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Old 07-19-2011, 07:33 AM   #10
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The authors of both of those explanations seem incapable of contemplating the use of a database to store ( ebook meta ) data instead of using a wierd directory structure in a file system - the rest of the world thinks differently.
The metadata is stored in a database. To be precise, it's stored in an SQLite database file named metadata.db

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And, sheesh, if that is an indication of the way Calibre people take on new ( to them ) ideas, I will stay well away !
It's not a new idea. As Manichean said in one of the linked-to threads, "There's been enough of that discussion already, and at best you'll get annoyed reactions by everyone."

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