Thread: Ebook copies - where and how many?
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Old 06-24-2014, 05:55 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Ma'am-I-Am View Post
First of all, Calibre sort of confuses me. I use it mainly to convert from one format to .mobi or .az*, and to (try) to keep a database. I still need to learn to use the cataloging features!

The directory on my PC holds all my ebooks, whether bought thru Amazon or not. I'm a little paranoid about losing books.

When I Add Books to Calibre, is it actually copying the book from my PC ebook directory? Or is it just referring to it? If I delete the ebook from my PC directory, can I still access it and transfer it to Kindle from Calibre? If something happens to Calibre and it is no longer usable or if I switch to another software, will I still be able to extract my books from the Calibre database? As I have it set up now (with a copy on my PC and Calibre and some at Amazon), how many copies do I actually have?!

I'm so sorry if this is confusing and a newby-in-diapers question!
A COPY

Once in the Library, you can Move the original to a Archive (backup) drive.

Backups are good
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