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Phssthpok · 09-12-2018, 09:39 AM

I have discovered that I have more books on my Kindle than I have in my calibre library. A check of one of my collections found one of them -- a sequel was published to what I'd taken as a standalone book, so I made it #1 of a series in Calibre, but on the Kindle I still had the original un-series-ed copy as well as the new series-ed copy (filenames "BOOK.azw3" and "SERIES 01 - BOOK.azw3").

I could trawl through the list by hand, but it would take me a while (I have my entire library on the Kindle, over 3500 books). I could delete and reload, but that would not being able to use my Kindle for about 3 days, extrapolating from upload speeds for smaller numbers of books. Neither solution strikes me as a fun way to spend my time.

Can anyone tell me how I can find books on the Kindle which do NOT have a corresponding file in the Calibre library?

09-12-2018, 09:39 AM	#1
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 571 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	Find books on device which are NOT in library? I have discovered that I have more books on my Kindle than I have in my calibre library. A check of one of my collections found one of them -- a sequel was published to what I'd taken as a standalone book, so I made it #1 of a series in Calibre, but on the Kindle I still had the original un-series-ed copy as well as the new series-ed copy (filenames "BOOK.azw3" and "SERIES 01 - BOOK.azw3"). I could trawl through the list by hand, but it would take me a while (I have my entire library on the Kindle, over 3500 books). I could delete and reload, but that would not being able to use my Kindle for about 3 days, extrapolating from upload speeds for smaller numbers of books. Neither solution strikes me as a fun way to spend my time. Can anyone tell me how I can find books on the Kindle which do NOT have a corresponding file in the Calibre library?