Problem with Series and Plugboard using Kindle 5

Mordret · 11-23-2018, 06:03 PM

Hello,

currently I'm using Amazon Kindle 5 without ads, using stock firmware 4.1.3 (2692310002) and Calibre 3.34.

I'm trying to grasp what I'm doing wrong with my series indexing.

I have 4 books, with the same metadata for Author, and Series.

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I set up plugboard:

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But after uploading books to Kindle only 2 of books have series and index visible.

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I have the same problem with different books. I would love to hear any ideas how to fix this issue?

ilovejedd · 11-23-2018, 06:40 PM

I remember chaley mentioning some strange stuff happens when you use [] in templates.

theducks · 11-23-2018, 07:17 PM

side question, are you really sending a MOBI to your K5, or are some of those AZW3?

You might change the format to ALL
or duplicate the template for AZW3

kovidgoyal · 11-23-2018, 09:28 PM

ALso remember that metadata updating (and hence plugboards) dont work with joint MOBI/KF8 files. So do a conversion to azw3 first to ensure they are updateable.

Mordret · 11-24-2018, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

I remember chaley mentioning some strange stuff happens when you use [] in templates.

This isn't the case, removing [] doesn't change anything.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

ALso remember that metadata updating (and hence plugboards) dont work with joint MOBI/KF8 files. So do a conversion to azw3 first to ensure they are updateable.

I was sure those were MOBI files, since this was only format that I imported into Calibre, but it seems that they must be broken or something. After converting to AWZ3 it works fine. It looks like my mobi files had to be joint MOBI/KF8. Is there any way in Calibre to check if my MOBI is in fact MOBI/KF8 ?

11-23-2018, 06:03 PM	#1
Mordret Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: Amazon Kindle 5 Classic No ads	[Solved] Problem with Series and Plugboard using Kindle 5 Hello, currently I'm using Amazon Kindle 5 without ads, using stock firmware 4.1.3 (2692310002) and Calibre 3.34. I'm trying to grasp what I'm doing wrong with my series indexing. I have 4 books, with the same metadata for Author, and Series. I set up plugboard: But after uploading books to Kindle only 2 of books have series and index visible. I have the same problem with different books. I would love to hear any ideas how to fix this issue? Last edited by Mordret; 11-24-2018 at 09:41 AM.

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11-23-2018, 06:40 PM	#2
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,111 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	I remember chaley mentioning some strange stuff happens when you use [] in templates.

11-23-2018, 07:17 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,809 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	side question, are you really sending a MOBI to your K5, or are some of those AZW3? You might change the format to ALL or duplicate the template for AZW3

11-23-2018, 09:28 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	ALso remember that metadata updating (and hence plugboards) dont work with joint MOBI/KF8 files. So do a conversion to azw3 first to ensure they are updateable.

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