Kobo eReader with a MacBook

[joeblow7777]

When the M3 MBA arrives it’s very likely that I will, after decades, finally make the leap from Windows to Mac. In the meantime, I’ve been trying to anticipate all the hurdles I might face in the transition. One just occurred to me…

I currently use a Kobo eReader on which I mainly sideload epub files from my PC. Does anyone know if I will be able to do this on a Mac, or is my Kobo effectively formatted for Windows? If the latter, what can I do about it? My Kobo is pretty important to me, so if switching to a Mac renders it useless, it might even be a deal breaker. Or at least it will mean I have to always keep a PC around just to manage it.

Thanks in advance for any insights.

 

[Wilfried Beyens]

Hi, There should not be any problem with your Mac and your eReader. My Kobo eReader and my Macbook Air are very close friends😀

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

No problems here on a 13 year old Mac.

 

[joeblow7777]

Hi, There should not be any problem with your Mac and your eReader. My Kobo eReader and my Macbook Air are very close friends😀

No problems here on a 13 year old Mac.

Have either of you ever used your Kobo with a Windows PC as well?

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Nope, never. Shouldn't make a difference though, it is just mounted as an external drive.

 

[Chuckeee]

You can use Calibre, it’s free and it helps with cataloging your ebook collection too

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[joeblow7777]

Nope, never. Shouldn't make a difference though, it is just mounted as an external drive.

That's actually why I was worried. My understanding is that external drives don't read/write freely between Windows and Mac. For example, an external hard drive that has been formatted for Windows can be read by a Mac, but the Mac can't write new information to it. I was concerned that a Kobo might be the same.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

That's actually why I was worried. My understanding is that external drives don't read/write freely between Windows and Mac. For example, an external hard drive that has been formatted for Windows can be read by a Mac, but the Mac can't write new information to it. I was concerned that a Kobo might be the same.

Only a problem if it NTFS formatted, and there are even workarounds for that.

 

[Purrific]

I have a Kobo, and have had zero problems using it with my MBP.