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Old 04-26-2022, 05:57 PM   #1
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Metadata download: No Amazon results even with mobi-asin present.
I have a book that I purchased on Amazon. The mobi-asin (mobi-asin:B06Y1DFYMZ) is present in the identifiers field, and yet the metadata download is failing to fetch anything from Amazon.

It's not a huge problem on its own, but a) most of the other metadata providers have the info an older paperback edition from the 1990s, and b) I want the amazon: identifier for books I've purchased from Amazon.

Any tricks for getting it to recognize the book is actually there?
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Old 04-26-2022, 06:17 PM   #2
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It works for me here. But I used amazon:B06Y1DFYMZ
When I used mobi-asin:B06Y1DFYMZ it failed
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I didn't realize that mobi-asin and amazon could be switched. That'll be good to remember. Thanks.
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That amazon / mobi-asin still confuses me
My library has a combination of amazon and mobi-asin. I want to fix it so there is a single identifier, but I don't know which one to use.

After this experiment, I am guessing "amazon" is the preferred identifier?
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I believe so; when trying to search my issue I found there used to be an asin: identifier was got superseded by amazon: a while back.

mobi-asin only appears on the books I've specifically purchased from Amazon.
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asins are country specific. There is no way to know what country a mobi-asin belongs to, so it is not used for download.
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Is there any way to bulk change the mobi-asin entries to amazon?

There does not seem to be a way in the context menu. Anybody know of any tricks to bulk rename them, while still preserving the Identifier value?
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Is there any way to bulk change the mobi-asin entries to amazon?

There does not seem to be a way in the context menu. Anybody know of any tricks to bulk rename them, while still preserving the Identifier value?
If 'mobi-asin' is a value in the type column in the identifiers table of the library database you could try changing them in there using one of the SQLite database tools such as SQLite DBBrowser, or SQL Studio.

But - before doing anything make sure you have a secure copy of the database and do it when calibre is NOT running. Probably best to try it on a test library database first.

Added: I have no idea if a 'mobi-asin' value is valid as an 'amazon' value.

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Use the search and replace tab of th ebulk metadata edit dialog.
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Use the search and replace tab of th ebulk metadata edit dialog.
I tried that, but it only acts on the value (B06Y1DFYMZ)

I want to change mobi-asin: to amazon: keeping the value intact.

find mobi-asin:B06Y1DFYMZ
replace amazon:B06Y1DFYMZ
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If 'mobi-asin' is a value in the type column in the identifiers table of the library database you could try changing them in there using one of the SQLite database tools such as SQLite DBBrowser, or SQL Studio.
I'll fall back to that as a last resort.
How does that work with the metadata.opf file? I assume Calibre won't know the db has been changed, so the metadata.opf file won't be updated. And probably the metadata in the book won't either, unless I make other changes through Calibre for each affected book.
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If you want to use the mobi-asin for metadata search just configure the amazon plugin to do so under Preferences->Metadata download.
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