Deleting books

Elvis1977 · 08-20-2014, 05:17 AM

Hi,

As far as i can see this question hasn't been asked yet.

I recently got a Kobo Aura and have Calibre installed on my Mac. All of my books are in Calibre. Getting all of my books onto my Aura is not a problem.

But, when I want to delete a book i've finished, I seem to have to delete it twice: from my Calibre library and then from my Aura. This seems illogical.

Am I missing a way to sync my books from my Calibre library to my Aura, like iTunes does?

Thanks for your advice!

itimpi · 08-20-2014, 05:20 AM

Why do you want to delete the book from the Calibre library?

You might want to look at the Reading List plugin as this provides an easy way to maintain a list of books that should be on a particular device and manage syncing them.

Elvis1977 · 08-20-2014, 06:08 AM

Well, I figure if I don't delete the books i've finished my library will become very cluttered. And I like things tidy ;-)

PeterT · 08-20-2014, 07:28 AM

Rather than removing from calibre, you could just create a custom column, say "Have I Read This" and set it to "Yes" when read. Then, create two virtual libraries in calibre based on that column. One to show only the books you HAVE read and .... one to show those you have NOT read.

Elvis1977 · 08-20-2014, 07:46 AM

Thanks for the tip. However, it seems like a rather complicated way to get rid of books I've read, and will never need again. I wish there was a simpler (apple-like) way to do this...

Terisa de morgan · 08-20-2014, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elvis1977

Thanks for the tip. However, it seems like a rather complicated way to get rid of books I've read, and will never need again. I wish there was a simpler (apple-like) way to do this...

There's a way, at least in Kobo devices. Connect the device and, when the book is marked as it is in device, remove the book in the library. calibre will give you the option to:

Remove in the library
Remove in the device
Remove in both of them

PeterT · 08-20-2014, 09:25 AM

You're probably in the minority then of people who never want to reread a book....

fidvo · 08-20-2014, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elvis1977

Well, I figure if I don't delete the books i've finished my library will become very cluttered. And I like things tidy ;-)

You're free to delete the book if you want. That's up to you. Understand though that there WILL come a day when you're looking for a book you once read, maybe to read it again, maybe to look up something. If you don't have a backup stored somewhere, you'll wish you hadn't deleted it.

PeterT's suggestion of using virtual libraries is good, but if that's still not tidy enough for you, you can create a second library and move your previously read books to it. Once you set it up initially then switch back to your main library, you never have to actually open your "previously read" library again, so it's completely out of the way until that day comes (and it WILL come) when you want to find that old book you read a long time ago.

dickloraine · 08-20-2014, 01:54 PM

Don't have a mac and don't know iTunes, but would it really delete a file from my computer if I delete it for example on my tablet? That must be support nightmare for apple then?

pjmpjm · 08-21-2014, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Rather than removing from calibre, you could just create a custom column, say "Have I Read This" and set it to "Yes" when read. Then, create two virtual libraries in calibre based on that column. One to show only the books you HAVE read and .... one to show those you have NOT read.

Excellent idea! Many thanks.

pjmpjm · 08-21-2014, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

There's a way, at least in Kobo devices. Connect the device and, when the book is marked as it is in device, remove the book in the library. calibre will give you the option to:

Remove in the library
Remove in the device
Remove in both of them

These are the options I receive from Calibre when I'm connected to my Kindle Fire. Seems to work well.

Elvis1977 · 08-21-2014, 07:02 AM

Indeed, when my reader is connected, then I do get the option to delete the book from both my library and my device. I guess for me that's the simplest way about it.

Thanks for all your tips!

Inferno · 08-27-2014, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elvis1977

Well, I figure if I don't delete the books i've finished my library will become very cluttered. And I like things tidy ;-)

LOL I have almost 90 000 books in my library and it's "tidy" although that is a work in progress as I go through authors and change tags etc when I have time.

By tidy I mean the authors are always spelt the same, duplicates either removed or have a reason (such as edition with differences or different translator).

I am one who enjoys going back to old favorites occasionally

Like visiting an old friend to pick up a book read many times.

pjmpjm · 08-30-2014, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inferno

LOL I have almost 90 000 books in my library and it's "tidy" although that is a work in progress as I go through authors and change tags etc when I have time.

Someone recently expressed surprise that I had collected nearly 6000 books in my Calibre Library, but now that total seems quite modest . . .

Inferno · 08-31-2014, 02:14 AM

I've been reading books in eformat since the late 90s and am a collector. At one time in the early days I had a php script that did a decent job changing txt to html. Pity I lost it when my system crashed, the zip disk with a backup failed (as did the zip drive I had lol) and the cd's (first gen rewritable) I had my utilities on both failed to read. Teach me not to have more backups and better organized backups of things I don't want to loose.

08-20-2014, 05:17 AM	#1
Elvis1977 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Aura	Deleting books Hi, As far as i can see this question hasn't been asked yet. I recently got a Kobo Aura and have Calibre installed on my Mac. All of my books are in Calibre. Getting all of my books onto my Aura is not a problem. But, when I want to delete a book i've finished, I seem to have to delete it twice: from my Calibre library and then from my Aura. This seems illogical. Am I missing a way to sync my books from my Calibre library to my Aura, like iTunes does? Thanks for your advice!

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08-20-2014, 05:20 AM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Why do you want to delete the book from the Calibre library? You might want to look at the Reading List plugin as this provides an easy way to maintain a list of books that should be on a particular device and manage syncing them.

08-20-2014, 06:08 AM	#3
Elvis1977 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Aura	Well, I figure if I don't delete the books i've finished my library will become very cluttered. And I like things tidy ;-)

08-20-2014, 07:28 AM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,166 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Rather than removing from calibre, you could just create a custom column, say "Have I Read This" and set it to "Yes" when read. Then, create two virtual libraries in calibre based on that column. One to show only the books you HAVE read and .... one to show those you have NOT read.

08-20-2014, 07:46 AM	#5
Elvis1977 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Aura	Thanks for the tip. However, it seems like a rather complicated way to get rid of books I've read, and will never need again. I wish there was a simpler (apple-like) way to do this...

08-20-2014, 09:25 AM	#7
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,166 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	You're probably in the minority then of people who never want to reread a book....

08-20-2014, 01:54 PM	#9
dickloraine Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 7544080 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Berlin Device: PRS 350, Kobo Aura	Don't have a mac and don't know iTunes, but would it really delete a file from my computer if I delete it for example on my tablet? That must be support nightmare for apple then?

08-21-2014, 07:02 AM	#12
Elvis1977 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Aura	Indeed, when my reader is connected, then I do get the option to delete the book from both my library and my device. I guess for me that's the simplest way about it. Thanks for all your tips!

08-31-2014, 02:14 AM	#15
Inferno Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 2016606 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: android tablets	I've been reading books in eformat since the late 90s and am a collector. At one time in the early days I had a php script that did a decent job changing txt to html. Pity I lost it when my system crashed, the zip disk with a backup failed (as did the zip drive I had lol) and the cd's (first gen rewritable) I had my utilities on both failed to read. Teach me not to have more backups and better organized backups of things I don't want to loose.

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