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LouieChuckyMerry · 10-23-2013, 12:50 AM

Hello and thank you in advance for any help. I find Calibre's making of a library unnecessary (and rather time-consuming) for my needs and was wondering if it's possible to use Calibre as a simple converter-editor without it creating a library. Presently I use Calibre to convert various ebook formats into epub files then add covers, but because Calibre imports copies of my selected files-folders and renames them upon converting-editing, I need to take the time to rename every individual file and folder to my preferred format after Calibre is finished. Put differently, is there a way to use Calibre for ebook files the same way I use Mp3tag for music files, directly editing the imported files without making copies in a library? Thanks again for any help.

10-23-2013, 12:50 AM	#1
LouieChuckyMerry Member Posts: 17 Karma: 347166 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle 4 NT	Is It Possible To Use Calibre As A Converter-Editor Without Creating A Library? Hello and thank you in advance for any help. I find Calibre's making of a library unnecessary (and rather time-consuming) for my needs and was wondering if it's possible to use Calibre as a simple converter-editor without it creating a library. Presently I use Calibre to convert various ebook formats into epub files then add covers, but because Calibre imports copies of my selected files-folders and renames them upon converting-editing, I need to take the time to rename every individual file and folder to my preferred format after Calibre is finished. Put differently, is there a way to use Calibre for ebook files the same way I use Mp3tag for music files, directly editing the imported files without making copies in a library? Thanks again for any help.