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skb · 10-28-2015, 05:34 PM

Hi ZoeRochelle,

Calibre does store the pubs by author, so I'm not sure what the issue is there. When I first started using Calibre I used to worry about the file structure and especially stressed about duplicates...but now I never even look at it. Somehow I managed to de-geek myself (although not completely...I still fiddle with metadata).

I've got the same issue with iOS though. However, my "work around" isn't very elegant but it is effective and I put all my pubs on my idevice (nearly 4000) because I just don't want to be bothered figuring out what's on and what's not.

So, I realised I had the software iMazing. Basically I just add my pubs (via iMazing) like they're files.

I now connect with iMazing, go to Apps & select Marvin. Then select "Copy to Device" and I select the Calibre directory and then "search" for ".epub" and by default it returns the epubs in date order. I select the multiples of files I want and it transfers them to the device.

It's not as easy as using Calibre directly using the iOS/MarvinXD plugins, but it gets the job done. And, of course, there is an expense of buying software - so I realise it's not optimal.

10-28-2015, 05:34 PM	#2
skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	Hi ZoeRochelle, Calibre does store the pubs by author, so I'm not sure what the issue is there. When I first started using Calibre I used to worry about the file structure and especially stressed about duplicates...but now I never even look at it. Somehow I managed to de-geek myself (although not completely...I still fiddle with metadata). I've got the same issue with iOS though. However, my "work around" isn't very elegant but it is effective and I put all my pubs on my idevice (nearly 4000) because I just don't want to be bothered figuring out what's on and what's not. So, I realised I had the software iMazing. Basically I just add my pubs (via iMazing) like they're files. I now connect with iMazing, go to Apps & select Marvin. Then select "Copy to Device" and I select the Calibre directory and then "search" for ".epub" and by default it returns the epubs in date order. I select the multiples of files I want and it transfers them to the device. It's not as easy as using Calibre directly using the iOS/MarvinXD plugins, but it gets the job done. And, of course, there is an expense of buying software - so I realise it's not optimal.