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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
The automerge function has an option to create a duplicate record for each duplicate, with a copy to clipboard button. This is what I use when adding more than 10 books. One book I do it manually. In between as the mood takes me.
Helen
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With automerge checkbox checked, the option "Create new record for each duplicate format" only creates a new record if the formats are the same format type (for example EPUB and EPUB). But not if the formats are different types such as MOBI and EPUB. So if I have existing book record with just an EPUB, and then add a MOBI, this option will put the MOBI into the book record with the EPUB, which is what I don't want.
I want them in separate records to make it easier to compare the formats, by viewing each format: EPUB in calibre ebook Viewer, and MOBI in Viewer or in Kindle Previewer (depending on viewer setting in Behavior), just by double-clicking each book record. Separate records also allow more freedom to conduct multiple conversions from each different format type as input format, without messing around choosing input format on conversion input format menu and without getting confused about which output format is from which input format, then compare the two output formats against each other. Comparing formats like that is rare in my calibre usage but necessary sometimes. So I leave automerge turned off.
Guess its mostly personal inclination.
My point about the copy to clipboard button, is just that it is nice when things are consistent, and confusing when they're not.
-unb