Thread: Kobo Device Driver Update
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Old 02-03-2015, 09:39 PM   #233
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Originally Posted by crochetgeek2010 View Post
Hi,
I did my research and figured it out. kepub's are created at time of load to Calibre. They never update meta data. So if you send Kepub's you get original meta data.

My H20 does not recognize the books loaded until disconnect and it processes them.

So if you upload a kepub and then disconnect the H20 you (original meta data shows from time of load into Calibre) and then reconnect the H20 you can then use the Kobo utilities to update the meta data.

Unless there is a way when you update meta data it can reconvert epubs to kepubs or update the kepub to grab the modified meta data its a royal pain for me. Speed difference or not (I will admit I do see a difference) the meta data is more important to me then speed my library on my H20.

Ideally I would be able to select books and convert them to kepub and have Calibre auto update meta data stored in the format. I only see the option for it to create the kepub at time of book upload, unless I am missing something?
OK, that explains it. You have calibre set to automatically convert the book to kepub when you add it to the library. But, the kepub support for calibre is not complete. It does not support updating the metadata in the book. I will have a look at adding it as or creating a plugin for it. The only problem bit might be the cover.

In the meantime, you will need to reconvert the books that have you have changed the metadata for. And for new books, I would turn off the automatic conversion when adding and do one of the following:

- Do the conversion manually after you are satisfied the metadata is correct.
- Change the configuration of the KoboTouch driver not to send epubs (or whatever format you are getting). And make sure kepub is the first format in the list. When you send a book, it will do the conversion to kepub. That should include the latest metadata and cover. The kepub will be added to the calibre library.
- Use the KoboExtendedDriver. This generates the kepub during the send and after the epub has been updated with the metadata. The kepub is sent to the device, but it is not saved to the calibre library. This means every time you send it, the latest version of the epub and metadata will be used.

I usually recommend the last method. To me it is the cleanest method as there is little point in having kepubs in your calibre library. While the calibre viewer will open them, nothing else can.
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