Is there a way to group supplemental material under an e-book entry?

statsjedi · 11-25-2022, 10:01 PM

Hi, everyone. I'm looking for a way to organize my library of electronic roleplaying game books in Calibre. Most are PDF, but some are in ebook format. A lot of times, the main book will come with several supplementary files, which have things like maps, handouts, character sheets, etc.

Is there some way I can group these supplemental materials together with the main book so that when I'm browsing my library I only see the main books, and then when I select the main books I can pick the supplemental materials? If you've ever used Zotero, I'm thinking of something like how it operates. (However, syncing Zotero across multiple computers is a royal pain.)

A screenshot of Zotero is below. Note how the entry "Circulation of Medicine in the Early Modern Atlantic World" is expanded to show the Full Text PDF and then also some supplementary info.

kovidgoyal · 11-25-2022, 10:46 PM

You can add as many files as you like to a book record the only limitation is that only a single file per file type is allowed. SO only one pdf, one txt, etc. You can zip up multiple files if needed and add the zip. The when you want to access these files select the book and press O to view the book folder. Or just click on the file type you want ot access in the book details panel.

statsjedi · 11-25-2022, 11:10 PM

Thanks! I like the zipfile idea and will try it.

11-25-2022, 10:01 PM	#1
statsjedi Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2022 Device: browser	Is there a way to group supplemental material under an e-book entry? Hi, everyone. I'm looking for a way to organize my library of electronic roleplaying game books in Calibre. Most are PDF, but some are in ebook format. A lot of times, the main book will come with several supplementary files, which have things like maps, handouts, character sheets, etc. Is there some way I can group these supplemental materials together with the main book so that when I'm browsing my library I only see the main books, and then when I select the main books I can pick the supplemental materials? If you've ever used Zotero, I'm thinking of something like how it operates. (However, syncing Zotero across multiple computers is a royal pain.) A screenshot of Zotero is below. Note how the entry "Circulation of Medicine in the Early Modern Atlantic World" is expanded to show the Full Text PDF and then also some supplementary info. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by BetterRed; 11-25-2022 at 10:10 PM. Reason: oversize image

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11-25-2022, 10:46 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can add as many files as you like to a book record the only limitation is that only a single file per file type is allowed. SO only one pdf, one txt, etc. You can zip up multiple files if needed and add the zip. The when you want to access these files select the book and press O to view the book folder. Or just click on the file type you want ot access in the book details panel.

11-25-2022, 11:10 PM	#3
statsjedi Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2022 Device: browser	Thanks! I like the zipfile idea and will try it.

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