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Originally Posted by starrigger
Getting a Dropbox account and moving my Calibre library folder into the local DB folder was the best thing I've done in ebook management. (Well, maybe after using Calibre.) I was frustrated trying to keep libraries synced on different computers. This makes it automatic, and also provides an off-site backup in case the house burns down or something. I use it the same way to sync and backup my current writing files. As ficbot says, it doesn't replace your local files, it just keeps a copy.
This supplements but does not replace other ways of backing up, I should add. My most important stuff is always backed up about five different ways.
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I have to second this comment. I have 4 different computers in my house, 2 of which I primarily use (my netbook and desktop). I wanted to be able to open up Calibre on either one and download and organize my ebook library without having to go back and forth between the two. I started with Dropbox but switched to Sugar Synch because the amount of space I needed was small and the price was lower. What a difference it has made. Now, having said all that, I still back up my Calibre library on a weekly basis and I also keep all of the original ebook sources backed up as well in the event I move from my current e-reader (Kindle, soon to be Kindle 3) to something else. Since I remove DRM as soon as I get the book - all books are in their source format (epub, mobi, pdf) for future use. Synching really has helped and moved things beyond just backing up.
P.S. Like someone else indicated, I like Dropbox and Sugar Synch because you do have a local version of what's being stored in the cloud environment. It's not just storage.