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Originally Posted by chaley
This is a rather specialized need. I can't see many people wanting to do the same thing.
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Don't know about others but the fanfiction downloader plugin is very popular. In fact, I got calibre just for that. Fanfiction in general is getting very popular and there aren't many ways to download it properly to read on a portable device. And sitting on the PC and reading stories for hours is not really a good option. So there are many other people who uses Calibre for it I'm sure. Don't know how many uses CC though.
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Originally Posted by chaley
However, the more general need, re-downloading books that have changed, is certainly there and has been requested several times. Having calibre + CC optionally cooperate to determine if a particular format has changed wouldn't be terribly difficult. Unfortunately it might be slow, costing the time to look up the changed date of the file both in calibre and in CC, which could total to around 10 milliseconds per book (100 books per second). That is faster than doing it by hand, but it would add visible delay to the connection process.
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Why not add that in the option which would be turned off by default? That way, if someone wants the feature can use it knowing it will take time. Those who do not need it can ignore it and it won't affect them.
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Originally Posted by chaley
Thinking about your request, it seems that you could get most of what you want using reading list. My assumption is that you maintain that chapter count column by hand. If when you change that column you add the book to a reading list that is synced with the device then you books would be transferred next time you connect as a wireless device. Ahh, I note that the fanfic downloader plugin already supports automatic maintenance of a reading list, eliminating that manual step (if you use the plugin).
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Yes, the plugin automatically sets the chapter number and page count in their respective custom columns using reading list.
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Originally Posted by chaley
Another way to do the same thing more manually would be to have a yes/no column that you set to "Yes" when you change one of the books. When you connect as a wireless device you would search for ondevice:true and #col:yes, select all the books and send them to the device.
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How would that work for multiple updates though? Authors usually post one chapter at a time in (usually) random intervals. If I set yes for an update, I would have to set it as no after syncing. Seems more work than as it is right now.
Well, I see you and Kaufman came up with some good ideas. Would you still get a lot of support emails about it if it was added to the FAQ? I don't see many people asking what it does if the name is kept straightforward like 'Check for ebook updates' or something. If it is not too much trouble, I would love to see an option for this. It could possibly help other people too because like I said, fanfiction is getting very popular.
Thanks for your time.