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Old 04-21-2013, 04:33 AM   #8
Adoby
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The thing I like the most with my current scheme is that I don't even have to have my PC and my Xoom running at the same time. That was really the goal I wanted to achieve in the first place. But I cheat using an always on NAS... I connect calibre to a folder on my NAS, that is also shared over wifi. That means that I can always work in calibre and push books, without caring even if the Xoom is running or not. Usually when I am on the PC the Xoom is in a dock charging on another floor, and it will still automatically sync when needed. And I don't have to go fetch it or start CC or anything. When I am done with calibre and have updated the faked device in the shared folder, I can just shut off the PC.

The next time I am using the Xoom, I do have to hit import in Mantano to make the new books available in Mantano, that is a little annoying. But I can catch up on MobileRead while it is importing.

I can usually avoid having to reimport anything by being careful with metadata the first time. Another trick to avoid having to do a manual reimport after changing metadata is to add a version number to the title. Title v2. Mantano will then just think that the previous book has been deleted and will import the new one with updated metadata.

I don't use any reading lists. The books on my Xoom are all books that I intend to read, or read again. I just make sure that ALL books that I am interested in and have fixed up are available on my Xoom. Sometimes I create custom collections in Mantano to keep track of books I am reading or intend to read next.

I normally only use calibre to fix metadata and covers for new books. And to send them to the shared folder on the NAS.

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