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Originally Posted by niagara94
If I have CC scan for epubs on connect is that the only format that it can scan for or can it also scan for Kindle books?
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It will scan for any kind of book that you have enabled in settings, add them to its database, then ask calibre whether it knows about the books. The problem is that most books do not have all the metadata necessary to ensure an exact match with calibre. For example, mobi books often have the authors spelled differently from the calibre data, so calibre won't know that the books are the same.
If you end up with books on CC that are on calibre but not matched, you can use the "Match Books" function in calibre to connect them together again. To do this you go to calibre's device view, right-click on a not "In Library" book, and select the matching book in the library.
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Also, am I right in assuming that wouldn't work if I had to reformat a device unless I had CC storing the books on the microSD card in the first place?
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CC must be able to see the books, so yes, you need them somewhere. You could make backups of CC's books folder, or move the books folder to the SD card.
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If I did have it scan on connect, how would I go about doing that?
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Not sure what you are asking. If you are asking how CC finds the books, they must be in its book folder. If this is on your device (not SC card) then you need to copy the books from the backup on the SD card that you must make. If the books are kept on the SD card then you point CC at them using CC's settings. See the CC FAQ entry
How do I change the folder(s) on my device where the books are stored?
And you are welcome.
