How to associate file number with title?

racsw · 01-10-2011, 02:08 PM

Hello,
I've seen others having this problem in the B&N forums, and now I need to get an answer myself.
When you open up Explorer, all you see is a 13 digit number, same with Calibre.
Calibre doesn't associate that number with a title, which can get confusing when you're moving files around.
How do I associate a particular number with it's title?

Thanks,
Robert

theducks · 01-10-2011, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racsw

Hello,
I've seen others having this problem in the B&N forums, and now I need to get an answer myself.
When you open up Explorer, all you see is a 13 digit number, same with Calibre.
Calibre doesn't associate that number with a title, which can get confusing when you're moving files around.
How do I associate a particular number with it's title?

Thanks,
Robert

1) Calibre does not use the ISBN-13 for storing books

2) You do not want to be moving books around behind Calibre's back, once you have given it the duties of maintaining your library

Lost books, GIGO, Chaos

Calibre is quite capable of delivering A COPY to any device (or drive) from the GUI.
No messing under the skirts.

racsw · 01-10-2011, 08:32 PM

Sorry, I found the answer to this.

Robert

racsw · 01-10-2011, 08:52 PM

You have the wrong idea here. I'm not moving books from where Caliber stores them.
I use another piece of software to remove the DRM from these books, so before I put them into the Calibre library, I have to do this chore which involves trying to figure out which title goes with what number and i have to keep them in separate folders so I don't get books with the DRM mixed in with the books without the DRM. I would simply change the number to a title in the file name, but now I know that this number is actually the ISBN number, so I won't do that.

Thanks for your reply though. I did donate to the author via PayPal tonight because it's a nice solid piece of software. I was comparing it to the Adobe Digital Editions, but that software is extremely limited, especially compared to Calibre.

I can't figure out where to install the ISBNdb.com access key, but that's anther thread.

Thanks again.

Dopedangel · 01-10-2011, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racsw

You have the wrong idea here. I'm not moving books from where Caliber stores them.
I use another piece of software to remove the DRM from these books, so before I put them into the Calibre library, I have to do this chore which involves trying to figure out which title goes with what number and i have to keep them in separate folders so I don't get books with the DRM mixed in with the books without the DRM. I would simply change the number to a title in the file name, but now I know that this number is actually the ISBN number, so I won't do that.

Thanks for your reply though. I did donate to the author via PayPal tonight because it's a nice solid piece of software. I was comparing it to the Adobe Digital Editions, but that software is extremely limited, especially compared to Calibre.

I can't figure out where to install the ISBNdb.com access key, but that's anther thread.

Thanks again.

Well if you google for apprentice Alf you can get plugins for calibre that should help with drm. More than that I can't say as we are not allowed to talk about in the forum

01-10-2011, 02:08 PM	#1
racsw Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook standard	How to associate file number with title? Hello, I've seen others having this problem in the B&N forums, and now I need to get an answer myself. When you open up Explorer, all you see is a 13 digit number, same with Calibre. Calibre doesn't associate that number with a title, which can get confusing when you're moving files around. How do I associate a particular number with it's title? Thanks, Robert

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01-10-2011, 08:32 PM	#3
racsw Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook standard	Sorry, I found the answer to this. Robert

01-10-2011, 08:52 PM	#4
racsw Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook standard	You have the wrong idea here. I'm not moving books from where Caliber stores them. I use another piece of software to remove the DRM from these books, so before I put them into the Calibre library, I have to do this chore which involves trying to figure out which title goes with what number and i have to keep them in separate folders so I don't get books with the DRM mixed in with the books without the DRM. I would simply change the number to a title in the file name, but now I know that this number is actually the ISBN number, so I won't do that. Thanks for your reply though. I did donate to the author via PayPal tonight because it's a nice solid piece of software. I was comparing it to the Adobe Digital Editions, but that software is extremely limited, especially compared to Calibre. I can't figure out where to install the ISBNdb.com access key, but that's anther thread. Thanks again.

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