Auto Populate Collections

[Dipaksomak]

As previously mentioned, Kobo doesnt read series data due to using old epub metadata standards and hopefully sometime int he future they move to the epub v3 metadata standards to read series information.

I am trying to have my "collection" column to be same as my "series" field.
Is there a way I can somehow make collection field = series field automatically as part of a add/update workflow?

[Dipaksomak]

Actually, I think I got it...Kudos to the orig OP for sharing their solution.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...19&postcount=5

[Dipaksomak]

hmm perhaps, Kobo does read the new v3 metadata now...saw this solution also, which is actually better as less duplicate meta data.https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/com...te_folders_to/

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Dipaksomak

hmm perhaps, Kobo does read the new v3 metadata now...saw this solution also, which is actually better as less duplicate meta data.https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/com...te_folders_to/

Unless you use KoReader, Kobo doesn't do directories.

[Sirtel]

Kobo does read the series info, but you must set the metadata to Automatic management in Calibre and connect your Kobo again after transferring the books.

[milady133]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Kobo does read the series info, but you must set the metadata to Automatic management in Calibre and connect your Kobo again after transferring the books.

Well, technically that is not Kobo reading the series, that is Calibre doing the work for Kobo.
That's why you need to connect the ereader twice, because first Kobo needs to read the book information and create an entry in the database for the book, once you connect the ereader a second time, Calibre finds that entry and fill in the missing information.

[Dipaksomak]

I worked it out. Its simple.
1. USe a plugin to access the driver. He the Extended Kobo Plugin
2. State you want to have collections, and use the "tags" column
3. ensure Automatic metadata is also checked
4. Then, click on preferences/metadata and remove or map tags you dont like. Also limit the # of tags per book
5. Clean up your current calibre tags (manually, search/replace, or delete, re-download)
6. Now when you connect your Kobo it will sync.

[Asawi]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Kobo does read the series info, but you must set the metadata to Automatic management in Calibre and connect your Kobo again after transferring the books.

Slightly OT since the post is about Collections, not series (although ceratinly connected), but I hav installed NickelSeries and it works well when it comes to series. I don't have to connect a second time.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=331680

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Asawi

Slightly OT since the post is about Collections, not series (although ceratinly connected), but I hav installed NickelSeries and it works well when it comes to series. I don't have to connect a second time.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=331680

Yes, I know about NickelSeries. I've just never bothered to install it, as it's not that much trouble for me to connect twice (I usually load a lot of books at once and so don't connect very often).

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Asawi

Slightly OT since the post is about Collections, not series (although ceratinly connected), but I hav installed NickelSeries and it works well when it comes to series. I don't have to connect a second time.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=331680

But you do have to connect a second time to get reading time, blurb, and pages.

[Asawi]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But you do have to connect a second time to get reading time, blurb, and pages.

Don't care enough about any those to even have noticed them missing...

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But you do have to connect a second time to get reading time, blurb, and pages.

I get the blurb on the first connection. Pages, yes, need the second connection. Don't care about the reading time and don't have it specified.

[PeterT]

I'd forgotten about NickelSeries. My recent searches had turned up SeriesMeta but that didn't do exactly what I was after.

I was looking for a metadata serring tool as I quite often transfer material to my Libra Colour via Google Drive, since my main computing device (ChromeBook) while it does run calibre does not support directly accessing the Kobo via USB (yes; I can and do share the Kobo FILE SYSTEM with the ChromeOS Linux environment, but that is just the file system, not the USB connection info).

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by Dipaksomak

I worked it out. Its simple.
1. USe a plugin to access the driver. He the Extended Kobo Plugin

Or use the KoboTouch driver. The only thing the Extended driver adds is the ability to send books as kepub.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by PeterT

I'd forgotten about NickelSeries. My recent searches had turned up SeriesMeta but that didn't do exactly what I was after.

I was looking for a metadata serring tool as I quite often transfer material to my Libra Colour via Google Drive, since my main computing device (ChromeBook) while it does run calibre does not support directly accessing the Kobo via USB (yes; I can and do share the Kobo FILE SYSTEM with the ChromeOS Linux environment, but that is just the file system, not the USB connection info).

NickelSeries would not work for me in that situation because I don't let calibre update the metadata in a Send to Disk or in the Editor. The only time the metadata gets updated is when I send the eBook to my Libra 2 with calibre via USB.