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Originally Posted by elnino5
I have been collecting e-books for awhile, but my files are overwhelming and scattered all over my PC. So I'm looking at using calibre to manage them and help me organize them, and actually start reading them. =). After viewing the video, I think calibre will work very nicely!
When I import them by directory and sub directories into calibre, will:
1) all the files will be copied and stored in the Calibre Library\ folder?
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Yes.
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2) I then be able to delete the original files?
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Yes.
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3) will it maintain the original file date?
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I don't think so, but I've also never looked. Calibre does record the date you add the book to the library and when you modified it. The GetFileName plugin can store the last modified date in a custom column when adding the book to calibre.
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More questions:
When I copy other books from my phone, can I then delete those copies too?
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Yes.
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Will it recognize any duplicates?
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Calibre can recognise duplicates based on the author and title. It will give some options when this is detected as to what happens (and I've completely forgotten what they are).
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Is there a max number of books? After a quick scan, and I apparantly have 6700 PDFs in one directory/sub directory.
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At 6700 books, your library will still be on the small size. If you search, people have asked about whether calibre can handle libraries in the hundreds of thousands. And the answer is yes.
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