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Old 09-06-2013, 08:27 AM   #1
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can you change meta data without converting the book? i edited the metadata of a book but it seem i have to convert it before the change take affect on my ipad, but i am worry that convertion may damaging some of the formating on the original, so it is possible to change meta data without conversion?

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can you change meta data without converting the book? i edited the metadata of a book but it seem i have to convert it before the change take affect on my ipad, but i am worry that convertion may damaging some of the formating on the original, so it is possible to change meta data without conversion?

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Use the modify epub plugin to update metadata or the built in polish books option of calibre
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Use the modify epub plugin to update metadata or the built in polish books option of calibre
most of my book is mobi or pdf not epub so i cant use the plugin. also where is the "polish books" option of calibre? i cant find it anywhere

or can you recommend any other alternative to calibre?

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most of my book is mobi or pdf not epub so i cant use the plugin. also where is the "polish books" option of calibre? i cant find it anywhere
"Save to disk" will update the metadata. "Polish books" also only works with epub or azw3.

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Nope. There really isn't any other alternative.
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