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nabsltd · 08-18-2023, 06:46 PM

I'm converting from EPUB to KFX and sideloading to a Scribe and a Paperwhite 11.

All the EPUBs have the publication date in the content.opf file, like:

Code:

<dc:date opf:event="publication">2010-10-05</dc:date>

I've also tried with:

Code:

<dc:date>2010-10-05</dc:date>

For all the books, the book record in Calibre has a matching date to the date in the content.opf file in the "Published" metadata field.

But, it does not appear that this data being picked up by the Kindle, as sorting by "Published Date" gives the same result as sorting by "Title".

Any ideas on where this might be breaking...the metadata in the Calibre database, the metadata in the EPUB, the KFX output plugin, or the Kindle itself.

08-18-2023, 06:46 PM	#1
nabsltd Fanatic Posts: 528 Karma: 9529956 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamden, CT Device: Kindle Paperwhite (11th gen), Scribe, Kindle 4 Touch	Sort by published date on sideloaded books I'm converting from EPUB to KFX and sideloading to a Scribe and a Paperwhite 11. All the EPUBs have the publication date in the content.opf file, like: Code: <dc:date opf:event="publication">2010-10-05</dc:date> I've also tried with: Code: <dc:date>2010-10-05</dc:date> For all the books, the book record in Calibre has a matching date to the date in the content.opf file in the "Published" metadata field. But, it does not appear that this data being picked up by the Kindle, as sorting by "Published Date" gives the same result as sorting by "Title". Any ideas on where this might be breaking...the metadata in the Calibre database, the metadata in the EPUB, the KFX output plugin, or the Kindle itself. Last edited by nabsltd; 08-21-2023 at 11:37 AM.