Thread: Using Calibre to Manage Physical Books
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Old 08-14-2026, 06:48 PM   #3
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DuckDuckGo found it first try.

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=lm&q=9780785849407&ia=web

https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Super.../dp/0785849408

Some time it is easier and fast to find metadata using a search engine.

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Originally Posted by DJViking View Post
I have been using Calibre to manage my collection of eBooks. This has worked well. Using sources like Kobo and Google for Metadata and Images.

My physical book collection has grown considerably, to a point I wanted to manage it with Calibre. But that did not work so well.

It had a hard time finding metadata for the actual books.

Like this book I tried first to add:
Title: The Odyssey (Super Deluxe Edition)
Author: Homer
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Series: Chartwell Deluxe Editions
ISBN: 9780785849407

But Calibre found a different book of the same Title. Since I cannot get the picture from ePub or PDF, the Picture it presented to me was not of the actual book I had.

https://www.quarto.com/books/9780785...deluxe-edition

Adding Goodreads as source at least it could get some metadata right, and it did not present a different books ISBN, but it was missing much like (publisher, series, translator). I has usually disabled Goodreads because its metadata is terrible, and description poorly formatted.

Are there any other sources which will be better for physical books?
Or does Calibre not work well for physical books management?
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