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BetterRed · 01-17-2016, 07:15 PM

@mariaclaudia - I cannot replicate your problem at all.

What format are the downloads - EPUB, MOBI... PDF ??
Do you have the DRM Tools installed?
Do the books you're adding have DRM protection?

I don't use the tools, almost all of my e-books are public domain texts. When reading for pleasure I prefer paper.

I just did this test

I installed a fresh copy of calibre portable version 2.49
I made one change to preferences - replaced the Wikipedia link in Look and Feel->Book Details with the Google link.
Downloaded two books from here :
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48487
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48310
I added the first book (Charles II)
As expected clicking Author took me to Google
I went into manage authors and put -- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/125951.Jacob_Abbott -- into the Link field for Jacob Abbot
As expected clicking Author now took me to Jacob Abbot's page at Goodreads
I added the second book (Genghis Khan)
Clicking Author still took me to Jacob Abbot's page at Goodreads

My only suggestion is that you try repeating what I did. Those are 'well formed' EPUBs with no DRM - thanks to MR member crutledge.

BR

01-17-2016, 07:15 PM	#7
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,758 Karma: 30237526 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@mariaclaudia - I cannot replicate your problem at all. What format are the downloads - EPUB, MOBI... PDF ?? Do you have the DRM Tools installed? Do the books you're adding have DRM protection? I don't use the tools, almost all of my e-books are public domain texts. When reading for pleasure I prefer paper. I just did this test I installed a fresh copy of calibre portable version 2.49 I made one change to preferences - replaced the Wikipedia link in Look and Feel->Book Details with the Google link. Downloaded two books from here : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48487 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48310 I added the first book (Charles II) As expected clicking Author took me to Google I went into manage authors and put -- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/125951.Jacob_Abbott -- into the Link field for Jacob Abbot As expected clicking Author now took me to Jacob Abbot's page at Goodreads I added the second book (Genghis Khan) Clicking Author still took me to Jacob Abbot's page at Goodreads My only suggestion is that you try repeating what I did. Those are 'well formed' EPUBs with no DRM - thanks to MR member crutledge. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 01-17-2016 at 07:58 PM.