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Originally Posted by theducks
Old ISBN(-10) are not always found. Then Calibre tries a best match.
(Get) Covers are not always the old ones. I use Search the Internet plugin and then Search Google for images. I drag and drop my choice onto the Image shown on "Book Details" window in Calibre.
BTW I did my 1K paper library in batches of 10-20 so I could resolve any issues (Not found, Books older than ISBN  , incomplete ISBN (no check digit printed in book) before moving on to the next pile. |
Well, thanks for the answer!
The search the net and google is exactly what i'm doing, and it is rather time consuming, so I thought I was doing something wrong.
I unchecked skoob in download metadata and the results are a little closer to the real books I got. Yesterday I got shelter of stones from auel, but the german title rssssss
And I'm following your example, doing it in batches, especially because I have to move the books physically to scan the codes and there is not a lot of free space out of the shelves.
For incomplete isbn or finding the right edition I'm mixing goodreads and isfdb. Let's see when I get to classics and the very old brazilian issues
anyway, I shouldn't complain. I have been acquiring books for the last 35 years and this is the really first time that I feel encouraged enough to put some order to them (and finally stopping buying duplicates because I don't remember I already have that lovely title!)
thanks again!