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g007 · 08-13-2012, 10:02 PM

Hi,
No, sorry, I misspoke (mistyped?) I didn't mean edit the data — just see it/use it to sort and find books. I realize the app isn't meant to write to or otherwise manipulate the Calibre database on my computer. I did not, however, realize that seeing all the metadata wouldn't be available in the beta version. No worries, it can wait.

Regardless, I downloaded the new 0.8.64 version of Calibre and after I connected made sure not to touch the screen — it's all now working like a champ. I selected and copied multiple books to the device and was able to import them into MoonReader+ and Mantano Lite and see all the right Calibre metadata in those apps. Which is precisely what I was hoping for —*a streamlined way to import multiple books, and their Calibre metadata, to the e-readers on my device.

(And for what it's worth, Mantano Lite seems to successfully import the books and metadata from the folder Companion stores them in and it offers a fairly robust sorting and grouping interface using titles/authors/tags/collections itself.)

Thanks much!

08-13-2012, 10:02 PM	#20
g007 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: nexus 7	*Mac OS X/Nexus 7 —connecting/downloading resolved** Hi, No, sorry, I misspoke (mistyped?) I didn't mean edit the data — just see it/use it to sort and find books. I realize the app isn't meant to write to or otherwise manipulate the Calibre database on my computer. I did not, however, realize that seeing all the metadata wouldn't be available in the beta version. No worries, it can wait. Regardless, I downloaded the new 0.8.64 version of Calibre and after I connected made sure not to touch the screen — it's all now working like a champ. I selected and copied multiple books to the device and was able to import them into MoonReader+ and Mantano Lite and see all the right Calibre metadata in those apps. Which is precisely what I was hoping for —a streamlined way to import multiple books, and their Calibre metadata*, to the e-readers on my device. (And for what it's worth, Mantano Lite seems to successfully import the books and metadata from the folder Companion stores them in and it offers a fairly robust sorting and grouping interface using titles/authors/tags/collections itself.) Thanks much!