adding books into a series without being numbered?

wttwoa · 12-07-2013, 04:30 AM

i have bought quite a few books from the Barnes & Noble classics series and it for some reason bugs me having (Barnes & Noble Classic Series) in the title and i was wondering if it is possible to add them to a series but not number them. does anyone have any advice on what i can do?

Adoby · 12-07-2013, 04:42 AM

Give them all number 0?

Is it really important for you to know that the book is part of the Barnes & Noble Classic Series?

I would add that information to a tag. Not use any specific field.

Oh. Before you buy more, check if the same book is available for free from here. You might also want to compare the ones you've already bought with the books available here. The books from here might look better and be smaller, besides being free...

And most likely the metadata is fine, without any annoying superfluous marketing blurbs.

wttwoa · 12-07-2013, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adoby

Give them all number 0?

Is it really important for you to know that the book is part of the Barnes & Noble Classic Series?

I would add that information to a tag. Not use any specific field.

Oh. Before you buy more, check if the same book is available for free from here. You might also want to compare the ones you've already bought with the books available here. The books from here might look better and be smaller, besides being free...

And most likely the metadata is fine, without any annoying superfluous marketing blurbs.

thanks, i didnt even think of using tags, i usually just leave the tags blank. also, that moment when you realize you've been using calibre for around 6 months and you had no idea that you could auto download metadata instead of doing it by hand 1 by 1 (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻.

Adoby · 12-07-2013, 05:33 AM

The calibre revelation...

There are so many features that it is a never ending string of revelations. And when you know it all, if that is possible, there has been released a new version with more features...

unboggling · 12-07-2013, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wttwoa

i have bought quite a few books from the Barnes & Noble classics series and it for some reason bugs me having (Barnes & Noble Classic Series) in the title and i was wondering if it is possible to add them to a series but not number them. does anyone have any advice on what i can do?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adoby

Give them all number 0?

Is it really important for you to know that the book is part of the Barnes & Noble Classic Series?

I would add that information to a tag. Not use any specific field.

Or: after Metadata Download (which needs a clean title to work with), I would append to the title this publication-level qualifier: (BN Classic)

Edit: oops, I just noticed you'd said you already had it in the title and wanted to move it out to elsewhere.

theducks · 12-07-2013, 10:57 AM

I use a variation on Unboggling's tip.
(And do note his advice: The title must NOT include these edition notes for fetch to work reliably)

title (UK) when other than a single (US) edition is included in the Library
title (original) Baen has released some of the Original editions in the Free Library of books the have been Modernized for the current release
title (frm <magazine or digest name>)

also:
author [of the work]
author (ed) for when that hat is primarily being worn

huge lists of authors contained in a collection will cause issues when saving to devices. Put that list IN the comments, not in a field that will be used for a file path later.

12-07-2013, 04:30 AM	#1
wttwoa Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: none	adding books into a series without being numbered? i have bought quite a few books from the Barnes & Noble classics series and it for some reason bugs me having (Barnes & Noble Classic Series) in the title and i was wondering if it is possible to add them to a series but not number them. does anyone have any advice on what i can do?

12-07-2013, 04:42 AM	#2
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	Give them all number 0? Is it really important for you to know that the book is part of the Barnes & Noble Classic Series? I would add that information to a tag. Not use any specific field. Oh. Before you buy more, check if the same book is available for free from here. You might also want to compare the ones you've already bought with the books available here. The books from here might look better and be smaller, besides being free... And most likely the metadata is fine, without any annoying superfluous marketing blurbs. Last edited by Adoby; 12-07-2013 at 05:21 AM.

12-07-2013, 05:33 AM	#4
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	The calibre revelation... There are so many features that it is a never ending string of revelations. And when you know it all, if that is possible, there has been released a new version with more features... Last edited by Adoby; 12-07-2013 at 05:37 AM.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,003 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I use a variation on Unboggling's tip. (And do note his advice: The title must NOT include these edition notes for fetch to work reliably) title (UK) when other than a single (US) edition is included in the Library title (original) Baen has released some of the Original editions in the Free Library of books the have been Modernized for the current release title (frm <magazine or digest name>) also: author [of the work] author (ed) for when that hat is primarily being worn huge lists of authors contained in a collection will cause issues when saving to devices. Put that list IN the comments, not in a field that will be used for a file path later.

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