Stripping series info on import

slantybard · 08-28-2015, 12:01 PM

Is it possible to automatically strip the series info when adding books? I looked through the prefs for adding books, but the closest solution I could see was trying to match a regex from the file name. Unfortunately, the file names I have don't have the series info in them.

For example, whenever I download fanfic books from ffn, the series info always shows up as book 1 of the original fiction series (ie every HP fanfic downloaded and imported has series metadata "book 1 of Harry Potter"). I would like to have all series info stripped out when I import any books and wondered if anyone knows of a solution to do this. Thanks for any instructions or links to any threads that helps solve this.

theducks · 08-28-2015, 12:14 PM

Import (add book) from file has 2 choices:
Filename, which uses the template
or
Metadata from inside the book

If you have need to clean, consider using an 'Intake' library, then use Copy to library (right click), when done.

slantybard · 08-28-2015, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Import (add book) from file has 2 choices:
Filename, which uses the template
or
Metadata from inside the book

If you have need to clean, consider using an 'Intake' library, then use Copy to library (right click), when done.

Thanks for the advice. I don't really need an intake library since the series removal is about the only thing I need to clear out when importing and I can get around this issue by selecting all added books and edit metadata in bulk if needed. I thought there may just be a way to automatically strip out the series metadata on import.

The 2 import options you highlight won't solve my issue. If I use the filename to determine metadata, it will strip the series data, but I will loose the "comments" metadata attached to the book which I still want to keep. If I use the data from inside the book, I don't get any options of which data to keep or strip.

It's too bad you can't access the edit bulk metadata features when importing books.

Again, thanks for taking the time to reply.

eschwartz · 09-08-2015, 02:36 AM

How does this series info get in the book in the first place? If you are downloading Fanfiction with the FanFicFare plugin, there should be a way to customize it to strip series info when downloading books.

davidfor · 09-08-2015, 03:06 AM

Reading the original post, I think what is happening is that the site is creating the epubs an setting these calibre series name in the metadata. But, they are not setting the index. On import, calibre is extracting the series info, but as there is no index, it is using 1 for all the books. I have seen this elsewhere where the series is being used for a common "Universe" and there is no real order for the books in the universe. Of course, maybe they site is creating the books with the series index set to 1.

In any case, I haven't seen a solution for this. But, I also haven't looked.

Thinking about my book adding process, I wouldn't mind if the metadata editor was displayed after adding a single book. The first thing I do after adding a book is to fix the metadata and cover. Automating that step could be handy. I'm not sure what I would want to see if I added a few books.

08-28-2015, 12:01 PM	#1
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 492 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	Stripping series info on import Is it possible to automatically strip the series info when adding books? I looked through the prefs for adding books, but the closest solution I could see was trying to match a regex from the file name. Unfortunately, the file names I have don't have the series info in them. For example, whenever I download fanfic books from ffn, the series info always shows up as book 1 of the original fiction series (ie every HP fanfic downloaded and imported has series metadata "book 1 of Harry Potter"). I would like to have all series info stripped out when I import any books and wondered if anyone knows of a solution to do this. Thanks for any instructions or links to any threads that helps solve this. Last edited by BetterRed; 09-08-2015 at 02:51 AM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Series information is lost during the import	Tomita	Library Management	5	12-16-2013 09:23 AM
Series info	savbeowulf	Devices	2	05-07-2013 07:39 AM
Removing Series info	DuskyRose	Calibre	15	12-30-2010 11:19 PM
Need an import expression to use sub-foldername as series	santiagodraco	Calibre	3	06-10-2010 07:54 AM
Series Info HELP!	diana.stout	Sony Reader	8	07-24-2008 06:22 PM

08-28-2015, 12:14 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,037 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Import (add book) from file has 2 choices: Filename, which uses the template or Metadata from inside the book If you have need to clean, consider using an 'Intake' library, then use Copy to library (right click), when done.

09-08-2015, 02:36 AM	#4
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)	How does this series info get in the book in the first place? If you are downloading Fanfiction with the FanFicFare plugin, there should be a way to customize it to strip series info when downloading books.

09-08-2015, 03:06 AM	#5
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Reading the original post, I think what is happening is that the site is creating the epubs an setting these calibre series name in the metadata. But, they are not setting the index. On import, calibre is extracting the series info, but as there is no index, it is using 1 for all the books. I have seen this elsewhere where the series is being used for a common "Universe" and there is no real order for the books in the universe. Of course, maybe they site is creating the books with the series index set to 1. In any case, I haven't seen a solution for this. But, I also haven't looked. Thinking about my book adding process, I wouldn't mind if the metadata editor was displayed after adding a single book. The first thing I do after adding a book is to fix the metadata and cover. Automating that step could be handy. I'm not sure what I would want to see if I added a few books.

Advert

Advert