[Charlotte-B]

Thought I should just explain one thing a bit more fully.

I've seen suggestions online that getting series information from my device into Calibre might not be straightforward. Is it really just a case of selecting "Read metadata from files on device" in the KTE settings? Will that automatically copy the metadata, incl. series and collections, to Calibre (for books I copy into Calibre, obvs)?

My concern is that all of the other settings seem to presuppose the files are being copied in the other direction - e.g. "Save template to control the filename and location of files sent to the device". In other words, it all seems to be set up for transfer of data from Calibre to the device (which obviously makes sense in most situations). So, as I say, what I need to be sure of before plugging in and giving it a try is that ticking that one box - "Read metadata from files to device" - will ensure that nothing on my devices is "synced" in such a way that I lose data. As I mentioned before, I've backed up my devices, but, if, say, the series data is messed up somehow, I'm not sure how to retrieve it and re-apply it from the backup I've made, so I'm just being extra cautious about plugging my devices into the laptop.

Also, will KTE automatically convert the kepub files back into epubs when writing them to the device?

I hope that makes sense...