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Sweetpea · 02-11-2013, 08:20 AM

I know Calibre supports only one file per format per book. I don't ask that that be changed, but I'm asking for a creative solution to my problem. Please think with me!

The situation. I create my own PDF files (using LaTeX). These are made up specifically for my 5" BeBook Mini. Recently, I bought myself a gift: a Pyrus Mini. This is a 4.3" reader and I find the 5" PDF's are slightly too large (as in: the fonts will become slightly too small to read comfortably).

So, I created another template for my PDF generation to generate a new PDF, specifically for that 4.3" screen. But I also want to keep the 5" versions for my BBMini....

I wonder what would be the best way to save both versions. Should I create a new Library, with only those 4.3" PDF's? Or should I add them in my current Library as a second book, with the same metadata? Or should I not put them in Calibre anyway and go back to my old system of having a folder I'll copy to that Pyrus? Any ideas?

02-11-2013, 08:20 AM	#1
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Multipe books of the same format I know Calibre supports only one file per format per book. I don't ask that that be changed, but I'm asking for a creative solution to my problem. Please think with me! The situation. I create my own PDF files (using LaTeX). These are made up specifically for my 5" BeBook Mini. Recently, I bought myself a gift: a Pyrus Mini. This is a 4.3" reader and I find the 5" PDF's are slightly too large (as in: the fonts will become slightly too small to read comfortably). So, I created another template for my PDF generation to generate a new PDF, specifically for that 4.3" screen. But I also want to keep the 5" versions for my BBMini.... I wonder what would be the best way to save both versions. Should I create a new Library, with only those 4.3" PDF's? Or should I add them in my current Library as a second book, with the same metadata? Or should I not put them in Calibre anyway and go back to my old system of having a folder I'll copy to that Pyrus? Any ideas?