MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - how to populate pubdate and page count when adding a book?

theducks · 08-01-2022, 07:23 AM

Both of BR's suggestions are run POST import as the fill in the blanks (that do not exist until created by the import)

Pubdate is a standard DC metadata (note:Calibre has a column for that. The book creator was SLOPPY if it is missing)

Pages, words, ... all use custom columns and can't be imported unless the person supplying the book has the exact same custom column USAGE.
FWIW If Calibre imports a book THAT populates {series} properly, Calibre was used someplace in its creation.

08-01-2022, 07:23 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,119 Karma: 60406498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Both of BR's suggestions are run POST import as the fill in the blanks (that do not exist until created by the import) Pubdate is a standard DC metadata (note:Calibre has a column for that. The book creator was SLOPPY if it is missing) Pages, words, ... all use custom columns and can't be imported unless the person supplying the book has the exact same custom column USAGE. FWIW If Calibre imports a book THAT populates {series} properly, Calibre was used someplace in its creation.