Metadata/Comments/Book Description not showing up on Nook

Semco · 10-29-2017, 12:55 PM

This problem has been driving me crazy for a year now. I have a Glowlight Plus (for the waterproof feature). I actually like it quite a bit for reading, with this one exception. Books transfer from Calibre just fine, including covers, but NOT the book description/comments/metadata (I'm not sure what the proper Calibre term is for this information). With the Glowlight Plus you access this info with a double click on the library entry. This does work with a book sent directly from my BN account, but with Calibre books nothing happens. I haven't been able to find anyone else describing this problem. Calibre does create a metadata file - in the /Nook folder. I have had the books put here and also in /my files and /my files/books. Nothing seems to work. Any ideas/solutions?

kovidgoyal · 10-29-2017, 02:22 PM

As far as I know, B&N does not support this for side-laoded books, only for books purchased from them.

gbm · 10-29-2017, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Semco

This problem has been driving me crazy for a year now. I have a Glowlight Plus (for the waterproof feature). I actually like it quite a bit for reading, with this one exception. Books transfer from Calibre just fine, including covers, but NOT the book description/comments/metadata (I'm not sure what the proper Calibre term is for this information). With the Glowlight Plus you access this info with a double click on the library entry. This does work with a book sent directly from my BN account, but with Calibre books nothing happens. I haven't been able to find anyone else describing this problem. Calibre does create a metadata file - in the /Nook folder. I have had the books put here and also in /my files and /my files/books. Nothing seems to work. Any ideas/solutions?

B&N does not support side loading, sorry but that is the way The Nook works.

bernie

Semco · 10-29-2017, 02:48 PM

Thanks so much for that quick reply. Not the answer I was hoping for, but one I totally trust. At least I can quit looking and live with it.

10-29-2017, 12:55 PM	#1
Semco Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Metadata/Comments/Book Description not showing up on Nook This problem has been driving me crazy for a year now. I have a Glowlight Plus (for the waterproof feature). I actually like it quite a bit for reading, with this one exception. Books transfer from Calibre just fine, including covers, but NOT the book description/comments/metadata (I'm not sure what the proper Calibre term is for this information). With the Glowlight Plus you access this info with a double click on the library entry. This does work with a book sent directly from my BN account, but with Calibre books nothing happens. I haven't been able to find anyone else describing this problem. Calibre does create a metadata file - in the /Nook folder. I have had the books put here and also in /my files and /my files/books. Nothing seems to work. Any ideas/solutions?

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10-29-2017, 02:22 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	As far as I know, B&N does not support this for side-laoded books, only for books purchased from them.

10-29-2017, 02:48 PM	#4
Semco Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Thanks so much for that quick reply. Not the answer I was hoping for, but one I totally trust. At least I can quit looking and live with it.