Thread: How to update Series information from Calibre -> Kobo ?
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Old 12-13-2020, 11:31 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by mxbndr View Post
Thanks.

All of that makes sense as to why it wouldn't work, but how do I reconcile that with the screenshot that shows several books with series information? See: https://i.imgur.com/XJIc3Bn.png



Are my series in the above screenshot not the correct way to set series? I just follow the default Caibre approach, so I'm not aware of another way to add a book to a series.
That looks correct. But, it needs two things:
  • The book has to be on the device and matched to the book in the library. That means that when the device is connected there is a green tick in the "On device" column.
  • The book is not a purchased book that has been downloaded to the device from Kobo. If it is, you need to use the option to allow the driver or plugin to update the metadata for purchased books. But, I don't recommend this as the changed might be over-ridden when you sync with Kobo.

I recommend testing with the steps above. Make sure it works for a sideloaded book.
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