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Old 12-03-2020, 07:25 PM   #542
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Originally Posted by bc4me View Post
Here's a couple of screenshots with Amazon and Google sources selected, then one with Goodreads, Amazon, and Google.
I believe that is working as designed. Though possibly a little unexpected with the interaction between the three

I think what is happening is that when you have just Google and Amazon active, there is not enough information to merge the results. The authors do not match. But, when Goodreads is added, the Goodreads and Google are merged because they have the same ISBN. Then, the Amazon is merged because there is an exact title and author match with the Goodreads result.

That's my guess. I have never looked at the merge algorithm to see what it does, but, the above makes sense with the results you are seeing. I have at times wanted a "no merge" option. But, I have also wanted a way to pick parts of the metadata from the different results. Especially the comment, as the comments in the merged aren't always the best.

I don't think the option @BeckyEbook will have a real effect on this. That is about what happens if the source returns multiple books. With that option on, you could see multiple entries if the source finds multiple good matches. But, if identifiers are used, in this case, Goodreads, Google and the ISBN, there should only be one match for each source.
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