FREE/BARGAIN - Romance + Discussion - 2016

[FizzyWater]

Originally Posted by library addict

I downloaded a free book which was self-published. When I added it to Calibre, the metadata came pre-rated with 5 stars

Is this some new trend with self-published authors? I find it very off putting

Yes, I've seen that too, and I agree with you.

[copyrite]

I don't use ratings, and I thought I set metadata download to NOT download ratings in Calibre, but I noticed when I unhid the column many of the books are already rated.

Oh well. Hid the column again.

[Keslynn]

Originally Posted by library addict

I downloaded a free book which was self-published. When I added it to Calibre, the metadata came pre-rated with 5 stars

Is this some new trend with self-published authors? I find it very off putting

I've noticed that too and agree that it is off putting. The other thing I've observed is having 8 billion tags pre-filled. I'm a minimal tagger so this ends up being more annoying to me than the rating, which is only one thing to delete.

Probably some popular but ill-conceived marketing advice.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

They've always been slow to add some Avon title (& some of their own Carina titles) so don't give up hope totally. I've been waiting for them to add an Avon title as well and still hope they'll get it (I'm not in a hurry at this point).

If the same people who are maintaining the Avon site are maintaining Harlequin this would explain the mess. Last I checked the p was still missing from every book description on Avon romance site. I never got a reply back from notifying them.

I notice broken links on Harlequin missing covers. They need to hire someone who cares about Harlequin's image.

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[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by Blossom

They need to hire someone who cares about Harlequin's image.

It has always seemed strange to me that you can often get better, more accurate, more in depth & complete information from all kinds of sites that aren't the publisher (or author) site. That especially goes for the bigger pubs.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

It has always seemed strange to me that you can often get better, more accurate, more in depth & complete information from all kinds of sites that aren't the publisher (or author) site. That especially goes for the bigger pubs.

It looks like they finally did fix the missing p issue. However several books are missing their synopsis. The new look is more tablet friendly. Let's hope they get up to speed on Harlequin next.

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[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Let's hope they get up to speed on Harlequin next.

Let's hope. So far every time Harlequin has redone their website many changes have been for the worse (IMO).

[goldilocks]

Originally Posted by copyrite

I don't use ratings, and I thought I set metadata download to NOT download ratings in Calibre, but I noticed when I unhid the column many of the books are already rated.

Oh well. Hid the column again.

Double check your settings at:
Preferences / Change Calibre Behavior / Sharing / Metadata download / Downloaded metadata fields - uncheck Rating (I also have Tags unchecked)

Originally Posted by Blossom

Where do you find the HarperCollins titles? I know where the Avon ones are but have not seen the other.

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I purchased a HarperCollins eBook from Harlequin over the weekend. Surprised me! The book was Return of the Warrior by Kinley MacGregor.

Link to HarperCollins books at Harlequin.

I don't see an actual link on the site - I made this one (to give more sort options).

[Blue2u]

All 3 books in 'The True' series by Liora Blake are on sale, $.99 bk 1, $1.99 bk 2 and $2.99 bk 3.


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[Blossom]

Rock Addiction is free!!! Autocorrect won't let me type Singh first name but you all know who she is.

Nalini Singh

https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Addictio.../dp/B00MUX3V5Q

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[copyrite]

Originally Posted by goldilocks

Double check your settings at:
Preferences / Change Calibre Behavior / Sharing / Metadata download / Downloaded metadata fields - uncheck Rating (I also have Tags unchecked)

Both ratings and tags are unchecked but they both manage to sneak through. Ratings I don't care about, tags I use the remove all option when editing bulk metadata.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I want to just enjoy reading again after such a huge break and discover authors who are more my style. I don't have a TBR list anymore.

First up is finish Tricky Twenty-Two and The Brandy Alexander's series. I might try to pick up Suzanne Brockmann's series I stopped maybe some In Death's and Robyn Carr too. I want to read romance with more plot than sex so most newer romances are out. I thought about starting that suspense series by Anne Stuart we will have to see. I guess I want to read smarter romances with good solid writing. I also think I might try the Carla Neggers books I bought.

Way around autospell/correct type the name then put a period or a comma.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by goldilocks

Double check your settings at:
Preferences / Change Calibre Behavior / Sharing / Metadata download / Downloaded metadata fields - uncheck Rating (I also have Tags unchecked)

I have every box unchecked. I am very strict about what tags I use as well, but used to have to delete/change those. The ratings field is usually left blank when I load a new book.

I think what happened is that the author used Calibre to create the epub version of the book. Rating is one of the fields that Calibre stores metadata for when you do a conversion. And she so helpfully decided her book was great Or whomever she hired to help with formatting did so. I fixed the coding so that the text didn't not appear immediately below the words "chapter x" with no space between them and noticed some of the css had calibre in it.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Way around autospell/correct type the name then put a period or a comma.

Doesn't work but thanks. Google ignores punctuation.

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[Blossom]

Originally Posted by library addict

I have every box unchecked. I am very strict about what tags I use as well, but used to have to delete/change those. The ratings field is usually left blank when I load a new book.

Since getting my Kobo I don't even mess with metadata anymore. This could be because 95% of the time I do not have access to it because hubby is hogging the computer.

I have a version of Calibre on my laptop just for fixing books that I'm reading. My library is on the desktop and backed up to Dropbox once a month.

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