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Gadgetguy · 03-02-2011, 10:06 AM

Hello all,

I have a collection of several thousand ebooks (epub, mobi, pdf etc.) - all nicely catalogued in Calibre.

I would like to transfer a subset of those books onto an 8GB SD card, which I got for the 650.

I have two options: keep the 650 connected and transfer -> I do not like that.

What I would like to do is either use the SD card in a memory card reader or even better, designate a folder on my HDD and use Calibre to convert all the files using the Sony export plug in. When this is complete then I would just copy paste the folder from the HDD to the SD card, plug the SD card in, and I am ready to go.

The challenge: I do not find a way to use the Sony output profile (and the associated conversion) without attaching the reader (and then the output goes to the reader, not to a folder on my HDD).

Is there a way to do this ( convert a selection of ebooks in Calibre to Sony format into a folder on my HDD, without attaching the reader)?

Any ideas / suggestions would be really welcome!

03-02-2011, 10:06 AM	#1
Gadgetguy Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oakville, ON, Canada Device: Kobo Forma	Using calibre to convert a large number of ebooks? Hello all, I have a collection of several thousand ebooks (epub, mobi, pdf etc.) - all nicely catalogued in Calibre. I would like to transfer a subset of those books onto an 8GB SD card, which I got for the 650. I have two options: keep the 650 connected and transfer -> I do not like that. What I would like to do is either use the SD card in a memory card reader or even better, designate a folder on my HDD and use Calibre to convert all the files using the Sony export plug in. When this is complete then I would just copy paste the folder from the HDD to the SD card, plug the SD card in, and I am ready to go. The challenge: I do not find a way to use the Sony output profile (and the associated conversion) without attaching the reader (and then the output goes to the reader, not to a folder on my HDD). Is there a way to do this ( convert a selection of ebooks in Calibre to Sony format into a folder on my HDD, without attaching the reader)? Any ideas / suggestions would be really welcome!