Is there a quick way to apply labels to books?

Lien Rag · 06-14-2016, 12:41 AM

I want to classify a lot of books with different labels.
Obviously Calibre is not going to do it for me without instructions, but is there a way to optimize the necessary work?
What I've seen (going to individual books to add a tag) is really fastidious for thousands of books...

(Sorry if this has already been asked and solved, I couldn't find the relevant thread)

kovidgoyal · 06-14-2016, 03:27 AM

Use the bulk metadata edit dialog to add the same tag to a large number of books at once.

Lien Rag · 06-14-2016, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Use the bulk metadata edit dialog to add the same tag to a large number of books at once.

OK, thanks, but is there a way to make cumulative selections?
I mean, if I want to apply the tag "youth" for all the books in my library which don't have this tag, is there a way to select all books from Enid Blyton, all the Harry Potter, and Bilbo the Hobbit before applying the tag?

Obviously with only three lists it's doable by hand, but I have many more authors, series and individual books to tag.

BTW, thank you for creating this software and open-sourcing it! It's incredibly useful...

theducks · 06-14-2016, 09:07 PM

Use the Tags bar on the Left to help 'build' a search

click the tag in the Tags section 2 time (will no have a red Minus)

If you look at the search box, you see a Not Tags:

Since this is a Simple version of a task:

In the results (filtered library list): Ctrl-A (the standard 'Select All' )
Then Right-click: Edit Metadata: Edit in Bulk or simply tap E which does ulk Mode because there was more than 1 book selected

06-14-2016, 12:41 AM	#1
Lien Rag Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2016 Device: Sony	Is there a quick way to apply labels to books? I want to classify a lot of books with different labels. Obviously Calibre is not going to do it for me without instructions, but is there a way to optimize the necessary work? What I've seen (going to individual books to add a tag) is really fastidious for thousands of books... (Sorry if this has already been asked and solved, I couldn't find the relevant thread)

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06-14-2016, 03:27 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use the bulk metadata edit dialog to add the same tag to a large number of books at once.

06-14-2016, 09:07 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,270 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Use the Tags bar on the Left to help 'build' a search click the tag in the Tags section 2 time (will no have a red Minus) If you look at the search box, you see a Not Tags: Since this is a Simple version of a task: In the results (filtered library list): Ctrl-A (the standard 'Select All' ) Then Right-click: Edit Metadata: Edit in Bulk or simply tap E which does ulk Mode because there was more than 1 book selected

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