03-15-2023, 12:08 PM | #1 |
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Download Metadata - issues getting correct hits
I've long been using Calibre for editing metadata manually, converting formats, etc, and have recently decided to give my library an extensive overhaul. One thing I'm doing is using the "Download Metadata" feature to get some "secondary" information like publisher, published date, etc. But I often run into difficulties finding the correct books using this feature, despite having the title, authour, and isbn correct.
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An example I'm seeing at the moment uses the following info: Code:
Title: Abhorsen, Authors: Garth Nix If I use Code:
Title: Abhorsen, Authors: Garth Nix, ISBN: 9780060532741 In order to get the correct book and edition, I have to blank everything and use ONLY the ISBN, i.e. Code:
Title: unknown, Authors: unknown, ISBN: 9780060532741 Additionally, I often use a Goodreads search to confirm the edition, cover art, etc is correct, and I've come across a few instances where a Goodreads ID has been added to the metadata. Is there a way I can just feed in a Goodreads ID from its url ("17743344" from "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17743344-abhorsen") to get the exact hit I'm looking for, rather than having it do a search? I'm a big fan of Calibre and it's always been super solid for me so I suspect this is a PEBKAC error on my part, but I thought I'd check and see if anyone has some tips for streamlining my process. Thanks in advance. |
03-15-2023, 12:29 PM | #2 |
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I duckduckgo searched the ISBN you included.
Language Czech ? 9780 should be English Is this a case of GIGO? I could expect User supplied info like Goodreads to have errors, but Amazon??? BTW DDG found this post as part of the search |
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03-15-2023, 01:20 PM | #3 | |
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...nav_sb_ss_1_13 It's possible if it is incorrect that that'd muddying things but I've found similar issues with several books so far. What I've done for now is disabling all sources but Goodreads, which seems to work well enough, but it would be nice to have other sources as a fallback. |
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