Glo Calibre + kobo

percla71 · 08-12-2015, 10:01 AM

Hi all, I searched but found nothing.

I have a series of books of the same author, but the KOBO doesn't consider the right order (written in "series" tag), and they can be sorted by filename or title.

Is there a way to rename the filename, with calibre? And, renaming without causing problem both to calibre and KLO library sinchronization?

thanks

PeterT · 08-12-2015, 10:26 AM

Take a look at Quick Guide to Shelf Management with calibre 0.9.1 & above (Touch / Glo / Mini /Aura). While you might not want to create collections, do take a look at the section there on Changing Book Titles to include Series Info.

For more info on that topic see Techniques to use plugboards, custom columns and templates and learn all about Plugboards.

You will probably find that the Kobo / calibre integration is as good if not better than any other device supported by calibre thanks to the wizardry of davidfor.

dakini · 08-12-2015, 09:09 PM

I've got all the Nancy Drew books in Calibre, and move them over as needed to the Kobo. I changed the titles to be something like "001 Title" to "064 Next Title" to "145 Later Title." That allows them to sort in order when sorting according to title.

Found I needed the leading 0's since there were almost 200 books in the series. Otherwise the ones under 100 didn't sort right. If yours only has 9 books, you won't need those leading 0's.

percla71 · 08-13-2015, 03:31 AM

Ah, ok. Well .... I understood it was possible to sort books via filename and there was a kind of trick to send ebooks from Calibre to device changing filename.
Is like this ? And so ... how can I rename files from Calibre?

On the contrary, if the way to get them ordered is to add a number in the title ... well, I think I only have to change metadata.
Is there a way to do it in batch mode? Changing title automatically ? How?

thanks again

Ripplinger · 08-13-2015, 04:21 AM

Using a plugboard correctly set up in Calibre, it will automatically send all books to your device with the changed filename as you want it. Read the 2nd link above that PeterT provided about plugboard techniques. It'll take only a few minutes to set it up and then never have to worry about it again.

For my Kobo and Sony readers, I have books sent as "Title [#] Series Name". For the Kindle which doesn't sort automatically by collections at all, I prefer to use "Series Name [#] Title" for renaming.

percla71 · 08-13-2015, 07:35 AM

OK.... now I only have to understand what is a plugboard....
Anyone can explain? (My calibre is in Italian....)

08-12-2015, 10:01 AM	#1
percla71 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Italy Device: KOBO GLO HD	Calibre + kobo Hi all, I searched but found nothing. I have a series of books of the same author, but the KOBO doesn't consider the right order (written in "series" tag), and they can be sorted by filename or title. Is there a way to rename the filename, with calibre? And, renaming without causing problem both to calibre and KLO library sinchronization? thanks

08-13-2015, 04:21 AM	#5
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	Using a plugboard correctly set up in Calibre, it will automatically send all books to your device with the changed filename as you want it. Read the 2nd link above that PeterT provided about plugboard techniques. It'll take only a few minutes to set it up and then never have to worry about it again. For my Kobo and Sony readers, I have books sent as "Title [#] Series Name". For the Kindle which doesn't sort automatically by collections at all, I prefer to use "Series Name [#] Title" for renaming. Last edited by Ripplinger; 08-13-2015 at 04:23 AM.

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08-12-2015, 10:26 AM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,515 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Take a look at Quick Guide to Shelf Management with calibre 0.9.1 & above (Touch / Glo / Mini /Aura). While you might not want to create collections, do take a look at the section there on Changing Book Titles to include Series Info. For more info on that topic see Techniques to use plugboards, custom columns and templates and learn all about Plugboards. You will probably find that the Kobo / calibre integration is as good if not better than any other device supported by calibre thanks to the wizardry of davidfor.

08-12-2015, 09:09 PM	#3
dakini not "it" Posts: 236 Karma: 1687996 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Kindle 7th gen	I've got all the Nancy Drew books in Calibre, and move them over as needed to the Kobo. I changed the titles to be something like "001 Title" to "064 Next Title" to "145 Later Title." That allows them to sort in order when sorting according to title. Found I needed the leading 0's since there were almost 200 books in the series. Otherwise the ones under 100 didn't sort right. If yours only has 9 books, you won't need those leading 0's.

08-13-2015, 03:31 AM	#4
percla71 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Italy Device: KOBO GLO HD	Ah, ok. Well .... I understood it was possible to sort books via filename and there was a kind of trick to send ebooks from Calibre to device changing filename. Is like this ? And so ... how can I rename files from Calibre? On the contrary, if the way to get them ordered is to add a number in the title ... well, I think I only have to change metadata. Is there a way to do it in batch mode? Changing title automatically ? How? thanks again

08-13-2015, 07:35 AM	#6
percla71 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Italy Device: KOBO GLO HD	OK.... now I only have to understand what is a plugboard.... Anyone can explain? (My calibre is in Italian....)

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