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Originally Posted by lumpynose
If I want the book's metadata on the kobo to match what's in calibre wouldn't I want them added as new?
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@theducks is basically right. With the appropriate driver options, it will all work out. Or you can use the plugin to update the metadata.
The "Do not treat replacements as new books" option is to avoid losing the reading status and bookmarks when calibre sends an updated book. This is turned on by default, and is fine unless you change the internal structure or ToC of the book. In that case, you should removed the book. If you are just fixing typos or formatting, it is usually safe to have this option turned on.
If you are just fixing metadata, the driver can do this automatically. Look at the options under "Update metadata on the device". With those turned on, the driver will check for differences between what is on the device and in calibre and update the device as needed. This only updates the database on the device, it doesn't change the actual books. Unless you have a lot of books on the device and make a lot of metadata changes, this is pretty quick.
If you only want to update the metadata occasionally, you can use the plugins "Update metadata in device library". That only acts on the selected books, so it is quick. But, has to be started manually.
About the only proviso with this is if the metadata you change is something that is used in the save template when sending the book. Mine is:
Code:
{:'current_library_name()'}/{author_sort}/{title} - {authors}
If I changed the title or author, a different path will be used when resending the book to the device. This will mean there are two copies of the book and the second copy will be new. It's a nuisance, but I rarely change the author or title after my initial metadata cleanup when getting a new book.