Quote:
Originally Posted by Gary Young
I suppose one solution might be to change my file naming system to something that doesn't use semicolons, but (a) I quite like my current naming system, (b) its another pile of work, and (c) having already tried every option I could think of, I would need someone to explain exactly what should go in the author and author_sort metadata fields that can be correctly handled by the Sony Reader, after I have loaded my books and disconnected the reader from the computer.
|
I have a Sony PRS-300. My understanding from working on the calibre code and writing the calibre Sony device driver is that the 600 is similar enough for this discussion. That said, I don't know what you mean by 'correctly', so what I have to say may not be meaningful.
I use LN, FN author names. To do this, I:
1) set the tweak author_sort_copy_method = 'copy'
2) enter all authors in the 'ln, fn' format. For example, David Weber is entered 'Weber, David' (no quotes).
3) Multiple authors are entered with & between the authors.
4) Author_sort is (mostly) automatically computed. With 400 authors, I have around 5 exceptions.
5) I checked 'use author sort for author' in the Sony device customization.
6) I use Automatic metadata management, so that my Sony shows the latest of my edits without me needing to resend books.
Given these settings, my PRS-300 shows me:
1) push the 'by author' button. I see 'Weber, David' and a set of titles in order.
2) push the 'by title' button. I see titles in title order, with author shown like 'Weber, David'
3) push the 'collections button' and select a collection. I see titles of books, with author 'Weber, David. The order of the books is either in series order or title order, depending on the collection.
If a book has multiple authors, then I see all of them. For example, for one book I see 'Weber, David & Flint, Eric & Drake, David'. I do not see the book under individual authors.
Is that 'correct'?
To respond to your original question: the best way to back up your library is to do what starson17 suggested: back up the folder containing your library. There is no particular reason you should save to disk first, and several reasons why you shouldn't.