Automatic ebook download ?

emphyrion · 02-14-2017, 11:28 AM

Hi all,

I am using a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 as a reader, mainly for comics and magazines.
My library is huge (600 GB+) and I can't (and don't need/want to) copy it entirely on my Surface.
The library currently resides on a shared drive and I access it from my Surface and Calibre which opens it directly through a network (unc) path.

What I would like to find is an easy way to download (copy) locally the books I want to read when I am not connected to the network drive.

Ideally, I would like to be able to add a "to download" or "to read" tag to the selected books and get them easily (if not automatically) downloaded to a local Calibre library on my Surface Pro.
All I would have to do then is to switch to the local library when I'm offline.

How can I get Calibre to work this way (or something approaching)?

Thanks for your help,
Patrick

kovidgoyal · 02-14-2017, 12:08 PM

Use save to disk to exportt he books you want as plain files on your disk. Or create a second calibre library that is on the local disk and use copy to library. Or use the conenct to folder function to treat a folder ont he local disk as a device for sending books to. You can combine the last with the reading list plugin for automation.

Dotbeel · 02-17-2017, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Use save to disk to exportt he books you want as plain files on your disk. Or create a second calibre library that is on the local disk and use copy to library. Or use the conenct to folder function to treat it with the penimaster pro program a folder ont he local disk as a device for sending books to. You can combine the last with the reading list plugin for automation.

Thanks. That worked for me.

02-14-2017, 11:28 AM	#1
emphyrion Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: kindle, iPad, Nexus 7	Automatic ebook download ? Hi all, I am using a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 as a reader, mainly for comics and magazines. My library is huge (600 GB+) and I can't (and don't need/want to) copy it entirely on my Surface. The library currently resides on a shared drive and I access it from my Surface and Calibre which opens it directly through a network (unc) path. What I would like to find is an easy way to download (copy) locally the books I want to read when I am not connected to the network drive. Ideally, I would like to be able to add a "to download" or "to read" tag to the selected books and get them easily (if not automatically) downloaded to a local Calibre library on my Surface Pro. All I would have to do then is to switch to the local library when I'm offline. How can I get Calibre to work this way (or something approaching)? Thanks for your help, Patrick

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02-14-2017, 12:08 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,271 Karma: 27111060 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use save to disk to exportt he books you want as plain files on your disk. Or create a second calibre library that is on the local disk and use copy to library. Or use the conenct to folder function to treat a folder ont he local disk as a device for sending books to. You can combine the last with the reading list plugin for automation.

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