Thread: [iOS] Wish List
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Old 12-10-2016, 08:46 AM   #15
thinkblot
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Originally Posted by chaley View Post
This is actually a common request for exactly the reasons you gave.

Although the connection between a book and the metadata is deeply baked into CC+calibre, there is a good workaround that solves the space issue. Instead of sending the "real" book, send an (almost) empty txt file. These take up almost no space on your device and satisfy the linkage requirement. For more info on how easily to do this, see our FAQ How can I use CC as a catalog, not for reading?.
Thank you!! I will look into this idea

Edit: This works really well - and all of my books actually fit onto my tiny iPad! Thanks!!

Last edited by thinkblot; 12-23-2016 at 08:09 PM. Reason: Update after looking into using empty text files
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