05-02-2010, 12:30 AM | #1 |
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Metadata fetch publisher preference?
Is there currently a way to specify one or more publishers to prefer over others when bulk-fetching metadata?
I ask because I find that it fetches somewhat randomly. For example, even though I had the author and title correctly entered manually, fetching metadata would sometimes auto-select, for example, an audiobook version, stuffing a narrator into the author field as well, or it would select compilation titles rather than the single book. If this feature isn't currently available, I could add a feature request ticket, if that is how we go about this (and anyone else thinks it's a good idea). |
05-02-2010, 12:48 AM | #2 |
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No there's no way. If you are using the met info dialog it will give you a choice of matches, and you can select the one you like the best.
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It won't fix your default publisher issue, but at least you won't lose your correct author/title |
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05-03-2010, 01:07 AM | #5 | |
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I ended up going through manually for a good chunk of my books any hand-picking the metadata sources. I wish it was easier to preview the cover art for each one, as that's my main concern, really. It's tough, mostly trial and error, to get a matching set... And when you're talking a single series of over 30 books, it is sometimes fruitless. But it's all good. |
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