Thread: Which device works best with calibre
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Old 10-29-2019, 02:28 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by basati View Post
What would be in your opinion the ereader device more adapted to calibre. I have a kobo and doesn't recognize metadata, doesn't make collections, doesn't make series.
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what I mean is that does not respect metadata does not create collections, it mixes everything when you upload books.
As the others have commented, the collection not being made is due to you not configuring the collection management properly. If it is, then the collections will be done each time you connect the device. @DNSB's link is the best explanation.

But, "doesn't recognize metadata" and "mixes everything" needs some explanation. The Kobo devices read the metadata from the books as they are imported. As far as I can see, they actually read more metadata than any other device. This includes the title, author and comments/synopsis. Some, such as series, is not read from the book, but the driver can update it later. The driver can also make changes if the calibre library is updated.

When you send the book to the device, Calibre will update the metadata in the book. If you manually put the book on the device by copying it out of the calibre library folders, this is not done. The metadata will be what was in the book when it was added to the library, unless you did an update to the book by other methods.

So, what is actually happening? What is wrong with the metadata? Or, is it related to the format you are sending to the device? Some formats, such as CBR and CBZ, do not contain the metadata, and will use the filename for the title.
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