Book summary on Kobo ereader

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by HVBog

OK, got the comments now and indeed I add them for every book, I've set the management to automatic, but the comments do not get sent to my Kobo Libra 2. Pity. Hope I can get it to work in the future

Maybe this is a dumb question. But on the Kobo how exactly are you looking for the comments? In My Books, you should be able to click on '...' and see as I posted in the attached photos. (I added the page and word count.)

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

In My Books, you should be able to click on '...' and see as I posted in the attached photos. (I added the page and word count.)

Also available within an open book.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I only copy strictly the synopsis and leave everything else out. Titles get also shortened to strictly titles and no other junk.

I don't download metadata, as I would ditch most of it anyway. Copy/paste is faster for me. Any comments that are initially included with the book get deleted, as I can't be bothered to edit that trash.

I cannot stand when we get Some Book Title: A Novel. That's rather insulting.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I also delete any praises, raves and reviews from within the book, no matter if they're about that book or something else. I don't want any.

I delete all useless HTML files. Such as the HTML ToC, review burbs, adverts, previews, list of other books by the author, and any other rubbish I don't want.

Not only does it make the ebook smaller, I don't have to page through the crap.

Penguin is the worst for excess crap. They have an advert at the end of the book that has a graphic and some embedded fonts that are not used anyplace else in the eBook. So that crap goes. Sure do the graphics, but don't use the embedded fonts.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Maybe this is a dumb question. But on the Kobo how exactly are you looking for the comments? In My Books, you should be able to click on '...' and see as I posted in the attached photos. (I added the page and word count.)

The blurb you are showing us really bugs me because you left in the review crap. With the review crap, that's not a proper summery of the book.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The blurb you are showing us really bugs me because you left in the review crap. With the review crap, that's not a proper summery of the book.

It bugs me too, but let's be honest, most folks don't nitpick and edit every detail of their ebooks. I'm pretty sure most Calibre users just download their metadata and leave it as it is. Maybe they edit the book or series title at most.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

It bugs me too, but let's be honest, most folks don't nitpick and edit every detail of their ebooks.

It's just a matter of leaving out(or deleting the review bit. That's not difficult.

But yes, I do edit most of the details of the eBook. I use search.replace to go through the eBook to find any classes that need to be dealt with. It;s not really all that difficult. I do a lot of editing while watching TV.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Also available within an open book.

Was trying to keep it simple and give easy steps to walk through to check.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's just a matter of leaving out(or deleting the review bit. That's not difficult.

I promise, I will not come to your house and force you to do things my way.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The blurb you are showing us really bugs me because you left in the review crap. With the review crap, that's not a proper summery of the book.

To my eyes, I did delete the 'review crap'. The full Metadata I got back was:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Barnes and Noble Best Book of the Year

Bookpage Best of 2017

Booklist Best Crime Novel

PopSugar Best Book of 2017

The new novel from New York Times bestseller Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island

“Lehane is the master of complex human characters thrust into suspenseful, page-turning situations.” —Gillian Flynn

Since We Fell follows Rachel Childs, a former journalist who, after an on-air mental breakdown, now lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel’s marriage. As does Rachel herself. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer unimaginable fears and mind-altering truths. By turns heart- breaking, suspenseful, romantic, and sophisticated, Since We Fell is a novel of profound psychological insight and tension. It is Dennis Lehane at his very best.

Review

“[Lehane] remains one of the great, diabolical thriller kings who seems intimately acquainted with darkness and can make it seep from the page.” — New York Times

“A pleasantly twisted character study and a love story. . . . Lehane is in command of what he’s doing.” — Washington Post

“A pleasantly twisted character study and a love story. . . . Lehane is in command of what he’s doing.” — Tampa Bay Times

“Lehane has written two books-one, an insightful examination of the search for identity and belonging, and two, a thriller that constantly leaves you guessing-and then smashed them together into one terrific read.” — Gillian Flynn

“A riveting exercise in psychological suspense.” — Providence Journal

“Endlessly surprising. . . . [A] twisty tale.” — Wall Street Journal

“Lehane writes expert, compelling thrillers. . . . He’s one of the game changers who smashed the imaginary boundary between genre and literature, proving that we can have the best of both at once.” — Tana French, Washington Post

“Make no mistake, Since We Fell is crime fiction, filled with con men, murder, greed and revenge. But the love story gives this novel its heart.” — Associated Press

“[Lehane’s] work always combines pulp thrills with literary heart and sophistication.” — Entertainment Weekly

“The most thrilling novel I’ll read all year. Since We Fell is simmering with emotion, menace, and humor. I loved it.” — Kate Atkinson

“Complex, tense, compelling, and an emotional and strategic hall of mirrors, where nothing is what it seems—but I would follow Dennis Lehane anywhere.” — Lee Child

“Another winner from the author of Mystic River. . . . A raucous mix of lust, greed, and betrayal.” — AARP Magazine

“The surfeit of plot twists and emotional baggage are buoyed by Lehane’s hard-boiled lyricism and peerless feel for New England noir.” — USA Today

“One doesn’t ‘read’ Since We Fell so much as plunge and tumble through its pages like a raft in white water. A sweet bullet of a book.” — Richard Price

“Once you pick up a Dennis Lehane novel, you’re hooked. It’s just that simple. Since We Fell is a complex, compelling, page-turner of a novel from a master storyteller at the top of his game.” — Kristin Hannah

“[ Since We Fell ] should have crime fiction fans busting out the bottle rockets and champagne. . . . It’s impossible not to succumb.” — Lithub

“With sharply acute characterization, this is classic Lehane.” — The Guardian
“A ride you won’t want to miss.” — New York Journal of Books

“The mystery and intrigue never let go; the twists and turns are engaging and unexpected all the way down the track.” — James Lee Burke

From the Back Cover

After a very public mental breakdown, Rachel Childs, once a tenacious, globe- trotting journalist, now lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel’s marriage. As does Rachel herself. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer unimaginable fears and mind-altering truths.
By turns heartbreaking, suspenseful, romantic, and sophisticated, Since We Fell is a novel of profound psychological insight and tension. It is Dennis Lehane at his very best.

About the Author

Dennis Lehane is the author of thirteen novels—including the New York Times bestsellers Live by Night; Moonlight Mile; Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island ; and The Given Day —as well as Coronado , a collection of short stories and a play. He grew up in Boston, MA and now lives in California with his family.