05-09-2014, 10:06 PM | #1 |
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Bulk downloading of metadata and covers
All of a sudden my Calibre will not download metadata or covers on newly added books. Did I miss an upgrade or something. Haven't changed any settings.
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05-09-2014, 11:35 PM | #2 |
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I see that all those the titles have extra stuff in the title field which is probably confusing the search.
I have found that I get better results with just the simple basics. Title, not title and sub-title or series Author (editor for collections), not Author and illustrator... Publisher, blank rather than wrong Language, blank, or correct |
05-10-2014, 01:55 AM | #3 | |
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Also helps if you can fill in the ISBN, there's a plugin to help do that, Extract ISBN (← click) BR |
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05-10-2014, 05:01 AM | #4 |
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If you insist on storing non-title info in the title field then grab the metadata / covers before you screw up the title field. If you still have problems with the title field correct then click the copy to clipboard button (instead of a screenshot) and paste the info in a post so we can see what is happening.
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05-10-2014, 10:24 AM | #5 |
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@Dr Ohh
I was going to post saying 'Don't ever' put series in ( ) as part of a title field. I decided to test before I posted, least I wear (more) egg. With just the (root) Title and author filled in My very first test case returned the title as title (series) *root title = stripped of series and subtitle eg. War World: Death's Head Rebellioneg eg. ABC an Xyz Mystery I strip in most case (there are always exceptions 1636: The Devil's Opera or Man-Kizn Wars XIV) |
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