Thread: CC doesn't upload edited book from PC-Calibre
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Old 12-19-2014, 05:10 AM   #2
chaley
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Originally Posted by leftright View Post
I edited/converted a book in PC-Calibre and embedded the metadata.
Connected CC-Tablet to PC-Calibre wirelessly, It synced and updated metadata.

The edited book wasn't sent/synchronised across, why ?.
Probably because you haven't enabled the "Sync Newer Book Files" option in CC. If that option is not checked, CC only syncs metadata.
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I deleted the book in CC-Tablet, resent the book from PC-Calibre.

when opening book from within CC, FBReader showed old book.

I deleted the old book from within FBReader

Resent boook from PC-Calibre and now the new version of the book opens in FBReader.

Is it necessary to go through all those steps to ensure that a book edited with PC-Calibre is correctly synchronised in CC AND FBReader ?.
If you check the option described above, CC will fetch changed books and store them wherever you have indicated in CC's settings.

I installed FBReader to test. The steps I took:
  1. Opened a book in FBReader
  2. Closed FBReader
  3. Changed the book in calibre
  4. Connected CC as a wireless device choosing "Sync books". The new file was sent to CC. I verified that the timestamp of the file changed using a file manager.
  5. Opened the book in FBReader from CC. The old text was still there.
  6. Opened the book in FBReader from a file manager. The old text was still there, demonstrating that it isn't a CC problem.
  7. Opened the book in Moon+ from CC. The new text was there.
  8. Opened some other book in FBReader then opened the original book. The new text was there.
Conclusion: apparently FBReader keeps a secret copy of the last book being read and does not check the timestamp of the file. There isn't much that CC can do about this.

The workarounds I see:
  1. Open a different book in FBReader then reopen the desired book. This process seems to replace the secret copy.
  2. Delete the book in FBReader before connecting CC. CC + calibre will resend the book if you have the option set and choose Connect/Sync books. IMO this isn't a good workaround.
  3. Use a reader app that doesn't have this problem.
There might be a setting in FBReader that affects this, but if so it isn't obvious.
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