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Old 12-14-2008, 06:34 PM   #1
carpii
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Device: Iliad or Sony
Calibre : minor suggestions

Just an idea for calibre..

Id like to randomly download ebooks from various sources and just save them, into a single directory.

As it stands, I then have to load them into Calibre, convert them and then upload them to the device.

Id like to see a few features to streamline all of this...

1) Ability to set a default 'single directory' path, so that clicking the Add Books button will use that path instead of prompting each time

2) Ability to watch a directory for changes, and automatically convert any books which appear here, into a set format. Ie.. watch /home/carpii/ebooks and if it finds any new books, convert them to Sony format, and tell calibre to automatically upload them to the device the next time its connected

This would make a great addition I think

Finally, a lot of open source software have a 'pledge' area, whereby you can say how much you would be willing to donate if this feature was added. This would be great, and a nice way to help encourage people to contribute to the softwares development.

Maybe I could set the ball rolling by pledging $100 for the above features?

Thanks
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