Calibre for printed books

jsbt · 01-17-2014, 04:49 AM

hello,

I am using Calibre only for a couple of weeks but fell in love with it and its interface, thank you for the great product. Is there any way Calibre could be adapted to add printed books instead of only e-books and articles? Basically this feature would involve having a field where we could type the book ISBN and Calibre would show automatically the rest of the information of the book, to which we could add our customised info and book front cover picture (jpg) if we wish. There could be an option to add older books that had not any ISBN. I would like to centralize all my books into only one software. Any advice is welcome!

aleyx · 01-17-2014, 05:54 AM

Well, adding an empty book (see the dropdown option on the Add button) then putting in the correct metadata would suffice, I think.

I was myself considering much the same thing, actually.

EDIT: Thinking a little more about it, I suppose it could be possible to make an plugin that would allow the creation of a new, empty book from either a typed or a scanned ISBN, then automatically fetching the metadata...

latepaul · 01-17-2014, 06:14 AM

I think the "Add from ISBN" menu item is what you're looking for. It's on the drop-down next to the "Add books" button.

For books without an ISBN use "Add empty book" and add the metadata manually. Or once you've added the author and title you should be able to download it - I've done this for the handful of non ebooks in my calibre library.

DoctorOhh · 01-17-2014, 06:47 AM

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theducks · 01-17-2014, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aleyx

Well, adding an empty book (see the dropdown option on the Add button) then putting in the correct metadata would suffice, I think.

I was myself considering much the same thing, actually.

EDIT: Thinking a little more about it, I suppose it could be possible to make an plugin that would allow the creation of a new, empty book from either a typed or a scanned ISBN, then automatically fetching the metadata...

Besides: Add from ISBN (which also tries to fetch Metadata and covers during import)

I did 900+ books, many did not have Barcodes, let alone ISBNS (too old)

Small batches (~20)
Fix the unknowns, It is easier to find which failed or needs help

then do another batch

ALTERNATE:
Import List PI

Read the description https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=187831 something there might FIT!

aleyx · 01-18-2014, 05:08 AM

o_O My eyes kept glancing over Add from ISBN. It never really registered with me 'till now...

jsbt · 01-24-2014, 03:04 AM

Well, the features were there in Calibre all the time! :-) Many thanks.

01-17-2014, 04:49 AM	#1
jsbt Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: None	Calibre for printed books hello, I am using Calibre only for a couple of weeks but fell in love with it and its interface, thank you for the great product. Is there any way Calibre could be adapted to add printed books instead of only e-books and articles? Basically this feature would involve having a field where we could type the book ISBN and Calibre would show automatically the rest of the information of the book, to which we could add our customised info and book front cover picture (jpg) if we wish. There could be an option to add older books that had not any ISBN. I would like to centralize all my books into only one software. Any advice is welcome!

01-17-2014, 05:54 AM	#2
aleyx Addict Posts: 245 Karma: 20386 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: France Device: Cybook Diva	Well, adding an empty book (see the dropdown option on the Add button) then putting in the correct metadata would suffice, I think. I was myself considering much the same thing, actually. EDIT: Thinking a little more about it, I suppose it could be possible to make an plugin that would allow the creation of a new, empty book from either a typed or a scanned ISBN, then automatically fetching the metadata... Last edited by aleyx; 01-17-2014 at 05:59 AM.

01-24-2014, 03:04 AM	#7
jsbt Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: None	Thank you Well, the features were there in Calibre all the time! :-) Many thanks.

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01-17-2014, 06:14 AM	#3
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,264 Karma: 10203040 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	I think the "Add from ISBN" menu item is what you're looking for. It's on the drop-down next to the "Add books" button. For books without an ISBN use "Add empty book" and add the metadata manually. Or once you've added the author and title you should be able to download it - I've done this for the handful of non ebooks in my calibre library.

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DoctorOhh US Navy, Retired Posts: 9,864 Karma: 13806776 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Icarus Illumina XL HD, Nexus 7	Moderator Notice Moved thread out of the Development forum. Please review the sticky posts at the top of each forum for solutions or guidance before posting. This sticky post - titled:PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING - The purpose of this subforum - at the top of the Development forum explains when it is permissable to post in the Development forum.

01-18-2014, 05:08 AM	#6
aleyx Addict Posts: 245 Karma: 20386 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: France Device: Cybook Diva	o_O My eyes kept glancing over Add from ISBN. It never really registered with me 'till now...