Book in multiple Series?

Piper65 · 01-13-2025, 12:13 PM

Hi,
I'm a longtime Calibre user (14 yrs) but haven't run across the solution to this..

If you have a single ebook that the author has decided belong in two or more of his/her Series, how do you handle this in Calibre?

1) Is there a way in Meta data to point two Calibre entries at one physical book file?
2) Make a copy of the book file and create two Calibre entries?

Up until now, I've been using option 2... maybe there are other options?

any help will be appreciated
Don

theducks · 01-13-2025, 01:06 PM

Been answered (sorta) many times because the All solution is ugly DB structure wise.

I have a custom series like column That is for the single Alternate.
I also use Hierarchical series: Pern.Dragonriders and ONLY Number on the sub series. Nobody is going to arrest you for changing how you enter series names

(and you must since publishers (and Authors) are not consistent or change their min mid series. There are those cases where an Author started with a plan and the series took over

Roll with it and adapt)

And for Anthologies or Boxed collections

{Series} is "Various" and the {AltSeries} is the top runner (or my fav) out of the lot.
Although if you really must have precision: EPUB split (and archive the master)

BetterRed · 01-13-2025, 01:18 PM

Add a custom column (series_2/Series 2) with Column type: Text column for keeping series-like information, viz:

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BR

Piper65 · 01-13-2025, 10:14 PM

Thanks Guys :-)

JSWolf · 01-14-2025, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piper65

Thanks Guys :-)

I have a much easier and much less messy solution. I put a book like this in the series and order I plan to read it. Problem solved.

MSWallack · 01-14-2025, 12:23 PM

This has come up several times before. My general answer: Save yourself the headache of dealing with this problem by simply banging your head against your desk (preferably, quite vigorously), cursing the author for creating the metadata hell, and then drowning your pain in a nice glass of your preferred libation. Works every time.

01-13-2025, 12:13 PM	#1
Piper65 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Device: kindle	Book in multiple Series? Hi, I'm a longtime Calibre user (14 yrs) but haven't run across the solution to this.. If you have a single ebook that the author has decided belong in two or more of his/her Series, how do you handle this in Calibre? 1) Is there a way in Meta data to point two Calibre entries at one physical book file? 2) Make a copy of the book file and create two Calibre entries? Up until now, I've been using option 2... maybe there are other options? any help will be appreciated Don

01-13-2025, 01:18 PM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,700 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Add a custom column (series_2/Series 2) with Column type: Text column for keeping series-like information, viz: And in Preferences->Searching create a search Group, viz: BR Last edited by BetterRed; 01-13-2025 at 03:21 PM. Reason: wrong image

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01-13-2025, 01:06 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,012 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Been answered (sorta) many times because the All solution is ugly DB structure wise. I have a custom series like column That is for the single Alternate. I also use Hierarchical series: Pern.Dragonriders and ONLY Number on the sub series. Nobody is going to arrest you for changing how you enter series names (and you must since publishers (and Authors) are not consistent or change their min mid series. There are those cases where an Author started with a plan and the series took over Roll with it and adapt) And for Anthologies or Boxed collections {Series} is "Various" and the {AltSeries} is the top runner (or my fav) out of the lot. Although if you really must have precision: EPUB split (and archive the master)

01-13-2025, 10:14 PM	#4
Piper65 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Device: kindle	Thanks Guys :-)

01-14-2025, 12:23 PM	#6
MSWallack Right, Except When Wrong Posts: 363 Karma: 4323767 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indianapolis Device: Kindle Oasis 3 (sometimes iPad Mini).	This has come up several times before. My general answer: Save yourself the headache of dealing with this problem by simply banging your head against your desk (preferably, quite vigorously), cursing the author for creating the metadata hell, and then drowning your pain in a nice glass of your preferred libation. Works every time.

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