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Old 08-09-2011, 02:09 AM   #1
Reverand
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Aussie
Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi
Question Does Kobo read from file name or...?

Narrowed my choice of (e)reader down to probably a Kobo.
Only want a reader for when I go camping, not something that'll make my toast, call up my horoscope, or give me a h....j.. if I want one

Never had anything to do with these readers, & no shops 'round here that sell 'em - I live in the bush - 2 1/2 hr's from a large town - so can't check any out!

After transfering the book to a Kobo, does it read the file name when it displays the book details...Author - Title etc?

Reason I ask...I have a few books & magazines here (.mobi, .epub & .pdf). I've got them saved on my computer as eg:

Douglas Adams - Young Zaphod Plays it Safe - short story [1986]

or

Douglas Adams - THHG Series #2 - The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe [1980]

Yesterday I found Calibre & quite liked the idea of it Got a copy & had a play around.
After loading some books up in it, I noticed there were errors with some of my books eg: Author were Title should have been & visa-versa
Spent quite a few hours editing, correcting & updating, only to find when I'd finished & closed the program down, it'd changed all my file names
Now it meant that looking up a book without using Calibre, any book in a serious wasn't easy to spot, unless you know the order of each & every title for each & every series...my brain would be incapable of that

Sorry, bit of a ramble
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