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Old 01-13-2019, 06:57 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
If you download an editable format from the server to a suitable device then you can edit it in place (e.g. edit a DOCX with WPS on Android).

Then next time you run the GUI on a desktop you can return it to the library by dropping it back into the book details panel and then doing any conversions etc.

You could do similar with EPUB, but you'd probably need to unpack it and edit with a text editor, and repack it before returning it to the library. Unless you have an EPUB editor for your device.

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Yes, of course. But it's a clumsy, roundabout and more time-consuming way, compared to editing books and metadata in the full Calibre program. And as Calibre runs perfectly well not only on desktops and laptops, but also on modern Windows tablets, the need for a multi-access solution has increased. I personally use Dropbox (paid version) and it works well enough, but it's not perfect and one must be very careful to avoid messing up the library.

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