MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Renaming Amazon Books and X-Ray

eschwartz · 02-23-2014, 01:41 AM

I use a custom column called Original Filename, that I store the original filename of Amazon books, so theinfo is always linked and I can simply overwrite the book from calibre without problems.

X-Ray, as well as APNX, EndActions, annotations/bookmarks, etc. are all located in the appropriately named file within the {/ondevice/path/to/book}.sdr folder, and the path must match up.

The following save to device template will use the default save path (actually, I do cut the authors field short after the first author), but only if the field "#file" (seen as Original Filename) is empty. If "#field" has something in it, in other words an original filename, it uses that instead:

Code:

program: ifempty(field('#file'), template('[[author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)]]/[[title]] - [[authors:sublist(0,1,&)]]'))

You can also rename the folder+file combinations to move the .sdr folders to match up with where calibre puts the book.

I want a plugin that will let you use these files, saved in calibre, by sending them automatically, but I will most likely have to write it myself one of these days.

02-23-2014, 01:41 AM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I use a custom column called Original Filename, that I store the original filename of Amazon books, so theinfo is always linked and I can simply overwrite the book from calibre without problems. X-Ray, as well as APNX, EndActions, annotations/bookmarks, etc. are all located in the appropriately named file within the {/ondevice/path/to/book}.sdr folder, and the path must match up. The following save to device template will use the default save path (actually, I do cut the authors field short after the first author), but only if the field "#file" (seen as Original Filename) is empty. If "#field" has something in it, in other words an original filename, it uses that instead: Code: program: ifempty(field('#file'), template('[[author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)]]/[[title]] - [[authors:sublist(0,1,&)]]')) You can also rename the folder+file combinations to move the .sdr folders to match up with where calibre puts the book. I want a plugin that will let you use these files, saved in calibre, by sending them automatically, but I will most likely have to write it myself one of these days.