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Originally Posted by Turtle91
A little expansion on the above comment:
You can get Calibre to include the metadata by adding an extra step in the process. After you've updated the metadata you need to select "Polish Books" and then update the cover/metadata in the epub file itself. It's pretty easy...just a couple of clicks. Unfortunately Calibre doesn't automatically add metadata for some of the things the plugin would add, like word count. But you can manually do that (I think there is a separate process for that, but I'm not sure what it is) and then polish.
You can also have a completely separate OPDS server, like I do. I run the server from a different machine that has been set up to respond to internet requests with a username/password. In that case you don't have to polish the books to update the metadata, all you do is use "Save to disk" and it automatically does the update for you. I personally save to a hot-folder that Calibre is monitoring from the server. Calibre automagically adds the new book to the OPDS library and it is available within seconds. I can add books to, and download from, my library from anywhere around the world that has an internet connection. It just so happens to be free, which is why I like that option over Calibre Companion. It does take some tenacity and computer know-how to get it set up...
There is another option as well. If you have a dropbox account you can simply "save to disk" to a folder on dropbox. You can allow Marvin access to your dropbox by selecting settings from the library page, then General settings, then "Link to Dropbox". After you have done that you can download books by selecting Dropbox instead of OPDS from the "Get Books From" menu.
I hope that helps!
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Thank you, I'm happy to say that I've finally fixed my calibre problem!