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Originally Posted by chaley
The beta can do this easily, should you want to.
First, create a series-type column. You probably only need one. Then:
1) select the books in the order you will want them to sort.
2) bulk-edit the books.
3) in search and replace, select authors as source and the series as destination.
4) press OK
5) bulk edit again (everything is still selected)
6) on the custom metadata page, check the auto-assign box for the series column.
7) check the 'force start' box for that column
8) press OK.
Voila, those books now have the author(s) in the series column and the numbers are in the order you chose.
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Originally Posted by Pinecone
But it can be done with the Series Collections, so why not other Collections?  |
Chaley explains how it can be done easily in the upcoming release and instead of saying "Cool I can't wait to try it" your still picking nits. In case you still aren't sure Perkin has explained it well in post 19.
Did you know that there are many ereaders out there where series can't be ordered or collections easily created, like every Kindle sold. Or that there are so many things that bug the Apple folks because their devices can't be accessed directly. Every device is completely different.
I don't understand people who are so anal about doing something a particular way that they can't acknowledge and give thanks for the fact that a way to accomplish what they want is about to be released.
This may not be exactly the way you wanted to do things but this creates the author collections exactly how you want to see them and it creates the series collections exactly how you want to see them.
Nobody cares about doing it any other, less flexible, device specific way. This is not Sony software, this is Calibre ebook management software that in its current configuration is extremely flexible in how and what it can do.
When the next release comes out take some time and learn how to accomplish your very unique requirement. If you still need help at that point, ask and I'm sure we can get you set up and working.