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Kevin1a · 06-15-2016, 09:32 PM

Hello! I'm relatively new. I've been using calibre on GNU/Linux for a few weeks now. I looked at the FAQ and didn't find any commentary on this. I have an obscene amount of ebooks, probably in the tens of thousands. I want to go through and edit the metadata as I import the books a few at a time from my old manually sorted (or not sorted at all :P) library. Whenever I import books they get mixed into the main library. Is there anyway for me to edit them as I import them, or see just the books I'm importing, so I don't have to page through the library to find the newly imported books every time?

Great program and very straightforward. Works great, and I'm looking forward to regaining the vocabulary I had as a middle schooler when I was reading seven Hardy Boys books a day!

06-15-2016, 09:32 PM	#1
Kevin1a Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2016 Device: Kindle Touch 4	Help Editing Metadata of New Books While Adding Them Hello! I'm relatively new. I've been using calibre on GNU/Linux for a few weeks now. I looked at the FAQ and didn't find any commentary on this. I have an obscene amount of ebooks, probably in the tens of thousands. I want to go through and edit the metadata as I import the books a few at a time from my old manually sorted (or not sorted at all :P) library. Whenever I import books they get mixed into the main library. Is there anyway for me to edit them as I import them, or see just the books I'm importing, so I don't have to page through the library to find the newly imported books every time? Great program and very straightforward. Works great, and I'm looking forward to regaining the vocabulary I had as a middle schooler when I was reading seven Hardy Boys books a day!