"Condensing" ("stacking"?) series display in the Library?

CubGeek · 07-26-2022, 12:38 PM

I've been searching for a bit, but I guess I'm not using the right terms or correct keywords to find what I'm after. My apologies if this is something I'm not seeing because of poor search kung fu!!

In my Apple Books (iPad Pro, iOS 15,6) library, I have a trilogy of books (I think this one was purchased through the apple bookstore) that show as a "stack" of the covers.

(attachment1:library-01.png)

When I tap the "stack" it opens up and I see the books laid out with "Book 1" and "Book 2" and such.

(attachment2:library-02.png)

I have other books (iirc, the books below were pruchased from ebooks.com) that are themselves part of various series and yet they are not "stacked" like this.

(attachment3:library-03.png)

I have no problem editing the metadata using Sigil or other similar programs, updating epub2 to epub3, and so on, but I can't seem to figure out what to edit/add/etc to achieve the desired result (which is already there for a few series in my library).

Any guidance on how to replicate this?

CubGeek · 08-01-2022, 01:07 PM

duplicate

CubGeek · 08-01-2022, 01:09 PM

Okay, after much more searching, I seem to have found a way that it was possible (well, at least it *was*, 7 years ago). However, it's pretty convoluted, required using a Mac, and involved changing the Books.plist file in ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks/Books for the books you want to have in a series, and also you have to add rows in the BKSeries-*.sqlite database on ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iBooksX/Data/Documents/BKSeriesDatabase for them and the series.

So... hmmm... This one may be a pass.

JSWolf · 08-01-2022, 01:58 PM

IMHO, iBooks/Books is a pass.

CubGeek · 08-01-2022, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

IMHO, iBooks/Books is a pass.

And that's perfectly okay, too. Luckily there seems to be lots of good options for folks to choose from.

HLS · 08-01-2022, 02:45 PM

My library shows next book in series and a "buy" button. Really annoys me. I don't want my library to look like a book store.

07-26-2022, 12:38 PM	#1
CubGeek Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Upstate NY, USA Device: iPad Pro, Kindle basic	"Condensing" ("stacking"?) series display in the Library? I've been searching for a bit, but I guess I'm not using the right terms or correct keywords to find what I'm after. My apologies if this is something I'm not seeing because of poor search kung fu!! In my Apple Books (iPad Pro, iOS 15,6) library, I have a trilogy of books (I think this one was purchased through the apple bookstore) that show as a "stack" of the covers. (attachment1:library-01.png) When I tap the "stack" it opens up and I see the books laid out with "Book 1" and "Book 2" and such. (attachment2:library-02.png) I have other books (iirc, the books below were pruchased from ebooks.com) that are themselves part of various series and yet they are not "stacked" like this. (attachment3:library-03.png) I have no problem editing the metadata using Sigil or other similar programs, updating epub2 to epub3, and so on, but I can't seem to figure out what to edit/add/etc to achieve the desired result (which is already there for a few series in my library). Any guidance on how to replicate this? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by CubGeek; 07-26-2022 at 11:02 PM. Reason: spelling

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08-01-2022, 01:07 PM	#2
CubGeek Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Upstate NY, USA Device: iPad Pro, Kindle basic	duplicate

08-01-2022, 01:09 PM	#3
CubGeek Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Upstate NY, USA Device: iPad Pro, Kindle basic	Okay, after much more searching, I seem to have found a way that it was possible (well, at least it was, 7 years ago). However, it's pretty convoluted, required using a Mac, and involved changing the Books.plist file in ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks/Books for the books you want to have in a series, and also you have to add rows in the BKSeries-*.sqlite database on ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iBooksX/Data/Documents/BKSeriesDatabase for them and the series. So... hmmm... This one may be a pass.

08-01-2022, 01:58 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	IMHO, iBooks/Books is a pass.

08-01-2022, 02:45 PM	#6
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,027 Karma: 15107670 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	My library shows next book in series and a "buy" button. Really annoys me. I don't want my library to look like a book store.