Numbering omnibus edition?

Phssthpok · 07-30-2016, 08:06 AM

I have a series of 5 books, the first three of which are in an omnibus edition and the last two of which are singletons. I'd ideally like to series number them as 1-3, 4, 5 but can't; numbering them 1, 2, 3 makes it look like 4 & 5 are missing; 1, 4, 5 makes it look like 2 & 3 are missing. Short of spitting the omnibus edition, can anyone suggest a good way to deal with this?

jackie_w · 07-30-2016, 09:10 AM

You could number the big one as 123? Personally, I always split omnibus books with the calibre EpubSplit plugin which does a fine job.

higgs · 07-30-2016, 09:31 AM

You could always number them as 1.3, 4, 5 or 1.23, 4, 5

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theducks · 07-30-2016, 11:28 AM

I used to use the method like higgs...

Then some nasty authors

went and made their series longer than 9 books

Not perfect (because of Nasty Publishers) who then issue omnibus editions that skip around,
and calibre drops any trailing 0's on others,
I infer their meaning, while keeping the ability to properly sort by index (the integer being the primary value)

1.03 (first dot 2 digit last), 12.15, 22.23 for ranges

I also use a Tag Omnibus Edition)

n.5 for in between stories (this can be confusing when .5 is not looking out of place

10 for singles

Splitting works best (and helps performance on many mobile devices)

07-30-2016, 08:06 AM	#1
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 571 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	Numbering omnibus edition? I have a series of 5 books, the first three of which are in an omnibus edition and the last two of which are singletons. I'd ideally like to series number them as 1-3, 4, 5 but can't; numbering them 1, 2, 3 makes it look like 4 & 5 are missing; 1, 4, 5 makes it look like 2 & 3 are missing. Short of spitting the omnibus edition, can anyone suggest a good way to deal with this?

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07-30-2016, 09:10 AM	#2
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,216 Karma: 16534894 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	You could number the big one as 123? Personally, I always split omnibus books with the calibre EpubSplit plugin which does a fine job.

07-30-2016, 09:31 AM	#3
higgs Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 149999 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ireland Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Kindle PW3	You could always number them as 1.3, 4, 5 or 1.23, 4, 5 Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk

07-30-2016, 11:28 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,360 Karma: 58053696 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I used to use the method like higgs... Then some nasty authors went and made their series longer than 9 books Not perfect (because of Nasty Publishers) who then issue omnibus editions that skip around, and calibre drops any trailing 0's on others, I infer their meaning, while keeping the ability to properly sort by index (the integer being the primary value) 1.03 (first dot 2 digit last), 12.15, 22.23 for ranges I also use a Tag Omnibus Edition) n.5 for in between stories (this can be confusing when .5 is not looking out of place 10 for singles Splitting works best (and helps performance on many mobile devices)