Metadata changes lost when books moved to tablet?

dastaten · 11-13-2014, 03:03 AM

Hi all,

I like to read my books with Moonreader+ on my Google Nexus 10. The problem is many of my books have incorrect metadata (titles and authors are often swapped and covers are sometimes missing). So I loaded my library into Calibre and fixed all the metadata problems, then imported the books into Moonreader+ (I wiped out the old library in Moonreader+ first), but the changes I made have been lost. The books still have titles and authors swapped and missing covers. Do I need to do some kind of export or conversion for the metadata changes to carry over to Moonreader+ on my tablet?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dorian

HarryT · 11-13-2014, 03:12 AM

How did you import the books into Moon+? Did you just copy them from the Calibre library folder on your drive? Metadata is only written to a Calibre book when the book is exported from Calibre, using either "Send to Device" or "Save to Disk".

dastaten · 11-13-2014, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

How did you import the books into Moon+? Did you just copy them from the Calibre library folder on your drive? Metadata is only written to a Calibre book when the book is exported from Calibre, using either "Send to Device" or "Save to Disk".

Ah, thanks. I just copied them to a folder on my tablet and then imported into Moon+. I'll try using 'Send to device' with Calibre.

Thanks again!

D

HarryT · 11-13-2014, 03:27 AM

Copying them to a folder is fine, but you need to get them into that folder by using Calibre's "Save to Disk" facility. Treat Calibre's library folder as a "black box": don't copy stuff out of it directly.

dastaten · 11-13-2014, 03:29 AM

Ok, I can't figure out how to send the books to my device. I selected them all and right-clicked, and I see 'Send to device,' but I'm not seeing my Nexus 10 there. I'm thinking this is because the one time it asked me if I wanted Calibre to manage my device, I said 'no.' Now I can't find where to add my tablet as a device. Little more help, please?

dastaten · 11-13-2014, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Copying them to a folder is fine, but you need to get them into that folder by using Calibre's "Save to Disk" facility. Treat Calibre's library folder as a "black box": don't copy stuff out of it directly.

Oh, I see. I'll try 'save to disk' then. Thanks.

HarryT · 11-13-2014, 03:31 AM

That should work fine.

dastaten · 11-13-2014, 03:54 AM

Still didn't work. How do I get it to detect my device? I looked around at the FAQ's, and it says to look in 'Preferences' to make sure my device isn't being ignored, and there is no 'Ignored Devices' option. If I can just get it to mange my device, maybe I can get it to work.

------------

Ok, I found the 'Ignored Devices' and unchecked my tablet....

dastaten · 11-13-2014, 04:03 AM

Looks like it worked that time. Thanks Harry!

HarryT · 11-13-2014, 04:09 AM

Good. But "Save to Disk" really should work, too. Not sure why it didn't

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LadyKate · 11-15-2014, 01:37 PM

I personally find that creating a directory for saving books to disk and using that directory as the source for copying to my sd card is easiest.

It took a few tries until I found the best naming convention as I prefer to read my books by author then series and find the "bookshelf" in moonreader needs the books copied to my device versus the sd card. I find loading the book from the sd card easier and uses less memory on my device. (not to mention my having trouble trying to get the books to display in series order on the bookshelf when I have so many authors and series).

chaley · 11-15-2014, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadyKate

IIt took a few tries until I found the best naming convention as I prefer to read my books by author then series and find the "bookshelf" in moonreader needs the books copied to my device versus the sd card. I find loading the book from the sd card easier and uses less memory on my device. (not to mention my having trouble trying to get the books to display in series order on the bookshelf when I have so many authors and series).

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11-13-2014, 03:03 AM	#1
dastaten Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Google Nexus 10	Metadata changes lost when books moved to tablet? Hi all, I like to read my books with Moonreader+ on my Google Nexus 10. The problem is many of my books have incorrect metadata (titles and authors are often swapped and covers are sometimes missing). So I loaded my library into Calibre and fixed all the metadata problems, then imported the books into Moonreader+ (I wiped out the old library in Moonreader+ first), but the changes I made have been lost. The books still have titles and authors swapped and missing covers. Do I need to do some kind of export or conversion for the metadata changes to carry over to Moonreader+ on my tablet? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Dorian

11-13-2014, 03:54 AM	#8
dastaten Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Google Nexus 10	Still didn't work. How do I get it to detect my device? I looked around at the FAQ's, and it says to look in 'Preferences' to make sure my device isn't being ignored, and there is no 'Ignored Devices' option. If I can just get it to mange my device, maybe I can get it to work. ------------ Ok, I found the 'Ignored Devices' and unchecked my tablet.... Last edited by dastaten; 11-13-2014 at 03:57 AM.

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11-13-2014, 03:12 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	How did you import the books into Moon+? Did you just copy them from the Calibre library folder on your drive? Metadata is only written to a Calibre book when the book is exported from Calibre, using either "Send to Device" or "Save to Disk".

11-13-2014, 03:27 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Copying them to a folder is fine, but you need to get them into that folder by using Calibre's "Save to Disk" facility. Treat Calibre's library folder as a "black box": don't copy stuff out of it directly.

11-13-2014, 03:29 AM	#5
dastaten Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Google Nexus 10	Ok, I can't figure out how to send the books to my device. I selected them all and right-clicked, and I see 'Send to device,' but I'm not seeing my Nexus 10 there. I'm thinking this is because the one time it asked me if I wanted Calibre to manage my device, I said 'no.' Now I can't find where to add my tablet as a device. Little more help, please?

11-13-2014, 03:31 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	That should work fine.

11-13-2014, 04:03 AM	#9
dastaten Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Google Nexus 10	Looks like it worked that time. Thanks Harry!

11-13-2014, 04:09 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Good. But "Save to Disk" really should work, too. Not sure why it didn't .

11-15-2014, 01:37 PM	#11
LadyKate Fanatic Posts: 515 Karma: 1470724 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Quebec CA Device: android 4 (samsung tablet and asus tablet)	I personally find that creating a directory for saving books to disk and using that directory as the source for copying to my sd card is easiest. It took a few tries until I found the best naming convention as I prefer to read my books by author then series and find the "bookshelf" in moonreader needs the books copied to my device versus the sd card. I find loading the book from the sd card easier and uses less memory on my device. (not to mention my having trouble trying to get the books to display in series order on the bookshelf when I have so many authors and series).

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