02-05-2023, 05:41 PM | #1 |
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Any source for the number of chapters in a book?
I catalog my physical books in Calibre. A year or two after doing this, I started adding chapter counts to the book records. Pulling them all back off the bookshelves just to check the table of contents is a bit tiring.
Are there any book sites that list the number of chapters? |
02-06-2023, 12:04 AM | #2 |
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I don't know anything about such a resource, but I am curious as to why you care how many chapters there are. It seems like a number without a lot of meaning.
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02-06-2023, 09:40 AM | #4 |
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Because I want to catalog chapters.
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02-06-2023, 09:53 AM | #6 |
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The only way I can think of to find the number of chapters is to look at the corresponding digital books (Amazon, OverDrive, publisher sites), since a table of contents is usually included in the sample. It would still be tedious and time-consuming.
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02-13-2023, 06:26 AM | #7 |
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Some literary novels (and novellas) - and based upon the author's use of narrative technique and how she or he views a novel's construction - do away with chapters altogether. ('m thinking of Thomas Bernhard.)
I might add that I thoroughly enjoy Kobo's reading tool that allows one to gauge the length of a chapter as a visual when engaging in a novel. |
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For what it matters, I've been using a combination of Kobo/Kindle previews for books available as eBook, and then looking up the old out-of-prints on Open Library.
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02-14-2023, 03:46 AM | #9 |
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re: Chapters. A Chapter heading accompanied by a clever title can draw you in, much like a well written blurb.
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02-14-2023, 03:54 AM | #10 |
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Get a copy of your most recent KoboReader.sqlite database. Go to the content table You will se your list of chapters for every book loaded onto your kobo. |
02-14-2023, 11:59 AM | #11 |
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I've already gotten all the chapter counts for my eBooks!
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