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Old 08-18-2020, 12:12 AM   #1
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Shortened synopsis when importing metadata

Hi

I'm using Calibre 4.99.4 on Ubuntu 20.4.

When I add a book or when I download the metadata the synopsis is always shortened. Is there a way to change this so I have the full summary?

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Old 08-18-2020, 12:26 AM   #2
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Uninstall 4.99.4 and install the official calibre binaries from https://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux
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Sorry, can't see a way to edit my post, so adding this as a comment.
I've installed the latest version of Calibre 4.22.
(It did say Calibre version 4.99 in the Preferences pane).
This hasn't changed anything.
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Old 08-18-2020, 01:47 AM   #4
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I have done this but this doesn't change anything. The summary is still truncated.
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Then presumably the book you are importing has a truncated description in its metadata.
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Old 08-18-2020, 07:04 AM   #6
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It happens with every book I add.
I get the exact same result when I use the "download metadata" function.
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I dont see how that's possible unless you are running one of the broken linux distro builds. Once again, make sure you have un-installed the distro calibre and are running calibre 4.22 it needs to say 4.22 at the bottom of the calibre window.
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