Synchronizing Metadata with my Kindle

skoff · 10-20-2010, 06:47 AM

It could well be that I'm expecting something which can't be done but I cannot seem to find any way to get the book details (metadata) I've created in my Calibre library to actually appear on my kindle. When I click on the device (kindle) in calibre it shows everything correctly as I have it in the Calibre library but when I actually go to the kindle then everything is unchanged.
I have metadata management set to automatic...

kovidgoyal · 10-20-2010, 08:44 AM

you have to resend teh files to the kindle to update metadata. thats a kindle limitation.

10-20-2010, 06:47 AM	#1
skoff Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	Synchronizing Metadata with my Kindle It could well be that I'm expecting something which can't be done but I cannot seem to find any way to get the book details (metadata) I've created in my Calibre library to actually appear on my kindle. When I click on the device (kindle) in calibre it shows everything correctly as I have it in the Calibre library but when I actually go to the kindle then everything is unchanged. I have metadata management set to automatic...

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10-20-2010, 08:44 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,343 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	you have to resend teh files to the kindle to update metadata. thats a kindle limitation.

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