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Nadrek · 10-04-2010, 09:02 AM

First, thank you for the bulk ISBN lookup feature; that's incredibly useful.

I've been using Add Books->Add from ISBN and Add Empty book to use Calibre to catalog my paper library with metadata; unfortunately, when I attempt to save my library to disk, it appears Metadata-only books are not saved at all. No directory whatsoever is created for them, and no error or warning is produced.

How do I back up the list of my paperbacks and their metadata, to move them between Calibre installations or to survive a hard drive crash?

Secondarily, can I get my Sony PRS-650 to recognize them, so when I'm at a bookstore, I know what I do and do not have?

10-04-2010, 09:02 AM	#1
Nadrek Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Sony Reader Touch PRS-650	Calibre 0.7.22, Empty eBooks not saved on Save to disk? First, thank you for the bulk ISBN lookup feature; that's incredibly useful. I've been using Add Books->Add from ISBN and Add Empty book to use Calibre to catalog my paper library with metadata; unfortunately, when I attempt to save my library to disk, it appears Metadata-only books are not saved at all. No directory whatsoever is created for them, and no error or warning is produced. How do I back up the list of my paperbacks and their metadata, to move them between Calibre installations or to survive a hard drive crash? Secondarily, can I get my Sony PRS-650 to recognize them, so when I'm at a bookstore, I know what I do and do not have?