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crane3 · 03-12-2016, 12:35 PM

The Calibre subdirectory FAQ:

I have a copy of a calibre library on an SD card. Can CC use it?

Yes. The CC Cloud Connection includes the ability to use calibre libraries stored on the device either in main memory or on an SD card. See CC Settings / Cloud Connection / Cloud Provider / Library on device or SD card.

More Details

For purposes of the "local library" connection, a "calibre library" is defined by the presence of the file "metadata.db", which is calibre's database. If you put that file in a directory on an SD card then CC will see it as a library. However, it won't be particularly useful library because none of the book covers or files are there. To make it useful, simply copy the calibre library directory on your PC to a sub-directory on the SD card. Don't put the calibre library in the topmost (root) directory; CC won't find it there. Don't pick and choose what you copy -- copy everything in the calibre library. When you are finished you should have a directory on the SD card containing a lot of author directories and the metadata.db. This directory is the one to use as the "calibre library on device or SD card".

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FAQ collections reference:

Grouping, sorting, and searching

ID #1036
Why does the sort menu disappear when I select User Collections (Sony-style collections)?

Collections are sorted by calibre, and Calibre Companion must respect that order. Although it would be possible to add yet another sort type to the list, we thought that the need would be too rare to compensate for the extra confusion about what it means.
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Don't know if the "collections" really mean collections the same way as done by Aldiko & Mantano. Haven't looked into it yet.

Guess will do the wifi thing for the initial load of CC onto my tablets.

03-12-2016, 12:35 PM	#20
crane3 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 5007204 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Calif Device: Fire hdx 8.9, Tab S2, Tab S5e, Aura ONE	The Calibre subdirectory FAQ: I have a copy of a calibre library on an SD card. Can CC use it? Yes. The CC Cloud Connection includes the ability to use calibre libraries stored on the device either in main memory or on an SD card. See CC Settings / Cloud Connection / Cloud Provider / Library on device or SD card. More Details For purposes of the "local library" connection, a "calibre library" is defined by the presence of the file "metadata.db", which is calibre's database. If you put that file in a directory on an SD card then CC will see it as a library. However, it won't be particularly useful library because none of the book covers or files are there. To make it useful, simply copy the calibre library directory on your PC to a sub-directory on the SD card. Don't put the calibre library in the topmost (root) directory; CC won't find it there. Don't pick and choose what you copy -- copy everything in the calibre library. When you are finished you should have a directory on the SD card containing a lot of author directories and the metadata.db. This directory is the one to use as the "calibre library on device or SD card". ============================================= FAQ collections reference: Grouping, sorting, and searching ID #1036 Why does the sort menu disappear when I select User Collections (Sony-style collections)? Collections are sorted by calibre, and Calibre Companion must respect that order. Although it would be possible to add yet another sort type to the list, we thought that the need would be too rare to compensate for the extra confusion about what it means. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't know if the "collections" really mean collections the same way as done by Aldiko & Mantano. Haven't looked into it yet. Guess will do the wifi thing for the initial load of CC onto my tablets.