sort by successful metadata lookup

rcdc · 02-21-2011, 02:21 PM

I have a lot of books with mangled metadata which causes a failed lookup. Unfortunately they are now scattered throughout my library, is there a way to sort my library by metadata lookup success/failures?

CuriousGrrl · 02-21-2011, 10:37 PM

Have you tried adding ISBN as a custom column? You could consider the presence of an ISBN to signify a successful metadata lookup. Create with column type: "column built from other columns", and "{isbn}" (minus the quotes) in the "template" field.

DoctorOhh · 02-21-2011, 11:06 PM

You could try any one of these three as a guage comments:false, rating:false or isbn:false in the search bar. All books without comments, ratings or isbn would show up.

Or do all three at once.

rating:false and comments:false and isbn:false

This would probably show books for which you haven't even tried to get metadata.

meads · 02-22-2011, 04:22 AM

If you had cover pictures as part of your metadata you could try:

not cover:true

in the search bar. This will show all the books without covers.

rcdc · 02-22-2011, 07:41 PM

thanks everyone, this is exactly what I needed.

02-21-2011, 02:21 PM	#1
rcdc Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 16 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kindle 3	sort by successful metadata lookup I have a lot of books with mangled metadata which causes a failed lookup. Unfortunately they are now scattered throughout my library, is there a way to sort my library by metadata lookup success/failures?

02-21-2011, 11:06 PM	#3
DoctorOhh US Navy, Retired Posts: 9,863 Karma: 13806776 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Icarus Illumina XL HD, Nexus 7	You could try any one of these three as a guage comments:false, rating:false or isbn:false in the search bar. All books without comments, ratings or isbn would show up. Or do all three at once. rating:false and comments:false and isbn:false This would probably show books for which you haven't even tried to get metadata. Last edited by DoctorOhh; 02-21-2011 at 11:11 PM.

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02-21-2011, 10:37 PM	#2
CuriousGrrl Kindle lover/Linux user Posts: 23 Karma: 16 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 2i	Have you tried adding ISBN as a custom column? You could consider the presence of an ISBN to signify a successful metadata lookup. Create with column type: "column built from other columns", and "{isbn}" (minus the quotes) in the "template" field.

02-22-2011, 04:22 AM	#4
meads Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	If you had cover pictures as part of your metadata you could try: not cover:true in the search bar. This will show all the books without covers.

02-22-2011, 07:41 PM	#5
rcdc Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 16 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kindle 3	thanks everyone, this is exactly what I needed.

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