No "Get Book" button on Metadata page?

beschoot · 07-02-2011, 03:37 AM

I've created an empty book, filled in the name of the author and title. I've downloaded the metadata and cover. Read the review/summary and now am ready to buy the book. Is there a way to do it directly without starting over in "Get books"?

user_none · 07-02-2011, 08:53 AM

No there is not. However, you can select the book in your library then click the down arrow next to the Get Books icon and choose "Search for this book" or one of the other similar options to have it start searching faster.

sadievan · 07-02-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by user_none

No there is not. However, you can select the book in your library then click the down arrow next to the Get Books icon and choose "Search for this book" or one of the other similar options to have it start searching faster.

If OP is just talking about not having to add all the metadata after he/she buys the book, can't you just merge the titles?

Thanks,
Carol

beschoot · 07-02-2011, 11:29 AM

Thanks for the info, that's pretty much what I wanted.

chaley · 07-02-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sadievan

If OP is just talking about not having to add all the metadata after he/she buys the book, can't you just merge the titles

Easier would be to add the book as a format in edit metadata instead of adding a new book.

sadievan · 07-02-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by chaley

Easier would be to add the book as a format in edit metadata instead of adding a new book.

Thanks. I wasn't aware of that.

Carol

itimpi · 07-02-2011, 02:07 PM

Kovid: Something that occurs to me when reading this thread.

Would it be possible to support dropping an ebook file onto the Details pane for a book as being equivalent to dropping in the format Window in the Edit Metadata dialog? I would find this would vastly reduce the number of times I open up the Edit Metadata dialog to either add a new format, or update the one that is already there.

If you want I can open an enhancement request ticket for this?

theducks · 07-02-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by itimpi

Kovid: Something that occurs to me when reading this thread.

Would it be possible to support dropping an ebook file onto the Details pane for a book as being equivalent to dropping in the format Window in the Edit Metadata dialog? I would find this would vastly reduce the number of times I open up the Edit Metadata dialog to either add a new format, or update the one that is already there.

If you want I can open an enhancement request ticket for this?

I was going to say the the 'Details' panel was not in edit mode

,
But recently the crew added the ability to drop a different Cover onto the old one.
So, your suggestion makes sense (it might not be easy

)

chaley · 07-02-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by itimpi

Kovid: Something that occurs to me when reading this thread.

Would it be possible to support dropping an ebook file onto the Details pane for a book as being equivalent to dropping in the format Window in the Edit Metadata dialog? I would find this would vastly reduce the number of times I open up the Edit Metadata dialog to either add a new format, or update the one that is already there.

If you want I can open an enhancement request ticket for this?

I just tried it. Worked fine. Doesn't it work for you?

kovidgoyal · 07-02-2011, 02:21 PM

Not just that, depending on your browser/OS, you may even be able to drag and drop a link from a website directly onto the book details panel and calibre will download and add the file (of course this only works if the file is publicly available)

itimpi · 07-02-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by chaley

I just tried it. Worked fine. Doesn't it work for you?

I just tried to drag-and-drop an epub file on the Book Details pane and got the no-entry symbol (using IE8 on Windows 7). That was why I asked about this facility. I CAN drop a .jpg file on the image in the Book Details pane to update that so drag-and-drop for that is working OK.

chaley · 07-02-2011, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by itimpi

I just tried to drag-and-drop an epub file on the Book Details pane and got the no-entry symbol (using IE8 on Windows 7). That was why I asked about this facility. I CAN drop a .jpg file on the image in the Book Details pane to update that so drag-and-drop for that is working OK.

Ahhh... By pane you mean the separate window? I dropped on the book details frame (the one in calibre's library view window). I never use the separate book details pane, so hadn't noticed that it behaves differently.

Edit: what does IE have to do with it? Are you dropping using a link? I am dropping files.

itimpi · 07-02-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chaley

Ahhh... By pane you mean the separate window? I dropped on the book details frame (the one in calibre's library view window). I never use the separate book details pane, so hadn't noticed that it behaves differently.

I meant the one at the right-hand side of the normal Calibre library view.

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Edit: what does IE have to do with it? Are you dropping using a link? I am dropping files.

I only mentioned IE because Kovid said it might depend on the browser in use. I was trying it from Windows Explorer.

chaley · 07-02-2011, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by itimpi

I meant the one at the right-hand side of the normal Calibre library view.

I only mentioned IE because Kovid said it might depend on the browser in use. I was trying it from Windows Explorer.

Running W7/pro/32. if I drag a file with a book extension (tried txt, epub, mobi, and prc) from a windows explorer window (not IE) onto the book details pane (for me it is at the bottom), that book is added as a format of the book currently displayed. It sounds as if this doesn't happen for you.

Dragging onto the window that appears when I double-click on the book details pane at the bottom does not work, but it seems that you are not doing that.

I have no explanation for the difference in behavior. Strange...

itimpi · 07-02-2011, 05:34 PM

I'll have to look further then as we seem to be running exactly the same OS version.

07-02-2011, 03:37 AM	#1
beschoot Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: kindle	No "Get Book" button on Metadata page? I've created an empty book, filled in the name of the author and title. I've downloaded the metadata and cover. Read the review/summary and now am ready to buy the book. Is there a way to do it directly without starting over in "Get books"?

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07-02-2011, 08:53 AM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	No there is not. However, you can select the book in your library then click the down arrow next to the Get Books icon and choose "Search for this book" or one of the other similar options to have it start searching faster.

07-02-2011, 11:29 AM	#4
beschoot Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: kindle	Thanks for the info, that's pretty much what I wanted.

07-02-2011, 02:07 PM	#7
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Kovid: Something that occurs to me when reading this thread. Would it be possible to support dropping an ebook file onto the Details pane for a book as being equivalent to dropping in the format Window in the Edit Metadata dialog? I would find this would vastly reduce the number of times I open up the Edit Metadata dialog to either add a new format, or update the one that is already there. If you want I can open an enhancement request ticket for this?

07-02-2011, 02:21 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Not just that, depending on your browser/OS, you may even be able to drag and drop a link from a website directly onto the book details panel and calibre will download and add the file (of course this only works if the file is publicly available)

07-02-2011, 05:34 PM	#15
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	I'll have to look further then as we seem to be running exactly the same OS version.