Thread: Editing and updating metadata on the device
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Old 03-06-2020, 05:28 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by JJ Johnson View Post
Thanks. That's a lot of helpful information.

Resend books to the device.

Ok, now I have two of many books on the device. I probably shouldn't have resent every book in the Calibre library (I'm lazy), but apart from that, I'm guessing the metadata that I've changed is the very thing used to identify books in the database.

Edit: Actually, I think it may be because of the path of the book changes according to its title and author sort strings. Anyway, I figured out how to use Calibre to remove duplicate books from the device and think I have it mostly solved.
Yes, that is correct. The save template in the driver is usually based on the title and author. And if you fix these after the first time you send the books to the device, it doesn't replace the original copy. I haven't come up with a good solution to this. It is rarely a problem for me as I make sure the title and author are correct when I add the book to calibre.
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