Copy all Calibre .epubs to iPhone

HowardBrazee · 12-22-2015, 05:23 PM

I have a new iPhone with 128G. In Calibre, I have every book converted to .epub besides its native format. I'd like to copy every .epub to a couple of e-readers.

On my Mac, how can I get a copy of all of Calibre's .epub books in one folder where I can drag them an iTunes app?

theducks · 12-22-2015, 05:33 PM

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kovidgoyal · 12-22-2015, 10:44 PM

Click save to disk

HowardBrazee · 12-23-2015, 08:32 AM

I don't see how "Get Calibre" helps me gather .epub files that are in Calibre's library into a temporary folder. But I found an application http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/, that did the job.

kovidgoyal · 12-23-2015, 08:40 AM

Umm, my reply was

Click save to disk

In more detail:

Right click the Save to Disk button in the calibre toolbar and choose "Save only EPUB to disk in a single directory"

HarryT · 12-23-2015, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HowardBrazee

I don't see how "Get Calibre" helps me gather .epub files that are in Calibre's library into a temporary folder. But I found an application http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/, that did the job.

That's a really, really bad idea. You should treat Calibre's library as a "black box", not copy files directly from it.

As Kovid says, just use Calibre's "Save to Disk" facility to export the files. What's the problem?

eschwartz · 12-23-2015, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HowardBrazee

I don't see how "Get Calibre" helps me gather .epub files that are in Calibre's library into a temporary folder. But I found an application http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/, that did the job.

Possibly you are confused

since Kovid's actual reply was about the Save-to-disk feature, but his MobileRead signature is "Get calibre"

HowardBrazee · 12-24-2015, 08:11 AM

I didn't realize that I could select all of my Calibre books and then click "save to disk". I was able to save every .epub book to disk (with warnings about each book that didn't have an .epub version). Nice.

knotcross · 05-30-2016, 05:12 PM

I can see by the timestamp I'm little late. This is the closest I've come to my question, please advise me if there is a better thread.
I am looking for an app for my IPhone that is most similar to Moon reader+ (what a godsend) The only thing I really need the app to do is download them to my IPhone from Calibre. After reading this thread I see that I can use the "save to disk" function in Calibre but, where/what do I save it to, file wise?

eschwartz · 05-30-2016, 05:19 PM

Well, you can just save them all to any folder you want, then drag-and-drop it through iTunes I believe.

But you might want to consider an ereader app like Marvin, which can download the books wirelessly using the Content Server -- or via the Marvin XD calibre plugin, depending on when that finally gets fixed post-iOS 8.3

knotcross · 05-31-2016, 06:49 PM

Out of all the old apple devices I have to choose from none meet the requirements for using Marvin.

I had to resort to using another app that works with Calibre but its not my favorite app. Mega reader is the name (I think).
In my perfect world Calibre and Moon Reader + will make an app for apple devices.
Most of the time I read with my Kindle but at times I need to use my IPhone.
oh also do I want to save the cover and metadata separately ?

eschwartz · 05-31-2016, 07:04 PM

Nope -- I very much doubt whether Mega reader uses anything but the actual *.epub files.

The cover/metadata.opf are primarily used as a way of backing up and reimporting into calibre itself.

knotcross · 05-31-2016, 07:38 PM

Ok thanks for that information.

12-22-2015, 05:23 PM	#1
HowardBrazee Zealot Posts: 141 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lafayette, CO Device: iPad	Copy all Calibre .epubs to iPhone I have a new iPhone with 128G. In Calibre, I have every book converted to .epub besides its native format. I'd like to copy every .epub to a couple of e-readers. On my Mac, how can I get a copy of all of Calibre's .epub books in one folder where I can drag them an iTunes app?

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Click save to disk

12-23-2015, 08:32 AM	#4
HowardBrazee Zealot Posts: 141 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lafayette, CO Device: iPad	I don't see how "Get Calibre" helps me gather .epub files that are in Calibre's library into a temporary folder. But I found an application http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/, that did the job.

12-23-2015, 08:40 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Umm, my reply was Click save to disk In more detail: Right click the Save to Disk button in the calibre toolbar and choose "Save only EPUB to disk in a single directory"

12-24-2015, 08:11 AM	#8
HowardBrazee Zealot Posts: 141 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lafayette, CO Device: iPad	I didn't realize that I could select all of my Calibre books and then click "save to disk". I was able to save every .epub book to disk (with warnings about each book that didn't have an .epub version). Nice.

05-30-2016, 05:12 PM	#9
knotcross Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: ipod touch, Kindle Fire HD	I can see by the timestamp I'm little late. This is the closest I've come to my question, please advise me if there is a better thread. I am looking for an app for my IPhone that is most similar to Moon reader+ (what a godsend) The only thing I really need the app to do is download them to my IPhone from Calibre. After reading this thread I see that I can use the "save to disk" function in Calibre but, where/what do I save it to, file wise?

05-30-2016, 05:19 PM	#10
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Well, you can just save them all to any folder you want, then drag-and-drop it through iTunes I believe. But you might want to consider an ereader app like Marvin, which can download the books wirelessly using the Content Server -- or via the Marvin XD calibre plugin, depending on when that finally gets fixed post-iOS 8.3

05-31-2016, 06:49 PM	#11
knotcross Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: ipod touch, Kindle Fire HD	Out of all the old apple devices I have to choose from none meet the requirements for using Marvin. I had to resort to using another app that works with Calibre but its not my favorite app. Mega reader is the name (I think). In my perfect world Calibre and Moon Reader + will make an app for apple devices. Most of the time I read with my Kindle but at times I need to use my IPhone. oh also do I want to save the cover and metadata separately ?

05-31-2016, 07:04 PM	#12
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Nope -- I very much doubt whether Mega reader uses anything but the actual *.epub files. The cover/metadata.opf are primarily used as a way of backing up and reimporting into calibre itself.

05-31-2016, 07:38 PM	#13
knotcross Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: ipod touch, Kindle Fire HD	Ok thanks for that information.