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scarlet slipper · 01-20-2011, 02:15 PM

I'm getting a kindle in a couple of months. I'm arranging my small ebook collection using calibre and kindle for my computer.

I saw instructions for creating a metadata page to go at the front of the book prior to conversion, but I didn't know that I'd want to do that. I searched but I can't find that post.

After I've entered the metadata in calibre and selected convert, there are choices on the left of the conversion screen and the top icon is an "i." I click that and as long as I'm careful not to touch any other icons, some text appears at the bottom of the screen that says as much metadata will be preserved as possible. (I'm using calibre 7.38)

This doesn't match the instructions I read previously. The front metadata page doesn't show up on the pc app and without an actual device to check against, I'm not sure if there's something different I need to do.

My other question is about getting files from the Calibre Library folder to the Kindle Content folder, both of which were created by the calibre and kindle app software.

Before experimenting with calibre, all Kindle books went into the Kindle Content folder and were accessible via the Home or Archive options on the kindle pc app. When I got calibre and some ebooks that weren't already prepared for the Kindle, I realized I needed a way to distinguish what files had been converted, etc., so I new books into a Book folder and imported to calibre from that there. I edited the metadata and converted. Everything is fine; the calibre library folder shows the original file format and the Kindle format.

What's confusing me is that some of my converted books showed up in the Kindle app and some didn't. Both file formats are visible in the calibre library folder, e.g., epub and mobi. I dragged the Kindle format into the Kindle folder, which removes that format from the calibre library folder and in confirming within the calibre software app, the original epub version is the only one available.

I tried changing the "get content" option within the Kindle app to look for new content in the calibre folder instead of the Kindle folder and that didn't make any difference.

The kindle folder and app shows about 15 books available but the calibre library folder has close to 40 kindle formatted books. Maybe when I get an actual device and plug it in, this will be moot. I'd like to understand the inconsistency.

Thanks for any help.

01-20-2011, 02:15 PM	#622
scarlet slipper Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: kindle	Two Questions from a New User I'm getting a kindle in a couple of months. I'm arranging my small ebook collection using calibre and kindle for my computer. I saw instructions for creating a metadata page to go at the front of the book prior to conversion, but I didn't know that I'd want to do that. I searched but I can't find that post. After I've entered the metadata in calibre and selected convert, there are choices on the left of the conversion screen and the top icon is an "i." I click that and as long as I'm careful not to touch any other icons, some text appears at the bottom of the screen that says as much metadata will be preserved as possible. (I'm using calibre 7.38) This doesn't match the instructions I read previously. The front metadata page doesn't show up on the pc app and without an actual device to check against, I'm not sure if there's something different I need to do. My other question is about getting files from the Calibre Library folder to the Kindle Content folder, both of which were created by the calibre and kindle app software. Before experimenting with calibre, all Kindle books went into the Kindle Content folder and were accessible via the Home or Archive options on the kindle pc app. When I got calibre and some ebooks that weren't already prepared for the Kindle, I realized I needed a way to distinguish what files had been converted, etc., so I new books into a Book folder and imported to calibre from that there. I edited the metadata and converted. Everything is fine; the calibre library folder shows the original file format and the Kindle format. What's confusing me is that some of my converted books showed up in the Kindle app and some didn't. Both file formats are visible in the calibre library folder, e.g., epub and mobi. I dragged the Kindle format into the Kindle folder, which removes that format from the calibre library folder and in confirming within the calibre software app, the original epub version is the only one available. I tried changing the "get content" option within the Kindle app to look for new content in the calibre folder instead of the Kindle folder and that didn't make any difference. The kindle folder and app shows about 15 books available but the calibre library folder has close to 40 kindle formatted books. Maybe when I get an actual device and plug it in, this will be moot. I'd like to understand the inconsistency. Thanks for any help.