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Originally Posted by Adoby
The save template only controls the path and filename outside the library. You can't change the folders in the library. But after you have saved the book to the folder of your choice, using the save template, you can delete the book from the library.
The paths and names can be "constructed" from metadata like genre or published date or series whatever. Extremely powerful.
A typical work flow could be to add a set of books to an empty calibre library. Edit metadata and download cover and other metadata until the books are fine. Then convert and save the books. Verify that the books and the paths are OK. After that delete the books from the library. Done!
Of course you could also keep the books in the library as a backup or to quickly find out what books you already have. Perhaps even to search using tags or other features. Who knows, you might even skip saving the books outside calibre?  |
This post is spot-on. Forget about Calibre creating a library. With his workflow mentioned above, the book is only in the library for a couple of minutes while you're downloading metadata and converting. Once you've created the proper save-to-disk template, your workflow is simple:
1. Start Calibre.
2. Drag the book to convert into Calibre.
3. Download metadata and cover, do any cleanup of the title and author fields, convert, etc until you get it the way you want.
4. Save to disk.
5. Delete from Calibre. You now have a converted ebook exactly the way you want it, in whatever folder structure you set up with your save-to-disk template.
If you follow these steps, your Calibre library will be empty every time you close the program, so the fact that it has its own library is a moot point.