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Fiat_Lux · 01-17-2012, 06:22 PM

Background: Between my various devices, I have about twenty different ebook readers. I also have ebooks in at least 15 different file formats. Too many formats and too many readers, to be able to comfortably read anything.

I'd like to have, at most, four different ebook readers, and everything in one of four file formats. (PDF, ePub, Mobi, DAISY.)

In looking at the file structure of the various eBook readers, it seemed that copying the ebooks to a folder that Calibre can access, would work. However, for the books I tried that with, not only was all of the associated metadata lost, but also author/title information. Calibre literally named the books c2, c2(2), etc.

Question:
Is there a simple way to get the book/title, and other associated metadata into Calibre, or am I going to have to transcribe it all by hand?

Amber

01-17-2012, 06:22 PM	#1
Fiat_Lux Addict Posts: 394 Karma: 6700000 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Gimel Device: tablets	Easiest way to add book/title/other metadata? Background: Between my various devices, I have about twenty different ebook readers. I also have ebooks in at least 15 different file formats. Too many formats and too many readers, to be able to comfortably read anything. I'd like to have, at most, four different ebook readers, and everything in one of four file formats. (PDF, ePub, Mobi, DAISY.) In looking at the file structure of the various eBook readers, it seemed that copying the ebooks to a folder that Calibre can access, would work. However, for the books I tried that with, not only was all of the associated metadata lost, but also author/title information. Calibre literally named the books c2, c2(2), etc. Question: Is there a simple way to get the book/title, and other associated metadata into Calibre, or am I going to have to transcribe it all by hand? Amber