

You can configure it to be for all devices, or individual devices. That way only one set of columns is needed. In your case, as there is one person using multiple devices, you can setup one profile with the device "* Any Device". But, the dialogs also have an option to choose a different profile.

And the plugin automatically selects the profile for the connected device. That way they can fetch the reading status without clobbering the other persons status.

And that is most likely used where different people are sharing the library. They are mainly there if to have each device updating to a different set of columns. The profiles in the configuration can be used for multiple devices. The dialog displayed has options to choose which direction and exactly what gets set. On the plugins menu, it is "Store/Restore current bookmark".
#Kobo ebooks metadata how to
Calibre, Kobo Libra 2 and Clara) are all sync relative to reading progress?Īnd pardon this newbie question, how to setup edits in the metadata to be automatic when connecting kobo devices to Calibre? Thank you I understand now how the date determines the updating process.Ĭorrect me if i am wrong, but in the Kobo Utilities plugin, i have to check the "Store current bookmarks on connect" for this to happen right?Īnd in your statement "Select the books you want to update and run the function", what exactly is "RUN THE FUNCTION?" Is there anything i need to click/set-up when i want to update reading progress in say, another kobo device so that all three (i.e. And that always overwrites the status on the device. But, sending it to another device is manual: Select the books you want to update and run the function. And it can check dates and status so it will only do it if the current reader has status later than what is in the library. The fetch of the status can be configured to be automatic.
