Thread: Best practice for setting up IDs on side loaded books for Kindle?
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Old 05-05-2022, 04:54 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Magic815 View Post
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.
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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?
What you are trying to accomplish? Are you trying to get the GoodReads link to work on your Kindle for sideloaded books?

Kindles do not care about ISBN numbers. Books are identified by a 10 character ASIN beginning with the letter B.

Before converting to KFX the book entry needs to have an identifier named either "mobi-asin", "amazon", or "asin" containing the ASIN of the same book sold by Amazon as a Kindle edition. That will be embedded into the book file produced.

Calibre's Download Metadata function is hit or miss at finding ASINs. You often have to set it manually after locating the book on Amazon's website.
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