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JanuaryF · 03-27-2010, 11:02 AM

Hi there,

We are becoming a multi-ereader household, and I'm trying to figure out how my husband and I can use a single folder of ebooks, but both have our own Calibre databases. All the ebooks are currently on a shared network drive (NAS).

I have my database set up with all my books, many of which he is going to want to have in his database. I have set up a database for him as well, but I want to avoid having two copies of the books, if possible, so would really love to have the .db file live in one location, and the books in another. Any way we can do this?

Thanks,
January

03-27-2010, 11:02 AM	#1
JanuaryF Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 38 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Waterloo, Canada Device: Sony PRS-505 (Red)	Multiple databases using the same book files Hi there, We are becoming a multi-ereader household, and I'm trying to figure out how my husband and I can use a single folder of ebooks, but both have our own Calibre databases. All the ebooks are currently on a shared network drive (NAS). I have my database set up with all my books, many of which he is going to want to have in his database. I have set up a database for him as well, but I want to avoid having two copies of the books, if possible, so would really love to have the .db file live in one location, and the books in another. Any way we can do this? Thanks, January