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Old 01-17-2011, 06:17 AM   #4
chaley
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Kindles, Sonys, Nook colors, and (IIRC) iDevices have collections. The Kobo has one collection, something to do with the book being read. I don't think any other device supports collections.

The Sony and the iDevice (again, IIRC) let Calibre read and update collections, so that the collections on the device match metadata in the library. This makes merging 'device collection' information unnecessary.

The kindle has collection information that Calibre can read (you know that, clearly). I don't know whether it is possible for calibre to read the Nook's 'shelf' information. Regardless, for some reason known only to Amazon and B&N, neither the Kindle nor the Nook permit updating collection/shelf information over USB, which means that calibre cannot manage collections on these devices. There is no way to update the device to make collection information reflect book metadata.
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