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Originally Posted by roger64
If, now, I open this file, I will see that the metadata changes have NOT been taken into account.
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Yes, it is Kovid's policy for Calibre to not modify the original ebook that you import. It makes perfect sense.
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Originally Posted by roger64
You tell me calibre is waiting some other order or move. If for some reason (Reader is away, whatever), I decide to postpone the installation on the Reader, where will this additional metadata information be stored? Will it be lost? But I clicked OK...
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Your metadata is certainly saved at the time you edit it. It just isn't saved into the original ebook file. It is stored in the Calibre database.
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Originally Posted by roger64
Sorry, but this behaviour looks a little too complicated for me. When I click OK for the changes, I expect them to be done or I should see a kind of warning like "Your intended changes will be implemented when..."
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It is not really complicated. When you click ok your changes are done. They just aren't saved in the original ebook file as you expected. As Harry said, some file types just don't allow for storing the metadata... or they allow for storing some. For example there is no place to store tags or a summary in most ebook formats.
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