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Magic815 · 05-05-2022, 01:38 AM

Hi all -

So I'm trying to side load a bunch of EPUB files that will be converted to KFX for my Kindle Paperwhite - and I'd like to have GoodReads integration.

I'm struggling to wrap my head around how to best set up my workflow, to ensure that the ID metadata is set up properly to allow for that GoodReads link/integration.

An example of the steps I've tried and what I'm seeing when I try to side load The Hobbit:

1. I add the epub file, and notice that the IDs field is filled with a non-sensical ID, so I manually remove it using Edit metadata.
2. I run the "Extract ISBN" plugin. This netted me "isbn:9780547951973" in my IDs metadata field, which I confirmed is the right ISBN for this ebook file.
3. With Amazon and Goodreads configured as my metadata sources, I hit 'Download metadata' and one option appears. When selected, it overwrites the above extracted ISBN with "isbn:9780618968633, amazon:0618968636, goodreads:13513718" in the IDs metadata field.
4. Upon hitting OK, it seems to have a valid link to Goodreads in Calibre. (When I use the Goodreads Sync plugin to 'view the linked book' - it takes me to here - and that page references the originally extracted ISBN number.)
5. However my IDs field in that file's metadata still references isbn:9780618968633 - which looks to be the hardcover edition of that book. And the Amazon ID in my metadata also references the hardcover edition.

Is there something I can do to allow for the addition of the amazon and GoodReads IDs, while maintaining the initial extracted ebook ISBN? As opposed to the isbn and amazon ID getting overwritten with the hardcover version?

05-05-2022, 01:38 AM	#1
Magic815 Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 98 Join Date: May 2022 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th Gen (2021)	Best practice for setting up IDs on side loaded books for Kindle? Hi all - So I'm trying to side load a bunch of EPUB files that will be converted to KFX for my Kindle Paperwhite - and I'd like to have GoodReads integration. I'm struggling to wrap my head around how to best set up my workflow, to ensure that the ID metadata is set up properly to allow for that GoodReads link/integration. An example of the steps I've tried and what I'm seeing when I try to side load The Hobbit: 1. I add the epub file, and notice that the IDs field is filled with a non-sensical ID, so I manually remove it using Edit metadata. 2. I run the "Extract ISBN" plugin. This netted me "isbn:9780547951973" in my IDs metadata field, which I confirmed is the right ISBN for this ebook file. 3. With Amazon and Goodreads configured as my metadata sources, I hit 'Download metadata' and one option appears. When selected, it overwrites the above extracted ISBN with "isbn:9780618968633, amazon:0618968636, goodreads:13513718" in the IDs metadata field. 4. Upon hitting OK, it seems to have a valid link to Goodreads in Calibre. (When I use the Goodreads Sync plugin to 'view the linked book' - it takes me to here - and that page references the originally extracted ISBN number.) 5. However my IDs field in that file's metadata still references isbn:9780618968633 - which looks to be the hardcover edition of that book. And the Amazon ID in my metadata also references the hardcover edition. Is there something I can do to allow for the addition of the amazon and GoodReads IDs, while maintaining the initial extracted ebook ISBN? As opposed to the isbn and amazon ID getting overwritten with the hardcover version?