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Originally Posted by AlexBell
I'd like to make the folder structure of the SD card and the Calibre library on the flash drive match each other.
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There's really no need to do this? Unless you're copying files straight over. You should use "Send to Device" in Calibre instead. As to your unique folder organization needs on your SD card, I don't know how Calibre handles that, but you can always rename things afterward.
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Also, I very much prefer to have the author's name metadata as Given name or initials Surname (e.g. Lois McMaster Bujold or J.R.R. Tolkien) so it shows up that way on the Mobipocket reader screen.
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You can edit the metadata of the author and author sort fields as you wish. There's even a setting so the author sort overrides the author field when you save or send to device.
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Originally Posted by AlexBell
So, is it possible to set up the Calibre library in the way described above? If so, how? I have practiced on a few books, but can't seem to get consistent results when changing the metadata fields.
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No, it's not possible to change Calibre's library organization. Calibre's library is for Calibre; it's not meant to the be the exact same thing you put on your ereader.
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Other questions
Is it possible to 'open up' an ebook in Mobipocket format to HTML with Calibre so I can correct typos and layout problems and then turn it back to Mobipocket?
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No. You could always convert from MOBI to EPUB, edit the EPUB, and then convert back to MOBI. But the EPUB won't work with a straight HTML editor so you'd have to have an understanding of the raw XML.
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I have noticed that some of the books on which I have practiced have multiple copies in the library folder. Is it possible to have each iteration overwrite the previous one?
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You'd have to explain this in more detail. Each book has it's own directory; each directory has the same book one time for each format that's been provided for it. If you have two or more of the same format you need to delete one (either manually or from upper right in edit metadata inside Calibre). If you have multiple folders of the same number you have duplicate entries in Calibre; again, delete one from inside Calibre.
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One of the options in converting a file refers to removing paragraph spaces. Does this mean that I can convert Book.prc which has two or three lines of white space between paragraphs to Book.prc with indented paragraphs but no waste white space?
Is it possible to insert a page break at the end of chapters with Calibre?
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I think someone else will have to address these specific questions; I think it depends on what format you're dealing with.
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Is there a tutorial anywhere where I can read up on questions like these without having to post on the forum?
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The manual on the website isn't even complete, so I'm tempted to say "no".