Moving books between libraries

phoban · 08-13-2015, 12:39 AM

I have two libraries and wish to move books between them. How can I do this please?

BetterRed · 08-13-2015, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by phoban

I have two libraries and wish to move books between them. How can I do this please?

@phoban - use the Copy to Library feature - it should be in the book list right click menu, there's also a button you can add to your toolbar if you prefer.

BR

PandathePanda · 08-13-2015, 12:50 AM

Highlight the books you want to move, right click on them and use the Copy to library submenu.

phoban · 08-13-2015, 04:04 AM

Thank you both. That is exactly the function I need but had been unable to find. Thanks, Peter

DrChiper · 08-13-2015, 05:53 AM

Please mind that the move assumes that both libraries have the same format (columns).
When the libraries differ due to added user columns, the info from the source library gets lost when the target library does not have that same column defined and vice versa.

theducks · 08-13-2015, 07:48 AM

Kovid
Could you please clarify what Metadata CTL uses.

Workflow:

Add book to "Intake" Library
I cleanse metadata, cover
Copy To Library

It seems the destination metadata is now a mix of the books original, and Newly added (fill fields that were blank)

Is what I am seeing a side effect of the tweaks:

# Control how tags are applied when copying books to another library

add_new_book_tags_when_importing_books = True

kovidgoyal · 08-13-2015, 08:58 AM

CTL is the same as an add, except that instead of reading metadata from the ebook file, the metadata that is in the database is used instead.

BetterRed · 08-13-2015, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DrChiper

Please mind that the move assumes that both libraries have the same format (columns).
When the libraries differ due to added user columns, the info from the source library gets lost when the target library does not have that same column defined and vice versa.

@DrChiper - I get an offer to add the missing columns to the target library. Attachment shows a sample from my test machine.

See New feature: copy books between libraries with all custom metadata Looks like its been there for a while.

I have columns in my intake library that are not in my destination libraries so I see the feature every day.

BR

DrChiper · 08-13-2015, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

Looks like its been there for a while.

Ah, I missed that

I did setup the principal layout of my libraries somewhere between 2010 and 2012, and I am still happy as a kid as it still works for me and so I never actually bothered to add any new columns. Otherwise I surely would have encountered that functional addition of 2013.

Oh well, thanks for the correction

BetterRed · 08-13-2015, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DrChiper

Ah, I missed that

I did setup the principal layout of my libraries somewhere between 2010 and 2012, and I am still happy as a kid as it still works for me and so I never actually bothered to add any new columns. Otherwise I surely would have encountered that functional addition of 2013.

Oh well, thanks for the correction

Its hard to keep up with a fast moving target. I stumbled on something the other day that made me wonder why I hadn't seen it before, now I cant recall what it was

BR

DrChiper · 08-14-2015, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

[...]now I cant recall what it was

BR

Forgetting is the privilege of the matured old and wise people to be able to forget all those uninteresting issues which are clogging up one's mind ...

Somehow I seem to happily forget always more and more, so I figure I must become now mature, old and wise at last

theducks · 08-14-2015, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DrChiper

Forgetting is the privilege of the matured old and wise people to be able to forget all those uninteresting issues which are clogging up one's mind ...

Somehow I seem to happily forget always more and more, so I figure I must become now mature, old and wise at last

Good luck with that...
I just got OLD (with less hair)

08-13-2015, 12:39 AM	#1
phoban Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: Kindle paperwhite	Moving books between libraries I have two libraries and wish to move books between them. How can I do this please?

08-13-2015, 04:04 AM	#4
phoban Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: Kindle paperwhite	Answered - thanks Thank you both. That is exactly the function I need but had been unable to find. Thanks, Peter

08-13-2015, 05:53 AM	#5
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 1,017 Karma: 2003162 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, Clara BW, Clara HD, Libra 2, Libra Color, Nxtpaper 11	Please mind that the move assumes that both libraries have the same format (columns). When the libraries differ due to added user columns, the info from the source library gets lost when the target library does not have that same column defined and vice versa. Last edited by DrChiper; 08-13-2015 at 06:05 AM.

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PandathePanda a toy panda Posts: 2,568 Karma: 26020474 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Onboard the Queen Anne's Revenge Device: Various Android dvices	Highlight the books you want to move, right click on them and use the Copy to library submenu.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,048 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Kovid Could you please clarify what Metadata CTL uses. Workflow: Add book to "Intake" Library I cleanse metadata, cover Copy To Library It seems the destination metadata is now a mix of the books original, and Newly added (fill fields that were blank) Is what I am seeing a side effect of the tweaks: # Control how tags are applied when copying books to another library add_new_book_tags_when_importing_books = True

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	CTL is the same as an add, except that instead of reading metadata from the ebook file, the metadata that is in the database is used instead.