11-25-2012, 08:18 AM | #1 |
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Manage books without importing
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I have many eBooks in PDF and some in other formats. I absolutely want to keep them in the various folders where they are right now. Is there a way to manage them with Calibre without copying them? I just want to manage them (their metadata). |
11-25-2012, 09:03 AM | #2 |
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Have you tried the command line apps? ebook-meta seems to be what you want.
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11-25-2012, 09:43 AM | #3 | |
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The OP needs to find a different tool than Calibre if they want to do it their way (their folders). |
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11-25-2012, 06:53 PM | #4 |
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I am sure I've used both ebook-convert and ebook-meta for standalone books. I'll have to check it out.
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11-25-2012, 07:07 PM | #5 |
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12-03-2012, 01:53 PM | #6 |
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Thanks for your comments. I'm definetely not looking into a CLI interface. What I want is something like calibre, BUT without copying the eBooks. Just manage them (the metadata) like a catalog in Lightroom where images stay where they are but are managed by the application, with all the metadata only in the database.
I can't see why the books have to be copied somewhere else. That's just stupid. |
12-03-2012, 10:06 PM | #7 |
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It looks like calibre is not for you. Good luck with your search.
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But this approach isn't for everyone. Good luck finding the management that fits your bill. |
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12-03-2012, 10:48 PM | #9 | |
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It is OK to have a book in Calibre with no actual book content files BR |
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