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kathyfromboston - try this
- Create a new folder on the 'old' laptop- call it New Books
- Start calibre on the 'old' laptop
- Create a library in the New Books folder
- Switch to the 'old' library on the 'old' laptop
- Sort by Date and select the books you added in January
- Copy those books to the New Books library
- Close calibre
- Copy the New Books library to a thumb drive
- Put the thumb drive into the repaired laptop
- Start calibre on the repaired laptop
- Switch to the New Books library on the thumb drive
- Select all the books
- Copy the selected books to your real library
The
Switch/Create tool is in the library icon dropdown. The
Copy to library tool is probably in the book list context (right click) menu, if not use
Preferences->Toolbars and menus to add it to a menu/toolbar
BR