What custom identifiers do you use?

ownedbycats · 03-29-2021, 04:35 AM

As defined in Preferences > Look & Feel > Book Details > Create rules to convert identifiers to links

Here are my own.

ao3 | Archive of Our Own | https://archiveofourown.org/works/{id}
ffnet | FanFiction.net | https://www.fanfiction.net/s/{id}/1/
lccn | Library of Congress | https://lccn.loc.gov/{id}
iarchive | Internet Archive | https://archive.org/details/{id}
ol | Open Library | https://openlibrary.org/works/{id}/
gutenberg | Project Gutenberg | http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/{id}

Sirtel · 03-29-2021, 07:03 AM

I don't use identifiers at all and often delete even the default ones. The only time I want an identifier is in the case of a Kindle book with too small a cover. Then the Amazon identifier is useful for downloading a high-res Kindle cover. In other cases, the title and the author are usually enough for downloading a high-res cover.

I don't use the automatic metadata download. I fill my metadata in manually for each new book.

CloudReader · 03-29-2021, 07:26 PM

Up until now I've only used four of the default ones (ISBN; Amazon; GoodReads; Google), but I think I may add Internet Archive, as I have a large number of PDF's downloaded from there, and it might be nice to link to their pages (although with most of them, there's little to no real info, just details about the scanning...).

DNSB · 03-29-2021, 11:20 PM

I use 3 IDs: ISBN, Amazon and Kobo. Basically, Amazon, Kobo and Baen are where I obtain the overwhelming majority of my ebooks and I find that Amazon and Kobo have the best (IMHO) metadata and covers. I also have the Baen metadata plugin but it is currently not working due to website changes.

03-29-2021, 04:35 AM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,841 Karma: 74203799 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	What custom identifiers do you use? As defined in Preferences > Look & Feel > Book Details > Create rules to convert identifiers to links Here are my own. ao3 \| Archive of Our Own \| https://archiveofourown.org/works/{id} ffnet \| FanFiction.net \| https://www.fanfiction.net/s/{id}/1/ lccn \| Library of Congress \| https://lccn.loc.gov/{id} iarchive \| Internet Archive \| https://archive.org/details/{id} ol \| Open Library \| https://openlibrary.org/works/{id}/ gutenberg \| Project Gutenberg \| http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/{id}

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03-29-2021, 07:03 AM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,372 Karma: 238915017 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I don't use identifiers at all and often delete even the default ones. The only time I want an identifier is in the case of a Kindle book with too small a cover. Then the Amazon identifier is useful for downloading a high-res Kindle cover. In other cases, the title and the author are usually enough for downloading a high-res cover. I don't use the automatic metadata download. I fill my metadata in manually for each new book.

03-29-2021, 07:26 PM	#3
CloudReader Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Up until now I've only used four of the default ones (ISBN; Amazon; GoodReads; Google), but I think I may add Internet Archive, as I have a large number of PDF's downloaded from there, and it might be nice to link to their pages (although with most of them, there's little to no real info, just details about the scanning...).

03-29-2021, 11:20 PM	#4
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,582 Karma: 168929301 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I use 3 IDs: ISBN, Amazon and Kobo. Basically, Amazon, Kobo and Baen are where I obtain the overwhelming majority of my ebooks and I find that Amazon and Kobo have the best (IMHO) metadata and covers. I also have the Baen metadata plugin but it is currently not working due to website changes.

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