixing bugs and improving stability.