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Old 10-19-2025, 06:16 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by msavazzi View Post
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So I create a pbook file for each of my physical books and I'd like to have them behave like normal ebooks, so I can add them from folder and subfolder etc.
Also as it a plain text it would be great if with a double click the content is shown
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On Windows… not sure about MacOS and Linux.

Change the file type selector in the Add books->Add books from a single folder->Select Books dialogue to All files (*.*).

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I have paperback and hardback file types (they're just text files), which I've set to open in Notepad (via Windows-File Explorer->Open with).

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As can be seen I name the files with a <title> - <author> template

When View these books from calibre Notepad will pop:

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