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Would it be a good idea at this point to rethink the way Calibre handles duplicate adds?
At this time, if I add a book which already exists, it is treated as a new book. This was fine when Calibre only handled one type of ebook...but that's not the case now. If I add my Kindle library (most of which are in MOBI format) to Calibre, most of the books are already in Calibre's database, in Sony format. I'm not adding new books, I'm simply adding new files in additional formats. I would hope that Calibre would simply move the new MOBI copies into each existing book's folder.
This adds the question of metadata...how should Calibre handle this situation when the book title matches but the rest of the metadata in the newly added file is different? I would hope/expect that Calibre's metadata would trump anything that's already in the newly added file. Most likely, any differences are simply issues of spelling variations, etc. That's why I am using Calibre in the first place, so I can have one place to store my EBooks that ensures consistent information.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this?
(And Kovid, you really need to start charging for this software. I've sent you money a couple of times already and I'm glad to do so, but really it's not fair for you to have to count on the goodwill of your users to reward your efforts)
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