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ownedbycats · 11-22-2022, 12:43 PM

Currently, when adding a book, the title of the book is checked against existing books. So about 90% of the time I end up with a false positive against another book from different author or occasionally even a fanfic.

Is there a reason it only checks title, and not also author?

11-22-2022, 12:43 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,988 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Duplicate check when adding books - only title? Currently, when adding a book, the title of the book is checked against existing books. So about 90% of the time I end up with a false positive against another book from different author or occasionally even a fanfic. Is there a reason it only checks title, and not also author?