Adding paper format books

srv181 · Today, 12:03 PM

I have many books in the old-fashioned paper format. I add them using the isbns to my library. It would be really great to have a format called "PAPER" fot these books.
Is there some way to add that format type to CalibrI apologize ahead of time if the question is stupid.
Thanks

Quoth · Today, 01:02 PM

Format is for files, so logically paper only would have no formats. Though I use that for wish-list items. I'm too lazy to add the paper books. I even used to sell barcode & library software and could have set up the paper books 25+ years ago.

kovidgoyal · Today, 01:15 PM

Just make an empty book record with no files, you can do so by right clicking the add books button

Karellen · Today, 03:24 PM

I use a custom column that distinguishes between ebook, pbook and stub entries...

jhowell · Today, 04:03 PM

You can produce your own custom format names by creating an empty file of any name with the format name as the extension.

I use a file named book.print and add that to entries in my calibre library that correspond to books I own as paper copies. When I look at the formats for those books in calibre I see PRINT along with whatever e-book formats I have for each book.

Quoth · Today, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Just make an empty book record with no files, you can do so by right clicking the add books button

I use that for my "wish list", like missing titles in a series.

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srv181 Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Galaxy Note 8	Adding paper format books I have many books in the old-fashioned paper format. I add them using the isbns to my library. It would be really great to have a format called "PAPER" fot these books. Is there some way to add that format type to CalibrI apologize ahead of time if the question is stupid. Thanks

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Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,233 Karma: 5393488 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	I use a custom column that distinguishes between ebook, pbook and stub entries... Attached Thumbnails

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Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 12,114 Karma: 89201339 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	Format is for files, so logically paper only would have no formats. Though I use that for wish-list items. I'm too lazy to add the paper books. I even used to sell barcode & library software and could have set up the paper books 25+ years ago.

Today, 01:15 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,202 Karma: 23446406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just make an empty book record with no files, you can do so by right clicking the add books button

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jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,629 Karma: 85000001 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	You can produce your own custom format names by creating an empty file of any name with the format name as the extension. I use a file named book.print and add that to entries in my calibre library that correspond to books I own as paper copies. When I look at the formats for those books in calibre I see PRINT along with whatever e-book formats I have for each book.