More Than One Series?

annadallen · 07-19-2016, 10:30 AM

Sometimes books have more than one series attached to them. how do I get Calibre to recognize that a book has more than one series attached to it?

eschwartz · 07-19-2016, 10:36 AM

By creating a custom column, e.g. "#secondaryseries".

The series field cannot contain multiple series'.

annadallen · 07-19-2016, 10:39 AM

mmmm ok thank you

annadallen · 07-19-2016, 10:44 AM

does anyone know if caliber is in the works to change that feature?

eschwartz · 07-19-2016, 10:48 AM

Yes, we do know, and the answer is that for technical reasons it cannot and will not happen.

It has been asked before.

annadallen · 07-19-2016, 11:23 AM

sucks! ok thank you so very very much!! have a good rest of the summer!

theducks · 07-19-2016, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by annadallen

sucks! ok thank you so very very much!! have a good rest of the summer!

I have a book with stories from 5 series.
When does THAT stop.
'Sucks' that Calibre can't handle 5 series. 10 series, a blue fish.

There are suggestions of things folk have tried to manage THEIR (every collection is really unique) Library. Try those on for 'best fit' One size fits NONE

eschwartz · 07-19-2016, 12:37 PM

If it is an anthology I split the ebook into its component parts.

I also have a "#subseries" custom column for series' with multiple internal story arcs.

Dopedangel · 07-22-2016, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

I have a book with stories from 5 series.
When does THAT stop.
'Sucks' that Calibre can't handle 5 series. 10 series, a blue fish.

There are suggestions of things folk have tried to manage THEIR (every collection is really unique) Library. Try those on for 'best fit' One size fits NONE

@theducks you dont have to be snarky about it. I know answering the same questions every few weeks for years can be annoying but the question is new to the person usually asking.

Btw I disagree about the multiple series in the end calibre is just a database and calibre internal filing system uses just the author name and title. So it could be possible to have multiple entries pointing to the same book/file with each entry having a different series but same author and title. It would require a major rewrite of the calibre though and with the amount of code calibre now has only Kovid probably could do it without breaking anything.

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07-19-2016, 10:36 AM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	By creating a custom column, e.g. "#secondaryseries". The series field cannot contain multiple series'.

07-19-2016, 10:39 AM	#3
annadallen Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: none	mmmm ok thank you

07-19-2016, 10:44 AM	#4
annadallen Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: none	does anyone know if caliber is in the works to change that feature?

07-19-2016, 10:48 AM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Yes, we do know, and the answer is that for technical reasons it cannot and will not happen. It has been asked before.

07-19-2016, 11:23 AM	#6
annadallen Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: none	sucks! ok thank you so very very much!! have a good rest of the summer!

07-19-2016, 12:37 PM	#8
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	If it is an anthology I split the ebook into its component parts. I also have a "#subseries" custom column for series' with multiple internal story arcs.