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demha · 09-05-2017, 07:42 AM

Hi guys,

I've searched about this topic a lot but I can't find a fast solution.

Currently there's a way to add a new empty book in Calibre, and I've figured that if I create a windows batch file that contains a folder path in my PC, I can double click a book in Calibre and it opens that folder. I first need to edit the book's metadata by deleting the book's format (pdf,epub etc), and then select the batch file in its place.

Basically I'm trying to use Calibre as a catalogue for my large amount of tutorials by having them displayed as book covers.

This process would take me a really long time since I have to create over a hundred batch files, so I was wondering if there's a quicker way?

09-05-2017, 07:42 AM	#1
demha Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PC	[PC] Creating a dummy book that opens a specified folder Hi guys, I've searched about this topic a lot but I can't find a fast solution. Currently there's a way to add a new empty book in Calibre, and I've figured that if I create a windows batch file that contains a folder path in my PC, I can double click a book in Calibre and it opens that folder. I first need to edit the book's metadata by deleting the book's format (pdf,epub etc), and then select the batch file in its place. Basically I'm trying to use Calibre as a catalogue for my large amount of tutorials by having them displayed as book covers. This process would take me a really long time since I have to create over a hundred batch files, so I was wondering if there's a quicker way?