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chaley · 09-09-2010, 10:12 AM

The first thing I do when dealing with metadata is remove the ISBNs. They never correspond to the physical book I have (I buy physical books all over the world). They just get in the way.

I have considered building a tweak that would prevent the box from ever being filled in, and/or adding a 'clear ISBN' check box to bulk metadata edit. Haven't done either because Kovid has said he will eventually build a general solution to the download metadata choice problem.

I suppose I am voting that you leave it like it is: not merge ISBNs. If you feel you need to change it, make the behavior tweakable.

09-09-2010, 10:12 AM	#4
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,471 Karma: 8025600 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	The first thing I do when dealing with metadata is remove the ISBNs. They never correspond to the physical book I have (I buy physical books all over the world). They just get in the way. I have considered building a tweak that would prevent the box from ever being filled in, and/or adding a 'clear ISBN' check box to bulk metadata edit. Haven't done either because Kovid has said he will eventually build a general solution to the download metadata choice problem. I suppose I am voting that you leave it like it is: not merge ISBNs. If you feel you need to change it, make the behavior tweakable.