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rjh4242 · 10-21-2013, 05:41 PM

This is brilliant!!! Thanks so much. It's what I've been looking for for years in terms of a way to integrate a great book reader on my iPad with calibre.

I have a question - I'm not sure if i've done something wrong or if this is a bug or a "feature", so i'm posting here to start with. Happy to provide more details if necessary.

Here's what I've done so far:

I installed both the iOs reader plugin and the Marvin XD plug in in calibre, and set them up according to the instructions on page 1 of this thread.

I installed Marvin on my iPad and imported the included ebooks.

I connected the iPad to my laptop, started calibre, started Marvin on the iPad and clicked on the cloud and calibre. Hey presto! The device was detected.

I copied my books from my calibre library into Marvin by selecting them in calibre and then clicking "Send to device". Sure enough, they showed up in Marvin. yeay!!!

I then started Marvin XD, and it detected all my books. However, everything i had copied from calibre to Marvin showed up in Yellow, not Green. I don't understand this, because initially there was nothing in my Marvin library except the included books, so the metadata of all the other books should be identical between calibre and Marvin.

I then copied the included books from Marvin into calibre using Marvin XD. They turned green, as I expected.

I disconnected my iPad using the disconnect button in Marvin, and then reconnected again. This time all the books turned yellow, INCLUDING the ones I had copied from Marvin that were green when originally copied.

When I checked the metadata in the books that are yellow, the only thing highlighted as different was the cover. Is there some sort of conversion of the cover which means it does't stay the same between Marvin and calibre? Did I do something wrong in the transfer? Thanks for any clarification you can give.

Details of setup:
Windows 7 x64 on an ASUS ux32vd laptop with 10Gb Ram
calibre x64 1.7.0 clean installed before starting this process
ios Reader applications plugin version 1.2.1
Marvin XD plugin v 1.0.8.
iTunes 11.1.1.11
iPad 3 wi-fi only, 64Gb (with 28Gb free) running ios7
Marvin 2.2.5 on iPad

10-21-2013, 05:41 PM	#60
rjh4242 Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra H2O, Marvin 3 on iPad/iPhone	Matching Marvin metadata with Calibre This is brilliant!!! Thanks so much. It's what I've been looking for for years in terms of a way to integrate a great book reader on my iPad with calibre. I have a question - I'm not sure if i've done something wrong or if this is a bug or a "feature", so i'm posting here to start with. Happy to provide more details if necessary. Here's what I've done so far: I installed both the iOs reader plugin and the Marvin XD plug in in calibre, and set them up according to the instructions on page 1 of this thread. I installed Marvin on my iPad and imported the included ebooks. I connected the iPad to my laptop, started calibre, started Marvin on the iPad and clicked on the cloud and calibre. Hey presto! The device was detected. I copied my books from my calibre library into Marvin by selecting them in calibre and then clicking "Send to device". Sure enough, they showed up in Marvin. yeay!!! I then started Marvin XD, and it detected all my books. However, everything i had copied from calibre to Marvin showed up in Yellow, not Green. I don't understand this, because initially there was nothing in my Marvin library except the included books, so the metadata of all the other books should be identical between calibre and Marvin. I then copied the included books from Marvin into calibre using Marvin XD. They turned green, as I expected. I disconnected my iPad using the disconnect button in Marvin, and then reconnected again. This time all the books turned yellow, INCLUDING the ones I had copied from Marvin that were green when originally copied. When I checked the metadata in the books that are yellow, the only thing highlighted as different was the cover. Is there some sort of conversion of the cover which means it does't stay the same between Marvin and calibre? Did I do something wrong in the transfer? Thanks for any clarification you can give. Details of setup: Windows 7 x64 on an ASUS ux32vd laptop with 10Gb Ram calibre x64 1.7.0 clean installed before starting this process ios Reader applications plugin version 1.2.1 Marvin XD plugin v 1.0.8. iTunes 11.1.1.11 iPad 3 wi-fi only, 64Gb (with 28Gb free) running ios7 Marvin 2.2.5 on iPad Last edited by rjh4242; 10-21-2013 at 05:43 PM.