Kindle conversion doesn't format book titles correctly anymore

akita328 · 03-06-2022, 06:28 AM

Hi all,
I've been using Calibre for a while to side-load .mobi files to Kindle via USB. This is mainly to get around the horrible way Kindle handles Collection/Series.

In order to group the book series together and order the books in proper sequence within the series in the kindle, when I convert my books to Kindle .mobi, I save the filename in the following format:

{series} {series_index:0>2s|#|-}{title}

Before, I configured this in Metadata Plugboard for DEVICE_FOLDER mobi output (this was following help posted long ago on this forum and has worked very well). then I exported the file to a folder first, and then dragged the files into Kindle. when I search for books, the book title would show what follows the filename:

seriesname book#-Title

so If I had a series of Star Wars book, the book title in Kindle will show up nicely in the order of the series:

StarWars #1-The Phantom Menace
StarWars #4-A New Hope
StarWars #5-The Empire Strikes Back
StarWard #6-Return of the Jedi
StarWars #9-Return of the Skywalker

and so on. this makes it significantly easier to group books together when manually adding books to a collection too.

but when I tried to export the file directly from Calibre to Kindle through USB (to workaround the missing cover illustration bug), the filename has the correct format, but the Book when searched in the Kindle only shows the book title (loses the series name).

so now I just get books ordered like this, (titles alphabetized so the book order is all wrong, not to mention very difficult to find them):

The Empires Strikes Back
A New Hope
The Phantom Menace
Return of the Jedi
Return of Skywalker

how do I fix this so the book title displayed in Kindle will show Series title - book# BookTitle format Like I can with the filename? I'm clearly missing some configuration when converting books.. but I can't figure it out.

thanks for any help

davidfor · 03-06-2022, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akita328

but when I tried to export the file directly from Calibre to Kindle through USB (to workaround the missing cover illustration bug), the filename has the correct format, but the Book when searched in the Kindle only shows the book title (loses the series name).

You need to configure the correct plugboard. Your current plugboard only works for a folder that calibre is treating as a device. You need to create a plugboard for whichever of the "KINDLE" or "KINDLE2" devices being used. Or you could add one for "any_device" which will cover anything you connect.

theducks · 03-06-2022, 12:43 PM

↑ ↑ ↑ ✔

FWIW the templates in Save to Disk and Send to Device affect file names, not metadata. (which is why templates in that location had no effect)

Many devices now have 'book on shelf management ' rather than a simple folder based file system the my old EZReader did.

The Plugboard allows standard (leaves standard field usage intact) Calibre data to be merged into the desired Reader fields as it is transferred to the reader.

Since every manufacture does their own thing, you have the ability to set 'do this for device X' only' (if you only have a singe brand, then All is fine

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03-06-2022, 06:28 AM	#1
akita328 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: kindle, iPad Marvin	Kindle conversion doesn't format book titles correctly anymore Hi all, I've been using Calibre for a while to side-load .mobi files to Kindle via USB. This is mainly to get around the horrible way Kindle handles Collection/Series. In order to group the book series together and order the books in proper sequence within the series in the kindle, when I convert my books to Kindle .mobi, I save the filename in the following format: {series} {series_index:0>2s\|#\|-}{title} Before, I configured this in Metadata Plugboard for DEVICE_FOLDER mobi output (this was following help posted long ago on this forum and has worked very well). then I exported the file to a folder first, and then dragged the files into Kindle. when I search for books, the book title would show what follows the filename: seriesname book#-Title so If I had a series of Star Wars book, the book title in Kindle will show up nicely in the order of the series: StarWars #1-The Phantom Menace StarWars #4-A New Hope StarWars #5-The Empire Strikes Back StarWard #6-Return of the Jedi StarWars #9-Return of the Skywalker and so on. this makes it significantly easier to group books together when manually adding books to a collection too. but when I tried to export the file directly from Calibre to Kindle through USB (to workaround the missing cover illustration bug), the filename has the correct format, but the Book when searched in the Kindle only shows the book title (loses the series name). so now I just get books ordered like this, (titles alphabetized so the book order is all wrong, not to mention very difficult to find them): The Empires Strikes Back A New Hope The Phantom Menace Return of the Jedi Return of Skywalker how do I fix this so the book title displayed in Kindle will show Series title - book# BookTitle format Like I can with the filename? I'm clearly missing some configuration when converting books.. but I can't figure it out. thanks for any help

03-06-2022, 12:43 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,534 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	↑ ↑ ↑ ✔ FWIW the templates in Save to Disk and Send to Device affect file names, not metadata. (which is why templates in that location had no effect) Many devices now have 'book on shelf management ' rather than a simple folder based file system the my old EZReader did. The Plugboard allows standard (leaves standard field usage intact) Calibre data to be merged into the desired Reader fields as it is transferred to the reader. Since every manufacture does their own thing, you have the ability to set 'do this for device X' only' (if you only have a singe brand, then All is fine

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