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Originally Posted by law_ct
I know we can add a website to each author under 'manage authors', but it would be great to have a text field available somewhere. I'd like to be able to note their pen names, biographical info, or problematic issues, or note if they've retired etc. I keep looking stuff up over and over right now  |
You can put any type of URI in the Link field in Manage Authors, not just web page URL's. It could be link to a file, a web page, a note in a notebook app like Evernote or OneNote, or even a 'book' in another or
the same calibre library using the recently implemented
calibre:// URL scheme
I just converted from using Evernote notes to using the latter. I created an Authors library with various custom columns, including some long text columns. In my Books library I have 'show-book' links to the author's 'book' in the Authors library and in the Authors library I have 'search' links to the authors 'books' in my Books library.
For me at least, it has worked out surprisingly well - especially since I discovered the
Choose library->Switch to previous library keyboard shortcut.
I'm also using the calibre:\\ scheme to link related books, avoids having to fabricate relationships out of thin air e.g. Ran and King Lear.
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