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Old 06-29-2012, 07:13 PM   #1
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Best way to ensure consistent and recent covers?
Hi,

I'm just wondering if there is anyway I can find covers for a series in bulk, and ensure I get the latest reissue so everything is consistent?

At the moment I'm trawling through Google images and doing it manually, not the end of the world, but with some series being maybe 40 books or so, it can take a while!

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Old 06-30-2012, 04:43 AM   #2
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I use the following Metadata download plugins to download covers.

Goodreads
Barnes and Noble
Fantastic Fiction
Amazon

The first three are third party plugins that have to be added to calibre. Usually one of these returns a suitable cover. If these plugins don't reveal a suitable cover I use the "Search the Internet" plugin to go straight to Google images from the book entry to find a cover.
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Old 06-30-2012, 07:03 PM   #3
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Brilliant, thanks - going to grab those third party plugins now
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Old 07-01-2012, 10:40 AM   #7
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Thank you for your hard work with the plugins Fantastic Fiction seems like a really good source for covers, and the manage series plugin is awesome
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