Kindle PW - Calibre Book Desc in 'Notes & Marks' Field?

luvydovie40 · 01-10-2013, 10:19 AM

I'm not sure where to put this question - so feel free to move it to the appropriate location - if this is the wrong place.

Just received my Paperwhite this week - and I love it except for one flaw.

When you press and hold a book - a menu pops up, and within that menu if you select 'Book Description' - it pulls up the Amazon website book listing.

I rarely have a wifi connection (unfortunatley) - so, this doesn't work for me.

Is there some way, that the 'Book Description' field in the Calibre metadata could be moved into the "View Notes & Marks" selection field that appears when you press and hold a book??.....that way I could have book descriptions without needing wifi.

(I have utilized the book catalogue - and that does work - but the above described would be so much more convenient)

(Obviously, I'm a 'newbie' and techie challanged - and this is my first Kindle - but, I was able to Jailbreak, and utilize the Collection Manager....which is AWESOME and has added so much value to my paperwhite!!)

So, is there a plug in --- or other type of way of doing as described above?

Thanks for your time!!

kovidgoyal · 01-10-2013, 11:17 AM

Use the calibre book jacket feature to embed the book metadata in the book text. There's no way to make your own metadata available in notes & marks that I know of.

01-10-2013, 10:19 AM	#1
luvydovie40 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 210 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: NookColor & Sony 505 & Kindle Paperwhite	Kindle PW - Calibre Book Desc in 'Notes & Marks' Field? I'm not sure where to put this question - so feel free to move it to the appropriate location - if this is the wrong place. Just received my Paperwhite this week - and I love it except for one flaw. When you press and hold a book - a menu pops up, and within that menu if you select 'Book Description' - it pulls up the Amazon website book listing. I rarely have a wifi connection (unfortunatley) - so, this doesn't work for me. Is there some way, that the 'Book Description' field in the Calibre metadata could be moved into the "View Notes & Marks" selection field that appears when you press and hold a book??.....that way I could have book descriptions without needing wifi. (I have utilized the book catalogue - and that does work - but the above described would be so much more convenient) (Obviously, I'm a 'newbie' and techie challanged - and this is my first Kindle - but, I was able to Jailbreak, and utilize the Collection Manager....which is AWESOME and has added so much value to my paperwhite!!) So, is there a plug in --- or other type of way of doing as described above? Thanks for your time!! Last edited by luvydovie40; 01-10-2013 at 10:34 AM.

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01-10-2013, 11:17 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use the calibre book jacket feature to embed the book metadata in the book text. There's no way to make your own metadata available in notes & marks that I know of.

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