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DMcCunney · 08-20-2016, 02:23 PM

It's possible there's a good way to do this and I simply missed it.

Places like Project Gutenberg tend to issue newer versions of existing titles, with better proofreading and other detail fixes. Add Books will produce a dialog stating the book is a duplicate of an existing entry. I need to accept the duplicate, then perform surgery.

What I'd like is an update option to say "Replace the existing eBook file with this version, but keep the existing metadata."

Is there something I've missed that addresses this, or am I making a feature request?

Thanks,
______
Dennis

08-20-2016, 02:23 PM	#1
DMcCunney New York Editor Posts: 6,384 Karma: 16540415 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: PalmTX, Pocket eDGe, Alcatel Fierce 4, RCA Viking Pro 10, Nexus 7	Update an existing Calibre entry with a new file It's possible there's a good way to do this and I simply missed it. Places like Project Gutenberg tend to issue newer versions of existing titles, with better proofreading and other detail fixes. Add Books will produce a dialog stating the book is a duplicate of an existing entry. I need to accept the duplicate, then perform surgery. What I'd like is an update option to say "Replace the existing eBook file with this version, but keep the existing metadata." Is there something I've missed that addresses this, or am I making a feature request? Thanks, ______ Dennis