Print-out of book titles and authors only

Nicko · 01-15-2012, 11:24 PM

I am trying to print out the Titles and Authors of the books I have in my Calibre Library. Instead of getting just the Titles and Authors the CSV file opens in Excel (which I am not familiar with) and shows all the columns.

This is how I have been trying to do it:
1. I highlighted all the books in the Calibre Library.
2. Clicked on the small arrow right side of Convert Books.
3. Selected Create a Catalogue.
4. In the two tabs that pop up I selected CSV as my Catalogue Format,
when I select this the second tab changes to CSV/XML Options.
5. In Catalogue Title, I typed Title and Author, which is all that I want.

When I open the CSV file it comes up in Excel and shows all the listings information and not just the Titles and Authors.
What am I doing wrong?. Any help will be appreciated.

theducks · 01-15-2012, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicko

I am trying to print out the Titles and Authors of the books I have in my Calibre Library. Instead of getting just the Titles and Authors the CSV file opens in Excel (which I am not familiar with) and shows all the columns.

This is how I have been trying to do it:
1. I highlighted all the books in the Calibre Library.
2. Clicked on the small arrow right side of Convert Books.
3. Selected Create a Catalogue.
4. In the two tabs that pop up I selected CSV as my Catalogue Format,
when I select this the second tab changes to CSV/XML Options.
5. In Catalogue Title, I typed Title and Author, which is all that I want.

When I open the CSV file it comes up in Excel and shows all the listings information and not just the Titles and Authors.
What am I doing wrong?. Any help will be appreciated.

There are CSV Catalog format options on the second tab for which fields to include.

Excel or Open Office Calc is fairly easy to learn. Print Preview lets yo see the proposed output.

Nicko · 01-16-2012, 12:25 AM

I cannot see any optiions on the second TAB that allows which fields to include. When I look in the second TAB it lists BIB CSV EPUB MOBI and XML. Am I missing something?.

Synamon · 01-16-2012, 11:02 AM

Select CSV in the box you are referring to.

Then look above that, right at the top of the page, next to 'Catalog Options' is a tab labeled 'CSV/XML Options', click that one and select which fields to include in the output.

Nicko · 01-16-2012, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Synamon

Select CSV in the box you are referring to.

Then look above that, right at the top of the page, next to 'Catalog Options' is a tab labeled 'CSV/XML Options', click that one and select which fields to include in the output.

DUH!! I have just wacked myself on the head in an endeavour to wake me up. Many thanks for steering me in the right direction.

01-15-2012, 11:24 PM	#1
Nicko Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 5590 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite3	Print-out of book titles and authors only I am trying to print out the Titles and Authors of the books I have in my Calibre Library. Instead of getting just the Titles and Authors the CSV file opens in Excel (which I am not familiar with) and shows all the columns. This is how I have been trying to do it: 1. I highlighted all the books in the Calibre Library. 2. Clicked on the small arrow right side of Convert Books. 3. Selected Create a Catalogue. 4. In the two tabs that pop up I selected CSV as my Catalogue Format, when I select this the second tab changes to CSV/XML Options. 5. In Catalogue Title, I typed Title and Author, which is all that I want. When I open the CSV file it comes up in Excel and shows all the listings information and not just the Titles and Authors. What am I doing wrong?. Any help will be appreciated.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Bloomsbury Reader: New Digital Publisher of Out-of-Print Crime Fiction Titles	NightBird	Reading Recommendations	7	10-03-2011 06:15 PM
Renaming authors and titles	BookieNookie	Calibre	1	06-07-2011 02:56 AM
Survey for indie authors: What percent of your sales are ebooks vs. print books?	Smashwords	Writers' Corner	0	05-05-2011 08:02 PM
PRS-950 Changing file names / Book titles and authors	sarabadara	Sony Reader	2	12-26-2010 06:28 PM
Changes in Titles/Authors Not Shown	Ralob	Bookeen	20	04-07-2008 09:16 AM

01-16-2012, 12:25 AM	#3
Nicko Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 5590 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite3	I cannot see any optiions on the second TAB that allows which fields to include. When I look in the second TAB it lists BIB CSV EPUB MOBI and XML. Am I missing something?.

01-16-2012, 11:02 AM	#4
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	Select CSV in the box you are referring to. Then look above that, right at the top of the page, next to 'Catalog Options' is a tab labeled 'CSV/XML Options', click that one and select which fields to include in the output.

Advert

Advert