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1) Calibre seems to take time converting my PDF books when I open them in the Calibre viewer (and sometimes this take a considerably long time). It also re-formats the pages, layout, etc. I did find one post that discussed a much earlier version of Calibre, and why the program did this. I was wondering if there was a work-around for this? Can I "turn off" the conversion process in some way, and just view the normal PDF "image"? I just want to view the standard PDF page (basically like an image). I like that Calibre allows me to open my PDF books with Adobe etc. But it would be great to have the ability to read my PDF volumes within Calibre. Any thoughts on this?
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The calibre ebook viewer is an epub-viewer with a converter bolted on the front. As you have no doubt read PDF is the worst place to start, see ==>>
Calibre User Manual FAQ; What are the best source formats to convert?
My advice is to use a native PDF viewer, there are plenty to choose from
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2) I have used metadata tagging software (such as ID3 tagging for MP3 files in great programs like Media Monkey) that allows one to rename the actual file being accessed based on selected elements in the file metadata, and based on user-selected information within the metadata (like artist, song title, date etc). I know Calibre makes a copy of the original PDF file and places it in its own program folder. But I would still like to quickly rename many of my original PDF files from within Calibre, and base these new names on the metadata (so actually performing two tasks at once). This helps for organization of my actual files, and saves renaming a PDF file as well as then acquiring metadata for that file. Can Calibre allow me to even access and rename the original PDF file without exiting the program? Even this would help.
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The folder and file names in the library are sacrosanct, don't even think about changing them. If you want to keep a copy as you suggest use the Save to Disk feature with a template.
But why do you need to have rigid file names, you can view a library every which way, using its search and sorting facilities. I suggest you check out the View Manager plugin.
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3) I have a large physical library that I would also like to include within Calibre. This way I could search for all volumes (digital or physical) that deal with a specific topic I'm research or writing on etc. I have read a few posts that provide work-arounds for including physical books and their bibliography within the program, but these procedures seem a little bit onerous. Can anyone recommend a quicker way to do this (I have a LOT of books)? Are there plans to include the ability to use something like a QR/barcode scanner within Calibre? I know this is more for physical books and libraries, which is not really the purpose of Calibre. However, the cataloguing, searching, and organizing functions in Calibre seem to work so well that it would be great to have this broader feature to more formally add physical books to the program.
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People have used bar code scanners to help load their physical book library. A search for 'bar code' in the Library Management sub forum should find some threads. The
Add Books->Add books by ISBN feature is specifically designed for the task, in that it adds books from a list of ISBN's - you would then use Metadata Download to fill in the blanks. And if you happen to have a spreadsheet listing of your books you could make use of the Import List plugin.
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