MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Only include batch metadata with exact author/title match

iBookMan · 04-02-2013, 08:38 PM

Still no replies? Maybe this isn't as easy as I thought it ought to be, or I just wasn't clear in my desperate request for help.

Here's an example:
The ebook has metadata Title="The Count of Monte Cristo" and Author(s): "Alexandre Dumas" with no ID's. When I control+D on this for batch metadata update, I get back a new title "The Count of Monte Cristo (SparkNotes Literature Guide)" and author "Alexandre Dumas & Sparknotes Editors". Then, since I'm doing multiple books, I have to open it to see which one it is, blank out the ID's and tags and some other fields, and change the title and author back.

If I do a manual Get Metadata using the button at the bottom of the "edit metadata" dialog, I get the sparknotes book as the number one selection, with the actual book as the second thru 5th options with number 3 being probably the most correct. I'd rather have the batch lookup NOT overlay the title and cover than force the wrong one in. I can go back and manually get the metadata when the results are like this. Actually, I'm surprised it doesn't automatically select the second one since it is a closer match to the real title and author(s).

Should I enter this as an enhancement request?

Thanks.

04-02-2013, 08:38 PM	#2
iBookMan Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: kindle	Only include batch metadata with exact author/title match Still no replies? Maybe this isn't as easy as I thought it ought to be, or I just wasn't clear in my desperate request for help. Here's an example: The ebook has metadata Title="The Count of Monte Cristo" and Author(s): "Alexandre Dumas" with no ID's. When I control+D on this for batch metadata update, I get back a new title "The Count of Monte Cristo (SparkNotes Literature Guide)" and author "Alexandre Dumas & Sparknotes Editors". Then, since I'm doing multiple books, I have to open it to see which one it is, blank out the ID's and tags and some other fields, and change the title and author back. If I do a manual Get Metadata using the button at the bottom of the "edit metadata" dialog, I get the sparknotes book as the number one selection, with the actual book as the second thru 5th options with number 3 being probably the most correct. I'd rather have the batch lookup NOT overlay the title and cover than force the wrong one in. I can go back and manually get the metadata when the results are like this. Actually, I'm surprised it doesn't automatically select the second one since it is a closer match to the real title and author(s). Should I enter this as an enhancement request? Thanks.