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swineone · 09-30-2018, 03:50 PM

Thanks for replying.

So as I understand, Calibre Companion is used to sync with the Mac, but then to actually read books, I have to transfer them from Calibre Companion to the reader app, and manually delete them when done? And in the meanwhile, they will be taking up space in both apps (Calibre Companion and the reader app)? I have to admit, I find that a little awkward. In that regard, iBooks is in my opinion much better.

Can you add ebooks to Calibre Companion in the iPad? Will they sync back to Calibre running in the Mac?

What about tagging? Will Calibre Companion work correctly with the subgroups/genres tagging system that I mentioned in my post?

My understanding is that Calibre Companion's main advantage is that it shows up as a device inside Calibre. Is it the only app for iPad that does that?

Sorry for asking so many questions, but I'm really struggling to "get" how Calibre and Calibre Companion works.

09-30-2018, 03:50 PM	#3
swineone Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2018 Device: iPad Pro 10.5"	Thanks for replying. So as I understand, Calibre Companion is used to sync with the Mac, but then to actually read books, I have to transfer them from Calibre Companion to the reader app, and manually delete them when done? And in the meanwhile, they will be taking up space in both apps (Calibre Companion and the reader app)? I have to admit, I find that a little awkward. In that regard, iBooks is in my opinion much better. Can you add ebooks to Calibre Companion in the iPad? Will they sync back to Calibre running in the Mac? What about tagging? Will Calibre Companion work correctly with the subgroups/genres tagging system that I mentioned in my post? My understanding is that Calibre Companion's main advantage is that it shows up as a device inside Calibre. Is it the only app for iPad that does that? Sorry for asking so many questions, but I'm really struggling to "get" how Calibre and Calibre Companion works.