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vugtitan · 02-28-2014, 02:47 PM

[QUOTE=JimmXinu;1973346]Merging together multiple eBooks together into one eBook seems to be a common request, but there haven't been many tools to do so.

This plugin provides the ability to create new EPUBs by combining the contents of existing (non-DRM) EPUB format eBooks.

The source may be seen, and a Command Line version obtained, from the project home page.

Main Features of EpubMerge Plugin:

Select a list of stories in calibre,
Order them,
Edit the metadata for the new combined eBook, and then,
Merge the contents of the EPUBs together into the new eBook, now including cover from metadata if set.
UnMerge previously merged epubs if metadata was saved during merge.
Configurably able to save the metadata for each merged book for UnMerging later if desired. (Defaults to On.)
Configurably able to populate custom columns from source books.
Options now stored inside the Library rather than an external JSON file.
CLI via calibre-debug --run-plugin

""There are a couple of configurable options: whether or not to insert a Table of Contents entry for each merged book (with it's original TOC nested underneath it), and an option to flatten the TOC down to one level only. These options are stored by Library".

i can find this option to generate a table of contents using the filename of each of the merged epubs.

i have used this plugin to merge 82 epubs.

and it is wonderful.

the only problem is i now have a book of 4000 pages and to get to a particular book i would need to browse through it.

also i would forget after a while which epubs have been merged as there is no TABLE OF CONTENTS...e.e. the names of epub files i merged into at the start of this megabook.

What i want to know if there is some way of it automatically generating a table of contents at the start which would enable me go to that particular book by clicking on it.

the title of each book in the table of contents would come from each of the filenames of each epub.

i have tried to look and played with a lot of the plugin settings for this option in the plugin settings but i cannot find it anywhere.

Any idea if this option exists and how to go about it?

02-28-2014, 02:47 PM	#137
vugtitan Addict Posts: 299 Karma: 1042776 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	[QUOTE=JimmXinu;1973346]Merging together multiple eBooks together into one eBook seems to be a common request, but there haven't been many tools to do so. This plugin provides the ability to create new EPUBs by combining the contents of existing (non-DRM) EPUB format eBooks. The source may be seen, and a Command Line version obtained, from the project home page. Main Features of EpubMerge Plugin: Select a list of stories in calibre, Order them, Edit the metadata for the new combined eBook, and then, Merge the contents of the EPUBs together into the new eBook, now including cover from metadata if set. UnMerge previously merged epubs if metadata was saved during merge. Configurably able to save the metadata for each merged book for UnMerging later if desired. (Defaults to On.) Configurably able to populate custom columns from source books. Options now stored inside the Library rather than an external JSON file. CLI via calibre-debug --run-plugin ""There are a couple of configurable options: whether or not to insert a Table of Contents entry for each merged book (with it's original TOC nested underneath it), and an option to flatten the TOC down to one level only. These options are stored by Library". i can find this option to generate a table of contents using the filename of each of the merged epubs. i have used this plugin to merge 82 epubs. *and it is wonderful.* the only problem is i now have a book of 4000 pages and to get to a particular book i would need to browse through it. also i would forget after a while which epubs have been merged as there is no TABLE OF CONTENTS...e.e. the names of epub files i merged into at the start of this megabook. What i want to know if there is some way of it *automatically* generating a table of contents at the start which would enable me go to that particular book by clicking on it. the title of each book in the table of contents would come from each of the filenames of each epub. i have tried to look and played with a lot of the plugin settings for this option in the plugin settings but i cannot find it anywhere. Any idea if this option exists and how to go about it?