See Series

ildanoch · 03-01-2015, 09:11 PM

I bought a Kindle Voyage and transferred a few books to AZW and it's pretty to read. I'm keeping the wifi off for general use and sideloaded books with Calibre. Collections don't seem to transfer over and I can see books or collections. I can't see series.

Am I missing something or is this just how it is? I have a lot of books some with dozens of books in a series. Not knowing the order is very frustrating. I don't want to add book at a time as that is defeating the point of having hundreds of books on me.

I'm tempted to rename books with the series in the name but that is a lot of work. Hoping someone has a suggestion.

susan_cassidy · 03-01-2015, 10:25 PM

The Kindle does not display, or even see series info that you put into Calibre. Most people change the titles of books like: Series xxx, number 01 - Book title. Or something similar. That way, if you sort in alphabetic order, they will display in order. Make sure to use the leading zero.

ETA: the series metadata is not supported in .mobi format.

eschwartz · 03-01-2015, 10:43 PM

Collections can be created on the Kindle itself, albeit in a clumsy and awkward manner, but the hacks that allowed you to manage them in bulk no longer work -- this is solely because we don't have a jailbreak. (You can still jailbreak, you just need to use the serial port, a non-trivial task.)

The other option is to just show series info in the book.

The mobipocket formats (MOBI7 and KF8/AZW3) do not support series as a metadata field, however, you can insert the series in the title. That is what many people, myself included, do.

See in calibre: Preferences ==> Import/Export ==> Metadata plugboards

As long as you have the series info properly filled out in calibre, the titles of books will be automatically updated with the series when you send-to-device.
My plugboard:

Code:

{title}{#subseries:| (|, }{#subseries_index:|Book |)}{series:| (|, }{series_index:|Book |)}

(Ignore the custom columns.

EDIT: Yes, that means you probably want to delete my grayed-out custom columns, unless you wish to duplicate my setup -- else you will get a template error.)

Shows up as "title (subseries, Book #)(series, Book #)"

Brazen_NL · 03-02-2015, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

See in calibre: Preferences ==> Import/Export ==> Metadata plugboards

As long as you have the series info properly filled out in calibre, the titles of books will be automatically updated with the series when you send-to-device.
My plugboard:

Code:

{title}{#subseries:| (|, }{#subseries_index:|Book |)}{series:| (|, }{series_index:|Book |)}

(Ignore the custom columns.

EDIT: Yes, that means you probably want to delete my grayed-out custom columns, unless you wish to duplicate my setup -- else you will get a template error.) [added my edit to save future confusion -- eschwartz]

Shows up as "title (subseries, Book #)(series, Book #)"

Fantastic!

Having never done this, is this the correct way to do it?

I'm not sure which Kindle to choose for the latest Paperwhite, so I chose any device.

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eschwartz · 03-02-2015, 09:03 AM

Perfect!

I too choose to apply that rule to all format/device combos.

Brazen_NL · 03-02-2015, 09:40 AM

Working as advertised. Thanks a lot!

Dr. Drib · 03-02-2015, 10:46 AM

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eschwartz · 03-02-2015, 10:50 AM

Dr. Drib -- is that a problem if the image was in a spoiler tag? Because if so I can think of several calibre plugin threads for example which have been violating the rules for years.

Dr. Drib · 03-02-2015, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Dr. Drib -- is that a problem if the image was in a spoiler tag? Because if so I can think of several calibre plugin threads for example which have been violating the rules for years.

Yes, it does. Please see the FEEDBACK FORUM on this discussion:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=256728

And...back to topic....

Don
(Moderator)

ildanoch · 03-02-2015, 08:36 PM

I tried it with all/all and it didn't work :-(
{series}{series_index:0>2s| - | - }{title}

eschwartz · 03-02-2015, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ildanoch

I tried it with all/all and it didn't work :-(
{series}{series_index:0>2s| - | - }{title}

Make sure you set the Destination Field as well?

You tried sending the book to your device and the title didn't change?

ildanoch · 03-03-2015, 12:48 PM

I'm dumb lol.. thought it would show up on main screen in kindle but I had to click on the cover. Thanks for the help.

eschwartz · 03-03-2015, 01:14 PM

Yeah, cover view just shows whichever picture you downloaded, it doesn't even have to have a title.

BeeTee-Ess · 03-06-2015, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Collections can be created on the Kindle itself, albeit in a clumsy and awkward manner, but the hacks that allowed you to manage them in bulk no longer work -- this is solely because we don't have a jailbreak. (You can still jailbreak, you just need to use the serial port, a non-trivial task.)

The other option is to just show series info in the book.

The mobipocket formats (MOBI7 and KF8/AZW3) do not support series as a metadata field, however, you can insert the series in the title. That is what many people, myself included, do.

See in calibre: Preferences ==> Import/Export ==> Metadata plugboards

As long as you have the series info properly filled out in calibre, the titles of books will be automatically updated with the series when you send-to-device.
My plugboard:

Code:

{title}{#subseries:| (|, }{#subseries_index:|Book |)}{series:| (|, }{series_index:|Book |)}

(Ignore the custom columns.

EDIT: Yes, that means you probably want to delete my grayed-out custom columns, unless you wish to duplicate my setup -- else you will get a template error.) [added my edit to save future confusion -- eschwartz]

Shows up as "title (subseries, Book #)(series, Book #)"

I used copy/paste to grab and apply your plugboard. Selected any format, any device, destination field = title.

Result, when I sent a book to my Kindle PW2: PLUGBOARD TEMPLATE ERROR Value: unknown field #subseries.

Any advice gratefully received.

Brazen_NL · 03-06-2015, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeeTee-Ess

I used copy/paste to grab and apply your plugboard. Selected any format, any device, destination field = title.

Result, when I sent a book to my Kindle PW2: PLUGBOARD TEMPLATE ERROR Value: unknown field #subseries.

Any advice gratefully received.

You have to take out the code in grey, that's his custom column (see the first post this code appears).

03-01-2015, 09:11 PM	#1
ildanoch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Sony PRS-T1	See Series I bought a Kindle Voyage and transferred a few books to AZW and it's pretty to read. I'm keeping the wifi off for general use and sideloaded books with Calibre. Collections don't seem to transfer over and I can see books or collections. I can't see series. Am I missing something or is this just how it is? I have a lot of books some with dozens of books in a series. Not knowing the order is very frustrating. I don't want to add book at a time as that is defeating the point of having hundreds of books on me. I'm tempted to rename books with the series in the name but that is a lot of work. Hoping someone has a suggestion.

03-01-2015, 10:43 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Collections can be created on the Kindle itself, albeit in a clumsy and awkward manner, but the hacks that allowed you to manage them in bulk no longer work -- this is solely because we don't have a jailbreak. (You can still jailbreak, you just need to use the serial port, a non-trivial task.) The other option is to just show series info in the book. The mobipocket formats (MOBI7 and KF8/AZW3) do not support series as a metadata field, however, you can insert the series in the title. That is what many people, myself included, do. See in calibre: Preferences ==> Import/Export ==> Metadata plugboards As long as you have the series info properly filled out in calibre, the titles of books will be automatically updated with the series when you send-to-device. My plugboard: Code: {title}{#subseries:\| (\|, }{#subseries_index:\|Book \|)}{series:\| (\|, }{series_index:\|Book \|)} (Ignore the custom columns. EDIT: Yes, that means you probably want to delete my grayed-out custom columns, unless you wish to duplicate my setup -- else you will get a template error.) Shows up as "title (subseries, Book #)(series, Book #)" Last edited by eschwartz; 03-07-2015 at 11:26 PM.

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03-01-2015, 10:25 PM	#2
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	The Kindle does not display, or even see series info that you put into Calibre. Most people change the titles of books like: Series xxx, number 01 - Book title. Or something similar. That way, if you sort in alphabetic order, they will display in order. Make sure to use the leading zero. ETA: the series metadata is not supported in .mobi format.

03-02-2015, 09:03 AM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Perfect! I too choose to apply that rule to all format/device combos.

03-02-2015, 09:40 AM	#6
Brazen_NL Slobbering Dog Posts: 454 Karma: 2522512 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NL Device: Kindle PW2/iPad/iPhone	Working as advertised. Thanks a lot!

03-02-2015, 10:46 AM	#7
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,435 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Moderator Notice Please take a few moments to read our Posting Guidelines, in particular the part about the maximum image size allowed (600x600 pixels). Images that violate those guidelines will be deleted. Thanks.

03-02-2015, 10:50 AM	#8
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Dr. Drib -- is that a problem if the image was in a spoiler tag? Because if so I can think of several calibre plugin threads for example which have been violating the rules for years.

03-02-2015, 08:36 PM	#10
ildanoch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Sony PRS-T1	I tried it with all/all and it didn't work :-( {series}{series_index:0>2s\| - \| - }{title}

03-03-2015, 12:48 PM	#12
ildanoch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Sony PRS-T1	I'm dumb lol.. thought it would show up on main screen in kindle but I had to click on the cover. Thanks for the help.

03-03-2015, 01:14 PM	#13
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Yeah, cover view just shows whichever picture you downloaded, it doesn't even have to have a title.

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