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davidfor · 02-18-2021, 09:05 PM

Having a quick look at the first post, is there any reason you are not using an identifier and a metadata source plugin? This would tie into the metadata download process and set the identifier for the book. You then have the LibraryThing listed in the details pane and can click to view the page.

You would need a separate plugin to update LibraryThing with your books, or to mark somehow in Calibre that you have the book in LibraryThing. This could be a separate column or a tag.

You probably have considered the above, but I felt the need to put them out there. The comments come from maintaining the Goodreads metadata source plugin and the Goodreads Sync plugin. The latter is doing the steps of syncing between the GR and the calibre library. It does things in both directions. Whether the API you are using allows this sort of interaction, I do not know.

02-18-2021, 09:05 PM	#9
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Having a quick look at the first post, is there any reason you are not using an identifier and a metadata source plugin? This would tie into the metadata download process and set the identifier for the book. You then have the LibraryThing listed in the details pane and can click to view the page. You would need a separate plugin to update LibraryThing with your books, or to mark somehow in Calibre that you have the book in LibraryThing. This could be a separate column or a tag. You probably have considered the above, but I felt the need to put them out there. The comments come from maintaining the Goodreads metadata source plugin and the Goodreads Sync plugin. The latter is doing the steps of syncing between the GR and the calibre library. It does things in both directions. Whether the API you are using allows this sort of interaction, I do not know.