Meta Data Book Info - Access on Kindle?

[jangell2]

I've got a PW2 and I load almost all my books via calibre. Before I do I download meta data to insure I've got the book descriptions, amongst other things.

When I go to menu and select book info, the PW2 wants to go online. Is there anyway to look at the book description in the meta data? I've got the book in my hands, which should I have to go to the store to find info about it?

[NiLuJe]

Nope.

The metadata field calibre uses for the book description doesn't even make it into a mobi file, IIRC.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by jangell2

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I've got the book in my hands, which should I have to go to the store to find info about it?

Because you might leave some of your money behind on each visit.
Aren't Capitalist, For Profit, Companies just great?

[eschwartz]

Use Polish Book in calibre to insert a metadata jacket -- it will inject most (all?) calibre metadata as a "page" in the ebook.

Only works for AZW3 (and EPUB, but that's for other devices ).

[jangell2]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Use Polish Book in calibre to insert a metadata jacket -- it will inject most (all?) calibre metadata as a "page" in the ebook.

Only works for AZW3 (and EPUB, but that's for other devices ).

Polish book?

[eschwartz]

Shortcut key is "P".

It allows you to update books with various minimal-changes routines. Updating metadata, embedding fonts, adding metadata jackets... stuff that you normally need to convert to do.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by jangell2

Polish book?

Def: To make shiny.
Word was mis-capitalized in the sentence.

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by knc1

Def: To make shiny.
Word was mis-capitalized in the sentence.

It is the name of a calibre tool: "Polish books", not "books in the Polish language", but should still be capitalized; that is after all the way it is written in calibre's toolbars/menus. (Yes, I said "Polish Book" at first, it is written "Polish books" in calibre. Sorry about that, I didn't realize it was that important, but I still like to be in the habit of quoting exactly, and it turns out I remembered wrong. )

Assuming that capitalization should be the way to distinguish the two is a lousy habit to get into, as most people will probably spell both lowercased anyway.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

It is the name of a calibre tool: "Polish books", not "books in the Polish language", but should still be capitalized; that is after all the way it is written in calibre's toolbars/menus. (Yes, I said "Polish Book" at first, it is written "Polish books" in calibre. Sorry about that, I didn't realize it was that important, but I still like to be in the habit of quoting exactly, and it turns out I remembered wrong. )

Assuming that capitalization should be the way to distinguish the two is a lousy habit to get into, as most people will probably spell both lowercased anyway.

Well, even in speech it is hard to hear the capialization when speaking of the nationality (in English anyway).
But when being written on a forum - all bets are off - pick from context.

If some vendor decides to refer to the group of actions that put all the nice finishing touches on a book (which is another English usage), . . . .

Woe be it for the reader to figure out the sentence.

But anyway - you did repeat my point -
whatever that feature group does -
it does it to books of any nationality.

(Now if the interface had a: "German Books" - I would expect it to toss in a handful of letters to make the words a minimum of at least 25 letters long. )

[cosmic_joke]

I came in looking for a way to get descriptions on my books n the kindle voyage and this polish book method seems to work fine for me.
That paired with a plugboard so I can have the information of the series showing in the kindle has me very happy. 😃💃👍

[shalym]

Originally Posted by knc1

Well, even in speech it is hard to hear the capialization when speaking of the nationality (in English anyway).
But when being written on a forum - all bets are off - pick from context.

Off topic, but in English, the word "Polish" used to describe the language spoken in Poland (or someone from Poland) is pronounced with a long o, and the word "polish" meaning "to make shiny" or "to finish" is pronounced with a short o.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polish

polish
verb pol·ish \ˈpä-lish\

: to make (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it

: to improve (something) : to make (something) better than it was before

: to put nail polish on (a fingernail or toenail)

Full Definition of POLISH
transitive verb
1
: to make smooth and glossy usually by friction : burnish
2
: to smooth, soften, or refine in manners or condition
3
: to bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state : perfect

Polish
adjective Pol·ish \ˈpō-lish\
Definition of POLISH
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Poland, the Poles, or Polish


: the language of Poland

the Polish : the people of Poland

Now back to the discussion of the Calibre tool.

Shari