Importing metadata and Covers from Amazon & Librarything

Gocho · 12-21-2009, 05:14 PM

I installed Calibre 0.6.29 and download the sourcecode with bazaar.

I can see that there are two plugins for Amazon & Librarything named amazon.py and library_thing.py in calibre/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata, but I don't know how can I use them.

When I search metadata and covers calibre says me that it would search in googlebooks and isbndb (with my key) but don't say anything about amazon or librarything.

How can I activate them?

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2009, 05:16 PM

They are automatically activated. google books and isbndb are used to identify the book. Once the book is identified covers/ratings/tags etc are downloaded from amazon and librarything

Gocho · 12-23-2009, 07:07 PM

I understand that calibre identify the book with the ISBN and then use it to download data from Amazon and Librarything, right?

kovidgoyal · 12-23-2009, 08:18 PM

yes .

Gocho · 12-25-2009, 07:11 AM

Thanks

12-21-2009, 05:14 PM	#1
Gocho Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: none	Importing metadata and Covers from Amazon & Librarything I installed Calibre 0.6.29 and download the sourcecode with bazaar. I can see that there are two plugins for Amazon & Librarything named amazon.py and library_thing.py in calibre/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata, but I don't know how can I use them. When I search metadata and covers calibre says me that it would search in googlebooks and isbndb (with my key) but don't say anything about amazon or librarything. How can I activate them?

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12-21-2009, 05:16 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,611 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	They are automatically activated. google books and isbndb are used to identify the book. Once the book is identified covers/ratings/tags etc are downloaded from amazon and librarything

12-23-2009, 07:07 PM	#3
Gocho Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: none	I understand that calibre identify the book with the ISBN and then use it to download data from Amazon and Librarything, right?

12-23-2009, 08:18 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,611 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yes .

12-25-2009, 07:11 AM	#5
Gocho Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: none	Thanks

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