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Originally Posted by Inukami
My Book Details panel is also on the right. Didn't realise you can have it on the right or left.
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You can't, that was a mistake (since corrected)
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Originally Posted by BetterRed
On most occasions I simply replace the existing content with the new content by dragging it into the book's Detail panel (left sidebar).
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Originally Posted by Inukami
Thanks for that. It seem relatively simply and easy to update the content of a book. Just to clarify, this only works if the book titles are the same?
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No, when you drag-'n-drop a file into the book details panel any metadata within the file and its file name are irrelevant. If a file of the same type already exists for the book then it will be replaced by the file dropped into Book Details, otherwise the file dropped will be added to the book. Similarly with covers, if you drag the file "FreddyFrog.png" into Book Details, you end up with that image in a "cover.jpg" file.
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Originally Posted by BetterRed
If I wanted to replace the existing content, I would first copy the book from the "Target" library to an "Archive" library, and then make an entry to that effect in the book's Notes custom column, and then I would drag-drop the new content file into Book Details panel of the book in the "Target" library.
If I wanted to keep the existing content, but not throw away the new content, I would do the same except I would drag-drop the new content file into Book Details panel of the book in the "Archive" library.
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Originally Posted by Inukami
I like the way of managing the books into different libraries before making it final. Are the different libraries in the same instance or do you have them in different instances do you can see them side by side?
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They are different physical libraries.
The major benefits result from importing books into a separate "Intake" library and getting the metadata correct before moving them to the "Target" library. Bit like preparing a meal in the kitchen and taking it to the dining room. The "Archive" library is an embellishment.
Calibre does not support concurrent use of multiple libraries, or multiple instances of calibre, so you can't look at two libraries side-by-side. I work around this to some degree by running multiple version 2 content server instances against my "Target" libraries, version 2 content-server has no update capability so it's pretty safe.
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Originally Posted by Inukami
Does that mean you also have a massive "Archive" library as well as your "Target" Main/Normal library?
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No, because, a) I only move books there occasionally and b) I don't leave books in "Archive" for very long.
After putting a book in "Archive" then at some later time (days/weeks) I will review the content and decide whether I want to keep what I put there in addition to what's in the "Target" library. I should rename that library to something like "Abeyance", "Parking Lot", or "For Review".
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