Metadata plugboard issue? with kindle

anthony.burton4 · 02-11-2013, 08:50 AM

I've been experimenting with trying to incorporate the series/series index field in the title on the kindle.

I have created a custom column that correctly displays the title I want on the kindle using this formula:

{series:|| {series_index:0>2s} - }{title}

I created a metadata plugboard using the same formula:
Format = any format
Device = any device
template = {series:|| {series_index:0>2s} - }{title}
Dest Field = title

I then tried to send books to my kindle.

Calibrereported 400 books sent to Kindle, but only 309 actually appear on the device. These are correctly titled. The kindle is showing 1.5Gb free space.
If I try to send additional books

It looks like every time I try to send new books, only 1 book for each author gets sent, so if I send 3 books by the same author, only 1 ends up on the device, but if I send 3 books by different authors, they all get to the device.
So eventually I can get all my books transferred, but it's going to be painful.

Any ideas why this is happening?

theducks · 02-11-2013, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthony.burton4

I've been experimenting with trying to incorporate the series/series index field in the title on the kindle.

I have created a custom column that correctly displays the title I want on the kindle using this formula:

{series:|| {series_index:0>2s} - }{title}

I created a metadata plugboard using the same formula:
Format = any format
Device = any device
template = {series:|| {series_index:0>2s} - }{title}
Dest Field = title

I then tried to send books to my kindle.

Calibrereported 400 books sent to Kindle, but only 309 actually appear on the device. These are correctly titled. The kindle is showing 1.5Gb free space.
If I try to send additional books

It looks like every time I try to send new books, only 1 book for each author gets sent, so if I send 3 books by the same author, only 1 ends up on the device, but if I send 3 books by different authors, they all get to the device.
So eventually I can get all my books transferred, but it's going to be painful.

Any ideas why this is happening?

You have Unbalanced }
They also need to be a closed pair, before opening another one

anthony.burton4 · 02-11-2013, 10:26 AM

OK - I've got it working.

initially I'd tried other settings to get the series field to work - Under Device -> Configure this Device, I had the Save template set to include a custom field. Reverting this to the default of {author_sort}/{title} - {authors} and rechecking "read metadata from files on the device" followed by a factory reset of the kindle and now everything seems to work fine.

02-11-2013, 08:50 AM	#1
anthony.burton4 Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPhone	Metadata plugboard issue? with kindle I've been experimenting with trying to incorporate the series/series index field in the title on the kindle. I have created a custom column that correctly displays the title I want on the kindle using this formula: {series:\|\| {series_index:0>2s} - }{title} I created a metadata plugboard using the same formula: Format = any format Device = any device template = {series:\|\| {series_index:0>2s} - }{title} Dest Field = title I then tried to send books to my kindle. Calibrereported 400 books sent to Kindle, but only 309 actually appear on the device. These are correctly titled. The kindle is showing 1.5Gb free space. If I try to send additional books It looks like every time I try to send new books, only 1 book for each author gets sent, so if I send 3 books by the same author, only 1 ends up on the device, but if I send 3 books by different authors, they all get to the device. So eventually I can get all my books transferred, but it's going to be painful. Any ideas why this is happening? Last edited by anthony.burton4; 02-11-2013 at 08:56 AM.

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02-11-2013, 10:26 AM	#3
anthony.burton4 Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPhone	OK - I've got it working. initially I'd tried other settings to get the series field to work - Under Device -> Configure this Device, I had the Save template set to include a custom field. Reverting this to the default of {author_sort}/{title} - {authors} and rechecking "read metadata from files on the device" followed by a factory reset of the kindle and now everything seems to work fine.

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