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cybmole · 01-18-2011, 10:18 AM

I frequently tidy/remove all tags from my calibre library & , as expected, if I select view metadata for any one book there are no tags to be seen.

but when I do a format conversion with add metatdata picked on the look & feel screen,then a list of tags appears inside of the book - how come - where is that data being stored.

are there 2 metadata sources e.g. one in caluibre metadata.db ( maybe) and one within the epub files collection ?

I am also confused by cover art,
I "think" that cover art can be in two locations:
1 hard coded into a epub - usually as a titlepage or jacket.xhtml.
2. as part of metadata.

when calibre is told to add metadata to an output epub or mobi, either via send to device or via conversion what exactly does it add. & from where ?

01-18-2011, 10:18 AM	#4
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	confused about tags and cover art I frequently tidy/remove all tags from my calibre library & , as expected, if I select view metadata for any one book there are no tags to be seen. but when I do a format conversion with add metatdata picked on the look & feel screen,then a list of tags appears inside of the book - how come - where is that data being stored. are there 2 metadata sources e.g. one in caluibre metadata.db ( maybe) and one within the epub files collection ? I am also confused by cover art, I "think" that cover art can be in two locations: 1 hard coded into a epub - usually as a titlepage or jacket.xhtml. 2. as part of metadata. when calibre is told to add metadata to an output epub or mobi, either via send to device or via conversion what exactly does it add. & from where ? Last edited by cybmole; 01-18-2011 at 10:20 AM.