I just wanted to mention, here in Marvin's section, too, this
essential tip for any owner of an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch:
In 2013, you
never need to use iTunes, for any purpose whatsoever, to make full use of your iDevice. It's a common prejudice and misconception, stemming out of ignorance, to believe otherwise. Anything you need to accomplish with an iDevice nowadays, can be accomplished wirelessly and without iTunes, frequently using iCloud, or, if you do want to take a look inside your iDevice, using the fabulous free software called
iFunBox:
www.i-funbox.com
It's free for both Windows and Mac. It's just great. It's like jailbreaking your iDevice,
without actually having to jailbreak it. In iFunBox, you get to see the insides of your iDevice in all clarity; all the folders and their structure are laid bare before you. iFunBox is what iTunes
should have been in the first place.
Naturally, you can also use iFunBox to perform fast, bulk transfers from/to Marvin's folder(s). (Although I actually prefer using SugarSync for loading Marvin content, because SugarSync mirrors my Calibre folder online, and I
rarely need to
bulk-add books into Marvin.)
I think the iFunBox version for Windows is more advanced than iFunBox for Mac. Best of all, iFunBox for Windows also works using WiFi, so you don't even need a USB cable to take a look inside your iDevice from your Windows computer, or for copying/moving files back & forth. (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't find the option for a wireless connection in iFunBox for Mac.)