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technomom · 03-24-2011, 02:21 PM

I have to think this topic has come up before, but I searched in this topic (which seemed the logical place) and couldn't find anything about it, so I'm asking. Please forgive me and just redirect me if it has already been discussed ad nauseum. My normal searching skills just don't seem to work so very well here.

Many technical books come with samples of the code being discussed. If you buy the physical book, you get the code on a physical disk. In our household, that has always resulted in me getting the book off the shelf, finding the little plastic pouch where the disk should be empty, then asking my husband and daughter what they did with it. The ensuing goose hunt often ends up finding a scratched and useless disk somewhere hours later (out comes the toothpaste!), or never finding the disk at all.

So - happiness! eBooks come, instead, with a the code included as an accompanying download, right? And since I store my eBooks in Calibre, and I don't lose my eBooks, I'm not going to lose the code either.

But - Calibre stores the eBook. Where am I going to put the code to have it with the book, never separated?

Can I place the code archive in the book's Calibre folder without causing some terrible error? I normally keep my fingers OUT of Calibre's file structure completely, fearing disaster!

Advice? Tested solutions? Pretty please?

Thank you!
Cyn

03-24-2011, 02:21 PM	#1
technomom Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA, US Device: Kindle Colorsoft & Paperwhite, iPad Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max	Where do YOU store the code that goes with technical books? I have to think this topic has come up before, but I searched in this topic (which seemed the logical place) and couldn't find anything about it, so I'm asking. Please forgive me and just redirect me if it has already been discussed ad nauseum. My normal searching skills just don't seem to work so very well here. Many technical books come with samples of the code being discussed. If you buy the physical book, you get the code on a physical disk. In our household, that has always resulted in me getting the book off the shelf, finding the little plastic pouch where the disk should be empty, then asking my husband and daughter what they did with it. The ensuing goose hunt often ends up finding a scratched and useless disk somewhere hours later (out comes the toothpaste!), or never finding the disk at all. So - happiness! eBooks come, instead, with a the code included as an accompanying download, right? And since I store my eBooks in Calibre, and I don't lose my eBooks, I'm not going to lose the code either. But - Calibre stores the eBook. Where am I going to put the code to have it with the book, never separated? Can I place the code archive in the book's Calibre folder without causing some terrible error? I normally keep my fingers OUT of Calibre's file structure completely, fearing disaster! Advice? Tested solutions? Pretty please? Thank you! Cyn