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Old 03-13-2011, 01:55 PM   #9
Huisie
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@Manichean:

Thanks for the clarification.
When you're still wet behind the ears it's best to tread softly.
It's nice to know that here you don't have to fear the big stick...


@kiwidude:

Thanks for addressing the Riftwar example, too.
It's a great feature in Calibre that it takes your input, builds its own copy and creates its database from that.
You don't have to fear going horribly wrong and borking your originals - they are still there.

In my case, I am currently wrangling thousands of books into some order.
The condition of everything from file names to metadata to formatting runs the gamut from execrable to excellent.

Once I have everything in an order that works for me, I would like to be able to save to disk and replace the originals.
I can save that as backup and browse via Calibre or as files on PC.
Also, I want to be able to send-to-device in an order that makes sense to me.

Using Feist's Riftwar as example, I envision a save-to-disk order of:
  • E:\Library\Fiction\F\Feist, Raymond E.\Riftwar Arc\<series_arc_index>- <series>\<series_index> - <title>\<book>
In other words:
  • E:\Library\Fiction\F\Feist, Raymond E.\Riftwar Arc\01 - Riftwar Saga\01 - Magician\Magician.epub

I can figure out how to write the regex and expressions to import and export using the default metadata, such as title/author/series/series index, etc.

What I'm wondering is how to manage multi-series or arcs/sagas.
Amongst Calibre's glittering array of options, how can I choose to:
  • display individual series within a larger arc
  • display what order they are in or index them
  • export that info to disk or device?

Some questions re questions:
  • Is this where groups, sub-groups and hierarchies come into play?
  • To save-to-disk/device such added info, do I need to use plugboards to work with it, rather than using the standard methods?

Last edited by Huisie; 03-13-2011 at 02:01 PM. Reason: Added further text
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