Comments on: Sony Reader – trouble with metadata?

By: Rikki

Rikki — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:04:28 +0000

Adam, I don’t think that it will work with DRM enabled books. I had previously downloaded a couple of DRM protected books by mistake, and whenever I wanted to convert the file to the reader format and transfer it to the reader, calibre gave me a warning and couldn’t process the file.
Other than those few problems I have no experience with DRM books, in fact I give them a wide berth.
HTH

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:25:40 +0000

This is something that has been driving me mad for ages! Previously I’ve emailed the ebook supplier directly and had them change the data so that I can then re-download a corrected ebook. My question is will Calibre work with with DRM enabled ebooks? Or will changing the metadata prevent them from working correctly?

By: Val Kovalin

Val Kovalin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:07:57 +0000

Hi, Rikki, yes it does work with the 700. I haven't combed through the result with a fine-toothed comb to make sure that the formatting is perfect -- but, frankly, it works beautifully in my opinion just being able to edit the meta-data title stuff and everything (plus to download the correct cover just by putting in the ISBN). It also converts formats beautifully and -- best of all -- I can completely bypass that pesky Sony Ebook Library software and do all my loading of books onto my reader straight from Calibre after I've spruced it up the way I want it. You've really helped us out with this Calibre information. Thanks again! Val Kovalin’s latest blog post..Friday Cover Art - Lieutenant Samuel Blackwood (deceased)

By: Rikki

Rikki — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:45:11 +0000

Val and Lily, I’m glad I could help. Calibre is great. But, Val, I’m not sure if it works with the 700 yet. Maybe you could let me know?

By: Lily

Lily — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:24:34 +0000

Rikki, you are fabulous!!!!!!!!!!

I just tried the Calibre program and it is great. I was able to correct the title/author name, convert and add a book to my Sony reader in just a couple of minutes. Normally it’s such a long process to convert from PDF to RTF and then I have to deal with horrible page breaks and such.

Wow, you made my night!!

Thanks a bunch for the great info,
Lily

By: Val Kovalin

Val Kovalin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:28:37 +0000

Thank you so much, Rikki. This problem with the meta-titles drives me absolutely bananas with my Sony reader. I will follow up on this at once! Val Kovalin’s latest blog post..Review - Smart Ass Close Quarters