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saerne · 08-01-2019, 12:37 AM

Sometimes a book series has a spin-off. I would like to be able to put more than one series on the metadata of a book.

Examples: a said series has 5 books, then a new series start right on book number six. I usually just use a new name for the new series and restart the counting as if it was another series entirely, even if it could perfectly fit the first one and continue on from number six.

Recently, though, I faced a peculiar situation: there are two spin-offs of the same series, one of them starting after the "end" of the first one (exactly as I described before, with book 6 of the first series being book 1 of the new series), and the other spin-off starting in the midle of the series, and following it's chronology (number one of the new series being placed between numbers 3 and 4 of the first one, number two between numbers 4 and 5, and so on).

For this second case, firstly I tried to use the same series, but with numbers as [4.1], [5.1] and such, as if the books of the spin-off were novelas of the first series. But they were not novellas, and the spin-off series even had a different name! Then I realized that It would be so much better if I could enter two different series on the same book, each one with it's own numbering - This way, a book could be "series A [4.1]; series B [1]" at the same time!

I tried it a few different ways on the newest calibre update, but couldn't figure out a way for it to work. Then I search the help center for the first time, and again couldn't find out anything usefull. So I decided to post a suggestion here, hoping to reach someone that can make Calibre even better!!

If this functionality already exists, or if a plug-in has already been created for it, I apologize. If this suggestion has been made before, I apologize too. I didn't find anything similar here, but I'm not experienced with foruns like this, and had never oppened this one before. If that's the case, can you direct me to the right thread, or teach me how to use the funcionality? Thank you very much!

08-01-2019, 12:37 AM	#1
saerne Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2019 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Multiple Series Sometimes a book series has a spin-off. I would like to be able to put more than one series on the metadata of a book. Examples: a said series has 5 books, then a new series start right on book number six. I usually just use a new name for the new series and restart the counting as if it was another series entirely, even if it could perfectly fit the first one and continue on from number six. Recently, though, I faced a peculiar situation: there are two spin-offs of the same series, one of them starting after the "end" of the first one (exactly as I described before, with book 6 of the first series being book 1 of the new series), and the other spin-off starting in the midle of the series, and following it's chronology (number one of the new series being placed between numbers 3 and 4 of the first one, number two between numbers 4 and 5, and so on). For this second case, firstly I tried to use the same series, but with numbers as [4.1], [5.1] and such, as if the books of the spin-off were novelas of the first series. But they were not novellas, and the spin-off series even had a different name! Then I realized that It would be so much better if I could enter two different series on the same book, each one with it's own numbering - This way, a book could be "series A [4.1]; series B [1]" at the same time! I tried it a few different ways on the newest calibre update, but couldn't figure out a way for it to work. Then I search the help center for the first time, and again couldn't find out anything usefull. So I decided to post a suggestion here, hoping to reach someone that can make Calibre even better!! If this functionality already exists, or if a plug-in has already been created for it, I apologize. If this suggestion has been made before, I apologize too. I didn't find anything similar here, but I'm not experienced with foruns like this, and had never oppened this one before. If that's the case, can you direct me to the right thread, or teach me how to use the funcionality? Thank you very much!