[grumpy3b]

Using Lightroom as a model for the idea is it possible to set a directory inside Calibre for monitoring, then when new content is found have Calibre automatically import whatever it finds.

The newly imported books would be tagged with a "new import" or some similar tag or tags to associate it as new. It would be really nice to be able to turn Calibre loose to automatically traverse a directory structure in search of newly added books. The bulk import is not bad now but getting it to run transparently might be handy.

This works very well in Lightroom when I am doing a studio session tethered to the laptop or even letting the EyeFi card beam the photos directly to the directory I have set Lightroom to monitor.

When I sat down earlier I was surprised at the parallels between Calibre and Lightroom. But I suppose a library management system is essentially the same no matter what the actual content.