Books Not in certain format

silverraven · 01-05-2014, 07:57 PM

I have a pretty large Calibre library (the free Amazon books really sucked me in). I need them all in epub and mobi. I have both Kindles and a nook. Is there a way to search and find books that I have NOT converted to epub without scrolling through each entry and checking it?
Thank you!
S

eschwartz · 01-05-2014, 08:05 PM

search for

Code:

not formats:"=epub"

You can also use the tag browser to search for stuff.

"formats" is the metadata type, :"=%s" tells it to search for an exact match for %s, which in this case is "epub". without the = it would be search for partial matches as well. NOT is your standard boolean operator.

silverraven · 01-05-2014, 08:11 PM

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I had tried a dozen combinations, just all the wrong ones! You saved me so much time.
S

eschwartz · 01-05-2014, 08:16 PM

You learn a lot just playing around with the GUI, specifically the tag browser.

01-05-2014, 07:57 PM	#1
silverraven Guru Posts: 970 Karma: 3438612 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle 4NTB x 4	Books Not in certain format I have a pretty large Calibre library (the free Amazon books really sucked me in). I need them all in epub and mobi. I have both Kindles and a nook. Is there a way to search and find books that I have NOT converted to epub without scrolling through each entry and checking it? Thank you! S

01-05-2014, 08:05 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	search for Code: not formats:"=epub" You can also use the tag browser to search for stuff. "formats" is the metadata type, :"=%s" tells it to search for an exact match for %s, which in this case is "epub". without the = it would be search for partial matches as well. NOT is your standard boolean operator. Last edited by eschwartz; 01-05-2014 at 08:08 PM.

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01-05-2014, 08:11 PM	#3
silverraven Guru Posts: 970 Karma: 3438612 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle 4NTB x 4	Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I had tried a dozen combinations, just all the wrong ones! You saved me so much time. S

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You learn a lot just playing around with the GUI, specifically the tag browser.

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