Authors that number Book Series Starting 0.5 {Prequel ??}

[Al Adams]

Several Authors that number Book Series Starting 0.5 {Prequel ??} I Wish They Wouldn't Do This But They Do... Does Calibre Have a Plan for this ???

Example: (This Author is not the ONLY Author to do this either ...)
Debbie Macomber Numbers Her Rose Harbor Series Starting 0.5 {Prequel ??} and she sequences them as Follows 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 etc. Note: Picture Attached

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by Al Adams

Does Calibre Have a Plan for this ???

Can't you just change the number in the calibre 'Series' column to include the '.5' bit?

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by Al Adams

Several Authors that number Book Series Starting 0.5 {Prequel ??} I Wish They Wouldn't Do This But They Do... Does Calibre Have a Plan for this ???

Yes. Just use '0.5' in the series_index. It is a float, not an integer, and will accept that without a problem.

[JSWolf]

0.5 means a short story or novella that comes in order before the first novel. This does not always mean a prequel. So when you do see numbering with a decimal, just remember it's a short story or novella.

[AnemicOak]

.5, 1.5, 3.5, etc. will work fine in Calibre. It's not so much that authors are doing this. It's the way things are done on sites like Goodreads and has caught on with some authors for their own sites & store listings (some still use whole numbers for every short, etc.). Makes more sense than giving a short or novella a whole number IMO.

[theducks]

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[Al Adams]

Originally Posted by theducks

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[Al Adams]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

.5, 1.5, 3.5, etc. will work fine in Calibre. It's not so much that authors are doing this. It's the way things are done on sites like Goodreads and has caught on with some authors for their own sites & store listings (some still use whole numbers for every short, etc.). Makes more sense than giving a short or novella a whole number IMO.

I Tried the .5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 etc and I Get a Zero at the End of All the Decimal (Fractional ) Series Numbers, the Formating Looks Very Bad, because calibre adds a Zero for All Decimal (Fractional) Numbers entered into the Series Metadata ??? So 1.5 Becomes 1.50 and 2.5 Becomes 2.50 etc. And .5 or 0.5 Becomes 0.50 ????

[Al Adams]

Here it Is I was told by everyone that the Numbering Scheme .5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 would work fine Here is What it looks Like See Picture, Really this is a Fix !!

This Looks Terrible !!!

[Al Adams]

Originally Posted by theducks

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Did Not See a Development Label any place ???

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Al Adams

Did Not See a Development Label any place ???

Because I move it out from where it did not belong
(that is one of the tasks Mods perform)

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by Al Adams

I Tried the .5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 etc and I Get a Zero at the End of All the Decimal (Fractional ) Series Numbers, the Formating Looks Very Bad, because calibre adds a Zero for All Decimal (Fractional) Numbers entered into the Series Metadata ??? So 1.5 Becomes 1.50 and 2.5 Becomes 2.50 etc. And .5 or 0.5 Becomes 0.50 ????

Yes, it does. I don't exactly see where '1.5' is any better than '1.50', but if that's what you want, you can create a custom column with the numbers formatted to your liking.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by Al Adams

I Tried the .5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 etc and I Get a Zero at the End of All the Decimal (Fractional ) Series Numbers, the Formating Looks Very Bad, because calibre adds a Zero for All Decimal (Fractional) Numbers entered into the Series Metadata ??? So 1.5 Becomes 1.50 and 2.5 Becomes 2.50 etc. And .5 or 0.5 Becomes 0.50 ????

Yes, it will become 0.50, 1.50, etc. the number means the same thing. As mbovenka mentions, if you want things to display differently maybe look into a custom column.