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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
Until it is resolved, here's the method I use to update my existing fics. It's a bit tedious compared to just downloading the ePub and replacing it, but it preserves the FFF structure and FFF is able to recognize it for further updates.
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Thanks. Here's what I've been doing, which doesn't require me to edit the epubs and also preserves fff structure for future updates. Offering it as another option.
First, if you don't already have the EpubMerge Calibre plugin, install it. I suggest the following configuration options:
Check "copy table of contents entries," "flatten table of contents", "include books' comments", and "Keep Unmerge Metadata." The default Merged Book Word is "Anthology," if I remember correctly; I changed it to "(Merged)." This isn't a big deal, since the name will be changed back to the original title when done.
Steps 1 & 2: Same.
Steps 3 & 4: same, but save as epub; make sure you only download the chapter(s) you need to update. FFD tends to want to auto-populate the chapter numbers to download everything.
Step 5: Open Calibre and import the newly-downloaded .epub with the new chapter(s). Calibre will complain about a duplicate title - tell it to import anyway. You will now have two books with the same title.
Step 6: Re-title the
updated epub to help distinguish it from the original. I simply append the number of the new chapter to the original name, e.g. "Story" becomes "Story 10" if I downloaded chapter 10.
7. Select original and new in Calibre, right-click, and run EpubMerge.
8. Make sure the original is displayed on the top of the list, followed by the new chapter - that way they are in proper order, then merge.
9. Manually update any metadata you choose.
10. View the result and make sure you're happy with it. You should now have 3 of the same title, named (for example) "Story," "Story 10," and "Story (Merged)"
11. Delete "Story," and "Story 10," then rename "Story (Merged)" to "Story."