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Old 12-27-2009, 11:43 AM   #9
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Location: Germany, near Stuttgart
Device: Sony PRS-505, PB 360° & 302, nook wi-fi, Kindle 3
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Originally Posted by fglaysher View Post
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Calibre puts all books into one huge file, which means, when you add just one or a few more books, it has to re-crunch the whole thing while you sit and wait...interrupting one's quickly moving on, reading and studying whatever it is you want.
No, Calibre doesn't put all books into one file. Older versions of Calibre did that, but the current versions use a directory structure.

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Calibre does not support an easy import feature for the 2,000 books I already have on my hard drive and which are already sorted into folders like American Literature, English Literature, Japanese Literature, etc. Rather, I would have to import them one book at a time, tagging each one, i.e., probably providing Calibre with meta-data it sells or provides to someone, somewhere, but is completely irrelevant to me. I'm not interested in playing computer setup games, but in READING what I already have, and ADDING quickly and easily new articles and books to my Sony Reader PRS-505 so that I can return to reading and studying...not playing with software....
Why use a special software at all then? Just copy your books to the reader. I've to say that it seems as you bought the wrong ebook reading device. You need one that supports browsing custom directory structures. Though, maybe the latest firmware-hack for the PRS-505 with support for "books by folder" can help you...
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