Bulk Changing Published Date To Date

hmf · 10-19-2010, 01:56 PM

I would like to know if there is any way to bulk change the Date in the Metadata to reflect the Published Date. I have inputted the Published Date on my more than 2000 books. For my purposes this Published Date is more relevant than the date I added the book to my library. Just thinking of manually changing all these dates gives me a headache. Is there any way to do what I want short of doing each book individually?
BTW Calibre is a great program...Kudos tp Kovid

desertgrandma · 10-19-2010, 01:58 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, hmf

Lots to learn and do here....look around and enjoy.

kovidgoyal · 10-19-2010, 02:03 PM

there's no need to do that. Simply hide the date column instead, if you dont want to see it.

itimpi · 10-19-2010, 07:48 PM

The date you added the book to the library and the published date are two separate fields. You can select which (if any) of them should be shown in the GUI.

speakingtohe · 10-19-2010, 10:19 PM

If it is the metadata in the book file itself you are concerned with you may have to reconvert the books after changing field.

10-19-2010, 01:56 PM	#1
hmf Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 108 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle	Bulk Changing Published Date To Date I would like to know if there is any way to bulk change the Date in the Metadata to reflect the Published Date. I have inputted the Published Date on my more than 2000 books. For my purposes this Published Date is more relevant than the date I added the book to my library. Just thinking of manually changing all these dates gives me a headache. Is there any way to do what I want short of doing each book individually? BTW Calibre is a great program...Kudos tp Kovid

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10-19-2010, 01:58 PM	#2
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, hmf Lots to learn and do here....look around and enjoy.

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,110 Karma: 27110892 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	there's no need to do that. Simply hide the date column instead, if you dont want to see it.

10-19-2010, 07:48 PM	#4
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	The date you added the book to the library and the published date are two separate fields. You can select which (if any) of them should be shown in the GUI.

10-19-2010, 10:19 PM	#5
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	If it is the metadata in the book file itself you are concerned with you may have to reconvert the books after changing field.

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