Storing URL of a book detail page

tn4w · 11-24-2022, 12:07 AM

Hello,

Is there a built-in way to store webpage URL of books? In the book details pane, there is the Authors entry and if one of them is clicked, a web page (https://www.goodreads.com/) opens. In a similar manner, I'd like to see a link to a product detail page in the book details pane. If a link is clicked, it brings the user to the webpage.

Do I have to create a custom field for this? Or is there a built-in one already? Being able to store an associated URL with the calibredb add command would be nice.

Comfy.n · 11-24-2022, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tn4w

Hello,

Is there a built-in way to store webpage URL of books? In the book details pane, there is the Authors entry and if one of them is clicked, a web page (https://www.goodreads.com/) opens. In a similar manner, I'd like to see a link to a product detail page in the book details pane. If a link is clicked, it brings the user to the webpage.

Do I have to create a custom field for this? Or is there a built-in one already? Being able to store an associated URL with the calibredb add command would be nice.

I use the identifiers for that, as shown below:

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There's also a way to insert URLs manually as an identifier, using something like

Code:

url:http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17829

That's a good question, to which I look forward to seeing others' input

kovidgoyal · 11-24-2022, 03:12 AM

You can put URLs directly into comments.

tn4w · 11-24-2022, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Comfy.n

I use the identifiers for that, as shown below:

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This is what I've been looking for. Thank you! The screenshot really helped.

@kovidgoyal Thanks for the additional tip. For now, I'll do the method Comfy showed.

11-24-2022, 12:07 AM	#1
tn4w Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2022 Device: Windows 10	Storing URL of a book detail page Hello, Is there a built-in way to store webpage URL of books? In the book details pane, there is the Authors entry and if one of them is clicked, a web page (https://www.goodreads.com/) opens. In a similar manner, I'd like to see a link to a product detail page in the book details pane. If a link is clicked, it brings the user to the webpage. Do I have to create a custom field for this? Or is there a built-in one already? Being able to store an associated URL with the calibredb add command would be nice.

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11-24-2022, 03:12 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can put URLs directly into comments.