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davidfor · 01-09-2014, 06:56 PM

exachillus: calibre shows what books are on the device on when it is connected, but doesn't record this when it isn't connected. If you want this, you need to do it some other way. The same goes for sending the books. anacreon has described one way.

Another way is with the Reading List plugin. This is a way of creating lists. When a book is added to or removed from a list, a column can be updated. There are also some special lists. One of these will rebuild the list each time the device is connected. The list is remembered when the device is disconnected. You can also create "send on connect" lists. These will send the books to the device when it is connected. Both of these list types can be configured for a particular device. So, you can set up one for each reader.

There is also the SmartEject plugin. This is a button to eject the device. When you press it, it can check if all the books in the library are on the device. I think it can display the list of missing books, but I only use it for the convenience of having a separate eject button.

01-09-2014, 06:56 PM	#6
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	exachillus: calibre shows what books are on the device on when it is connected, but doesn't record this when it isn't connected. If you want this, you need to do it some other way. The same goes for sending the books. anacreon has described one way. Another way is with the Reading List plugin. This is a way of creating lists. When a book is added to or removed from a list, a column can be updated. There are also some special lists. One of these will rebuild the list each time the device is connected. The list is remembered when the device is disconnected. You can also create "send on connect" lists. These will send the books to the device when it is connected. Both of these list types can be configured for a particular device. So, you can set up one for each reader. There is also the SmartEject plugin. This is a button to eject the device. When you press it, it can check if all the books in the library are on the device. I think it can display the list of missing books, but I only use it for the convenience of having a separate eject button.