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Inferno · 07-24-2014, 11:39 AM

I don't ever use send to device. I save my files with the metadata saved and the file names formatted so the books will list on my android in order by series. I find that even when the series info is in the metadata the ebook reader I use on my android does not list the books in order by series and is a pain.

I prefer to have my ebooks I'm reading on my sd card in author folders so I can switch between ebook readers if I need to go to another reader if the file format does not match my reader of choice.

I use calibre as a library management program only and save the books I want to read to a directory, then copy that directory to my sd card. Makes it easy to switch devices if I run out of power on one and need to go to my "backup" android.

I make a decision about how to save the author names in the case of anthologies or will save them in an "anthology" folder with the file names truncated. The decision of what authors I want to read is made by going through my calibre library.

My question was more about the limits in calibre about the field.

07-24-2014, 11:39 AM	#3
Inferno Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 2016606 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: android tablets	I don't ever use send to device. I save my files with the metadata saved and the file names formatted so the books will list on my android in order by series. I find that even when the series info is in the metadata the ebook reader I use on my android does not list the books in order by series and is a pain. I prefer to have my ebooks I'm reading on my sd card in author folders so I can switch between ebook readers if I need to go to another reader if the file format does not match my reader of choice. I use calibre as a library management program only and save the books I want to read to a directory, then copy that directory to my sd card. Makes it easy to switch devices if I run out of power on one and need to go to my "backup" android. I make a decision about how to save the author names in the case of anthologies or will save them in an "anthology" folder with the file names truncated. The decision of what authors I want to read is made by going through my calibre library. My question was more about the limits in calibre about the field.