What is this in the left column?

clayd · 07-09-2024, 09:35 PM

what does "main (9 books)" mean? does it have to do with how my Kindle groups this periodical? does this mean that my periodicals are being broken up?

DNSB · 07-09-2024, 09:49 PM

That would mean that you have 9 books/periodicals with same name as far as calibre is concerned.

clayd · 07-09-2024, 10:09 PM

Does that include the items before and after it?

DNSB · 07-09-2024, 10:29 PM

As far as I know, no. The screenshot you posted would show 14 books.

clayd · 07-09-2024, 10:37 PM

any idea why they aren't being grouped, then? they definitely have the same name.

theducks · 07-09-2024, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clayd

any idea why they aren't being grouped, then? they definitely have the same name.

OnDevice view does not group, Calibre is just looking AT the device

kovidgoyal · 07-10-2024, 12:30 AM

It will depend on the metadata in those entries. Matching is not done by title alone. And it wont affect grouping on your kindle that is done by te kindle firmware, and not calibre.

clayd · 07-10-2024, 02:01 AM

thanks, kovid. any advice on how to edit meta-data so that both calibre matches (what I'm looking at in the screenshot?) and Kindle groups (the clusters I see on my device?) correctly?

kovidgoyal · 07-10-2024, 05:05 AM

You can use the match books tool to match the books on the device to books in the library then their metadata will come from the library and should group correctly automatically.

07-09-2024, 09:35 PM	#1
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07-09-2024, 09:49 PM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,603 Karma: 157444382 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	That would mean that you have 9 books/periodicals with same name as far as calibre is concerned.

07-09-2024, 10:09 PM	#3
clayd Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Does that include the items before and after it?

07-09-2024, 10:29 PM	#4
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,603 Karma: 157444382 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	As far as I know, no. The screenshot you posted would show 14 books.

07-09-2024, 10:37 PM	#5
clayd Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	any idea why they aren't being grouped, then? they definitely have the same name.

07-10-2024, 12:30 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,565 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It will depend on the metadata in those entries. Matching is not done by title alone. And it wont affect grouping on your kindle that is done by te kindle firmware, and not calibre.

07-10-2024, 02:01 AM	#8
clayd Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	thanks, kovid. any advice on how to edit meta-data so that both calibre matches (what I'm looking at in the screenshot?) and Kindle groups (the clusters I see on my device?) correctly?

07-10-2024, 05:05 AM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,565 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can use the match books tool to match the books on the device to books in the library then their metadata will come from the library and should group correctly automatically.