Please help with metadata

RadicalxEdward · 04-20-2016, 07:11 PM

I will be eternally grateful to anyone who can help me solve this problem.

The thing I use my kindle for most is manga. I use the wonderful Kindle Comic Converter to convert CBR's and whatnot to mobi/epub. Only problem is the metadata. KCC will use either the filename or comicrack data to form its metadata, some of which can be edited, but to a limited extent. Also, calibre and every other app will edit some surface metadata so for instance I can have the title of a book be "Sundome No. 1" in calibre, but if you view the metadata in calibre or on the kindle, it will say "Sundome V1" because that's what KCC entered.

If you manually edit the metadata in calibre or any other app, it edits that "surface" title, but not the title that's actually showing up on the kindle. I have noted that the metadata and "header information" seem to be different and that's where the issue is. The header will say "sundome No. 1" and the metadata says "sundome V1"

I apologized if i explained this badly. I can take and post screenshots if this is too confusing on its own. But I really need help with this. It's driving me nuts.

Thank you all!

As you can see, the list view title and the metadata editor show the same thing. But when viewing the actual metadata in the calibre reader or on the kindle, I get the title stored in the header (which I have no clue how to edit)

eschwartz · 04-20-2016, 09:47 PM

The problem is that KCC relies on KindleGen for conversion, which creates dual-MOBI files

dual-MOBI contains both legacy MOBI and the newer AZW3 (otherwise known as KF8).
calibre only knows how to modify the exth fields for the MOBI component, but your Kindle is reading the AZW3 component.

You can use KindleUnpack to split out the AZW3 -- I think there is a FAQ entry about that somewhere in KCC's instructions.

04-20-2016, 07:11 PM	#1
RadicalxEdward Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle	Please help with metadata I will be eternally grateful to anyone who can help me solve this problem. The thing I use my kindle for most is manga. I use the wonderful Kindle Comic Converter to convert CBR's and whatnot to mobi/epub. Only problem is the metadata. KCC will use either the filename or comicrack data to form its metadata, some of which can be edited, but to a limited extent. Also, calibre and every other app will edit some surface metadata so for instance I can have the title of a book be "Sundome No. 1" in calibre, but if you view the metadata in calibre or on the kindle, it will say "Sundome V1" because that's what KCC entered. If you manually edit the metadata in calibre or any other app, it edits that "surface" title, but not the title that's actually showing up on the kindle. I have noted that the metadata and "header information" seem to be different and that's where the issue is. The header will say "sundome No. 1" and the metadata says "sundome V1" I apologized if i explained this badly. I can take and post screenshots if this is too confusing on its own. But I really need help with this. It's driving me nuts. Thank you all! As you can see, the list view title and the metadata editor show the same thing. But when viewing the actual metadata in the calibre reader or on the kindle, I get the title stored in the header (which I have no clue how to edit) Last edited by RadicalxEdward; 04-20-2016 at 07:15 PM.

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04-20-2016, 09:47 PM	#2
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)	The problem is that KCC relies on KindleGen for conversion, which creates dual-MOBI files dual-MOBI contains both legacy MOBI and the newer AZW3 (otherwise known as KF8). calibre only knows how to modify the exth fields for the MOBI component, but your Kindle is reading the AZW3 component. You can use KindleUnpack to split out the AZW3 -- I think there is a FAQ entry about that somewhere in KCC's instructions.

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