Replacing file on device

[maddz]

Been reading the threads on cleaning up epub files, is there a way to just replace the file on the device with the cleaned up one? By that, I mean not updating any metadata, just replacing the epub?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by maddz

Been reading the threads on cleaning up epub files, is there a way to just replace the file on the device with the cleaned up one? By that, I mean not updating any metadata, just replacing the epub?

Note: The title and Author must not have changed.

For the Kobo, the driver needs to be set to NOT treat all books as 'New'
Then you just send again.

You just send again for Kindles, Assumes the file (device) template remains the same.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by theducks

Note: The title and Author must not have changed.

For the Kobo, the driver needs to be set to NOT treat all books as 'New'
Then you just send again.

For a Kobo, any structural changes in the ePub will cause issues. Modifying the ToC, deleting, merging or adding files, changing the cover image, etc. I do use that setting when I've been editing a previously edited book and I am correcting typos, etc. that do not modify the structure of the ePub.

[maddz]

Originally Posted by DNSB

For a Kobo, any structural changes in the ePub will cause issues. Modifying the ToC, deleting, merging or adding files, changing the cover image, etc. I do use that setting when I've been editing a previously edited book and I am correcting typos, etc. that do not modify the structure of the ePub.

I was afraid of that. Looks like a factory reset after I've finished cleaning up as much errors as possible, then resend all books. Epubveri is finding a lot of errors - over 5000 books have errors, probably because many files date back years to prc days.

Sigh.

[DNSB]

Pretty much the reason that I now have an Intake library and a Main library. Intake is where all the heavy listing is done and Main needs only minor changes if any. I used to use epubcheck and now use epubcheck and epubveri. I also ran my main library though epubveri-library and, wiping forehead, only one book showed an error.

A recent example of a minor change was done for my spouse. She was reading a book where one of the character's last name was Dossler. About half the time, Dossier was used. Being a book in which there were numerous references to dossiers, it was a bit of a pain though case sensitive search helped.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by DNSB

For a Kobo, any structural changes in the ePub will cause issues. Modifying the ToC, deleting, merging or adding files, changing the cover image, etc. I do use that setting when I've been editing a previously edited book and I am correcting typos, etc. that do not modify the structure of the ePub.

Kobo Utilities: Update TOC (the one on the device) fixes TOC structure change issues