Changing Book Titles in the Library

MickeyC · 06-14-2008, 07:46 AM

I think this has been posted before. If so, sorry for missing it.

How do you change the title of a book in the Library?

Thanks

dhbailey · 06-14-2008, 08:04 AM

You have to edit the book file itself -- if there isn't anything entered in the proper place within the file for the title, the book will be listed by the name of the file. If there is something inside the file in the location for the book title, that's how it will be listed.

Some book files you might be able to edit with Calibre, but the commercial lrx files can't be edited.

Maybe you could be more specific about what you want to have changed and people could offer insights about how to do it?

MickeyC · 06-14-2008, 08:19 AM

Sorry I wasn't more clear. Here's the problem: I downloaded a freebie book entitled 'Hal Spacejock' but, presumably because the first words in the file are 'Chapter One', my library now lists the book as 'Chapter One'

Ironically enough, the title in the My Ebooks folder where I originally downloaded it to shows the title as 'Hal Spacejock'

gwynevans · 06-15-2008, 07:37 AM

The Calibra package has a 'lrf-meta' command-line utility that can edit the meta-data.

06-14-2008, 07:46 AM	#1
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06-14-2008, 08:04 AM	#2
dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	You have to edit the book file itself -- if there isn't anything entered in the proper place within the file for the title, the book will be listed by the name of the file. If there is something inside the file in the location for the book title, that's how it will be listed. Some book files you might be able to edit with Calibre, but the commercial lrx files can't be edited. Maybe you could be more specific about what you want to have changed and people could offer insights about how to do it?

06-14-2008, 08:19 AM	#3
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Sorry I wasn't more clear. Here's the problem: I downloaded a freebie book entitled 'Hal Spacejock' but, presumably because the first words in the file are 'Chapter One', my library now lists the book as 'Chapter One' Ironically enough, the title in the My Ebooks folder where I originally downloaded it to shows the title as 'Hal Spacejock'

06-15-2008, 07:37 AM	#4
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	The Calibra package has a 'lrf-meta' command-line utility that can edit the meta-data.

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