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FaF · 09-15-2013, 10:06 AM

Hi,

I have been using Calibre for quite a while and the library is now quite big.

Over time quite a few of the book titles (over 100) in the library do not match the titles on my Kindle.

The main reason for this is that when I update the metadata in Calibre to download things such as the book reviews, etc the updated version often changes the book title in the library.

This then causes Calibre to think that some books are not on my Kindle that actually are there.

Obviously I should have unticked the option to update the title in the metadata options but it's too late for those already in the library.

Until now I wasn't too bothered but I have recently moved a lot of books to the Amazon cloud and it would be useful to see which books are on the Kindle and which are in the cloud from the library.

I know there is a 'match book to library' but that can only be done one book at a time and it does not like it when things like Parentheses are used, which are used quite a bit on my Kindle.

Is there any way of automatically updating the library title with the Kindle title without overwriting the rest of the metadata (I have created custom columns, etc).

Thanks for any help.

09-15-2013, 10:06 AM	#1
FaF Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 1010 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: none	Matching Book Titles Hi, I have been using Calibre for quite a while and the library is now quite big. Over time quite a few of the book titles (over 100) in the library do not match the titles on my Kindle. The main reason for this is that when I update the metadata in Calibre to download things such as the book reviews, etc the updated version often changes the book title in the library. This then causes Calibre to think that some books are not on my Kindle that actually are there. Obviously I should have unticked the option to update the title in the metadata options but it's too late for those already in the library. Until now I wasn't too bothered but I have recently moved a lot of books to the Amazon cloud and it would be useful to see which books are on the Kindle and which are in the cloud from the library. I know there is a 'match book to library' but that can only be done one book at a time and it does not like it when things like Parentheses are used, which are used quite a bit on my Kindle. Is there any way of automatically updating the library title with the Kindle title without overwriting the rest of the metadata (I have created custom columns, etc). Thanks for any help.