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BobKat · 04-10-2012, 11:59 AM

I think I messed up the first try at adding a library, so I deleted calibre and am starting fresh with the portable version.

Sorry for all the questions at once.

If I have, say, five different folders with books in each set up by author in sub folders:
under the Folder I made called ebooks I have subfolders :
Sci Fi ( five authors and a few books each)
Historical
Mixed collection: Few hundred at least in here from over the years ( mismatch of different genres in text, pdf etc.. ) These are listed by a mix of folders, some with names of authors, some with book title as the folder name, some with a combination of book title and author.
cookbooks

All the above are generally organized by folders with the author's name. Some loose books jumbled together and unorganized.

My Question:
How do I add to calibre?
Should I work on them and transfer all to one folder or can I add them individually through calibre?
Do I go about adding folders by pointing calibre to each sub folder or can i just target the Ebook folder that contains them all?

What is the best format to set up the books for adding into Calibre?
Should I make a folder with author name then a sub folder with book name , and then a book file with name and author as the file name? or should I just lump all books in one folder with the file name of ; author, book. extension?

04-10-2012, 11:59 AM	#1
BobKat Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 510988 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle	Best way to add folders to Calibre? Adding and organizing books? newbie I think I messed up the first try at adding a library, so I deleted calibre and am starting fresh with the portable version. Sorry for all the questions at once. If I have, say, five different folders with books in each set up by author in sub folders: under the Folder I made called ebooks I have subfolders : Sci Fi ( five authors and a few books each) Historical Mixed collection: Few hundred at least in here from over the years ( mismatch of different genres in text, pdf etc.. ) These are listed by a mix of folders, some with names of authors, some with book title as the folder name, some with a combination of book title and author. cookbooks All the above are generally organized by folders with the author's name. Some loose books jumbled together and unorganized. My Question: How do I add to calibre? Should I work on them and transfer all to one folder or can I add them individually through calibre? Do I go about adding folders by pointing calibre to each sub folder or can i just target the Ebook folder that contains them all? What is the best format to set up the books for adding into Calibre? Should I make a folder with author name then a sub folder with book name , and then a book file with name and author as the file name? or should I just lump all books in one folder with the file name of ; author, book. extension? Last edited by BobKat; 04-10-2012 at 12:33 PM.