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Originally Posted by Mikey1969
1. Where are my local books? Does Calibre keep a library here on my computer, or does it just leave the books in the multiple locations spread on my computer?
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All the books are stored in one folder on your computer.
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Originally Posted by Mikey1969
2. If it DOES keep a local library, where does it keep it, and is that able to be changed?
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I think the default is Calibre library in your My documents folder. You could search for the metadata.db file. This file stores your library info and is located in the root folder of your calibre library. You can change the location via the Switch/create library menu under the dropdown menu of the library icon.
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Originally Posted by Mikey1969
Is there some kind of auto sync for my nook? In other words, anything I add would automatically be put on the nook the next time I attach it and launch Calibre.
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No.
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4. If there isn't an auto sync feature, is there a manual way to do this?
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I think the reading list plugin might help you with this. Check the sticky post "
Index of plugins" to find the Reading list plugin and review all of the various other plugins available.
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Originally Posted by Mikey1969
6. Once this is all cleaned and backed up, what's the best way to back up and manage my library? I know that there is a database feature somewhere, but is it just as easy to back up just the library files themselves?
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Backing up your library is as simple as backing up the folder that has the metadata.db in it along with all sub-folders.
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Originally Posted by Mikey1969
I have some books that have covers that look OK in Calibre, but don't show up on my nook. Anyone know what causes this, and is there an easy way to figure out which books have this issue and which ones don't?
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The covers in calibre should be embedded in your book when you use the Send to device feature, however sometimes that doesn't work. One sure way to embed the cover in the epub is to do a epub - epub conversion, however
the best option (no chance of changing the ePub beyond adding a cover)
is to use the Modify ePub plugin (see the
Index of plugins) to embed the cover in the book.
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Originally Posted by Mikey1969
If I select the book on my nook, and update the cover, does it work that way, or do I need to update it on the Claibre side and re-upload to my nook?
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I don't have a Nook but in my experience it has to be updated on the calibre side then delete on your Nook and re-upload the book to your Nook.
Good Reading.