Series Sorting

the2ems · 09-06-2012, 10:02 AM

Hi, I am very new to Calibre, and the only reason I downloaded it was because I wanted to put books in the same series into order. However, I am failing miserably. Despite copying templates from both this forum and the Calibre forum, my efforts are not working. For instance, I have 4 books from the same author which are a series, 1, 2, 3 and 4. I am editing the meta data so that all books show the same author and series, plus their own title and number. But whichever template I use, they always appear on the Kindle in the order 3, 4, 1, 2.
I have checked the meta data over and over to make sure I have it correct, and I don't know what else to do.
Am I trying to do something that is not possible?
I have a Kindle Keyboard, and my computer is a MAC running OS X Mountain Lion

jgaiser · 09-06-2012, 12:19 PM

[Never mind -- I now see you want sort on Kindle]

Take a look at Series plugin

unboggling · 09-06-2012, 02:14 PM

It might help if you let us know exactly what template you are using and whether that template is for Save to Disk, Send to Device, or Metadata Plugboard. It sounds like you need to use a template in Metadata Plugboard. Does the template prepend series and series index to Title? If it does, you need to sort on the Kindle by Title.

alanHd · 09-06-2012, 02:30 PM

I use this Metadata Plugboard for my kindle:

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

crossi · 09-09-2012, 08:45 AM

Kindle books by the same author will be listed in order of publication date not series number. Just edit the pub date manually to get your prefered order.

vblars · 09-10-2012, 07:31 AM

I use a custom column call sserie for serial name like Tamora Pierce Circle series.
01 Circle of Magic : 4 books
02 The Circle Opens : 4 books
03 Circle Continues : 2 books
04 The Circle Reforged : 1 book so far
And sort them all over Calibre and my ebook reader aren't easy.
Her is my setup:
Ereader : {author}/{#sserie:0>2d|| - }{series}/{series_index:0>2d|| - }{title}
Metadata plugboards : Format:epub Enhed:"Your ereader" Kildeskabelon:{series_index:0>2d|| - }{title}
Save books on disk : {authors}/{#sserie:0>2d|| - }{series}/{series_index:0>2d|| - }{title}
Tweaks sort_columns_at_startup = [('authors', 0), ('#sserie', 0), ('series', 0)]
Hop it'll help.

09-06-2012, 10:02 AM	#1
the2ems Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kindle keyboard	Series Sorting Hi, I am very new to Calibre, and the only reason I downloaded it was because I wanted to put books in the same series into order. However, I am failing miserably. Despite copying templates from both this forum and the Calibre forum, my efforts are not working. For instance, I have 4 books from the same author which are a series, 1, 2, 3 and 4. I am editing the meta data so that all books show the same author and series, plus their own title and number. But whichever template I use, they always appear on the Kindle in the order 3, 4, 1, 2. I have checked the meta data over and over to make sure I have it correct, and I don't know what else to do. Am I trying to do something that is not possible? I have a Kindle Keyboard, and my computer is a MAC running OS X Mountain Lion

09-06-2012, 02:14 PM	#3
unboggling Wizard Posts: 1,065 Karma: 858115 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 10	It might help if you let us know exactly what template you are using and whether that template is for Save to Disk, Send to Device, or Metadata Plugboard. It sounds like you need to use a template in Metadata Plugboard. Does the template prepend series and series index to Title? If it does, you need to sort on the Kindle by Title. Last edited by unboggling; 09-06-2012 at 04:06 PM.

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09-06-2012, 12:19 PM	#2
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,281 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	[Never mind -- I now see you want sort on Kindle] Take a look at Series plugin

09-06-2012, 02:30 PM	#4
alanHd Addict Posts: 374 Karma: 1408579 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, Ipod Touch, Ipad Air	I use this Metadata Plugboard for my kindle: {series:\|\| }{series_index:0>2s\|[\|] - }{title}

09-09-2012, 08:45 AM	#5
crossi Guru Posts: 992 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	Kindle books by the same author will be listed in order of publication date not series number. Just edit the pub date manually to get your prefered order.

09-10-2012, 07:31 AM	#6
vblars Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 3090 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight	I use a custom column call sserie for serial name like Tamora Pierce Circle series. 01 Circle of Magic : 4 books 02 The Circle Opens : 4 books 03 Circle Continues : 2 books 04 The Circle Reforged : 1 book so far And sort them all over Calibre and my ebook reader aren't easy. Her is my setup: Ereader : {author}/{#sserie:0>2d\|\| - }{series}/{series_index:0>2d\|\| - }{title} Metadata plugboards : Format:epub Enhed:"Your ereader" Kildeskabelon:{series_index:0>2d\|\| - }{title} Save books on disk : {authors}/{#sserie:0>2d\|\| - }{series}/{series_index:0>2d\|\| - }{title} Tweaks sort_columns_at_startup = [('authors', 0), ('#sserie', 0), ('series', 0)] Hop it'll help.

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