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Old 09-14-2022, 07:21 AM   #1
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How to add books to pc

How do i add books to Calibre?
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Old 09-14-2022, 09:10 AM   #2
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Option 1: In your filemanager, right click on an ebook or a docx or a PDF and select "Open with Calibre"
Option 2: Use the "Add Books" Icon. Use Ctrl-p to open Preferences menu and fix toolbar if you have no icon.

Go to "Edit Metadata" to add an ebook to an existing title with no formats, click on the book with a plus.

You can also import ebooks from an ereader, but only if they have no DRM.
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And here's a link to the user manual explaining the available modes of the Add Book icon:

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui.html#add-books
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You can also add books to a library with drag drop of format files from your file manager onto the book list.

And you can add formats to existing books via the clipboard, by 'Copying' them in your file manager with Ctrl+C and 'Pasting' them into book lines in the book list -- give Add books->Add files to selected book records from clipboard a keyboard shortcut, I use Shift+Alt+V.

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I hate drag and drop. If the phone rings or you slip, who know where it goes?
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I hate drag and drop. If the phone rings or you slip, who know where it goes?
I only use DnD if the source is on the desktop, the target site is large, and the distance is short.

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