Preserving Tags When Copying From Reader

dsuden · 01-03-2009, 02:00 PM

Hi Kovid,

I need to copy my books back to my computer using the latest version of Calibre. I have tried it, but the only option I can find copies them to the hard drive but does not add them to the "library." Maybe as a result, the tags seem to be lost when the files are copied from the reader. Is there a workaround that will preserve all that precious tag info?

Also, is there a way to copy books directly from the reader to the library? It's probably staring me in the face but I haven't been able to figure it out.

Thanks,

Dane

pilotbob · 01-03-2009, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsuden

Also, is there a way to copy books directly from the reader to the library? It's probably staring me in the face but I haven't been able to figure it out.

Dane

I've never tried it. But, rather than copying try importing the ebooks from the reader.

BOb

kovidgoyal · 01-03-2009, 02:03 PM

Unfortunately, tags on the reader are stored in a separate XML file, so there is no simple way to transfer them back to calibre. And no, there isn't anyway to transfer from reader to calibre directly. It's still a simple process, just select all books, click save to disk and then use the recursive import feature of calibre.

EDIT: And as bob pointed out, if you have a 505, you can just use recursive import directly on the folder containing the books in your reader

01-03-2009, 02:00 PM	#1
dsuden Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 120 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader	Preserving Tags When Copying From Reader Hi Kovid, I need to copy my books back to my computer using the latest version of Calibre. I have tried it, but the only option I can find copies them to the hard drive but does not add them to the "library." Maybe as a result, the tags seem to be lost when the files are copied from the reader. Is there a workaround that will preserve all that precious tag info? Also, is there a way to copy books directly from the reader to the library? It's probably staring me in the face but I haven't been able to figure it out. Thanks, Dane

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01-03-2009, 02:03 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,202 Karma: 23446406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Unfortunately, tags on the reader are stored in a separate XML file, so there is no simple way to transfer them back to calibre. And no, there isn't anyway to transfer from reader to calibre directly. It's still a simple process, just select all books, click save to disk and then use the recursive import feature of calibre. EDIT: And as bob pointed out, if you have a 505, you can just use recursive import directly on the folder containing the books in your reader

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