how do you handle a multi-volume book?

Colonel Cathcart · Today, 07:32 AM

I came across a few ebooks that were released in the same manner that their dead tree counterparts were released, in two or three volumes.
Do you organize them as three books in a series? 1, 2 and 3, for example? or maybe 0.1, 0.2, 0.3? does Kobo support fractions like that OK?

I haven't came across this yet, but what if that 2-volume book is, in fact, part of a series? what then?

Your suggestions are appreciated.

Sirtel · Today, 09:31 AM

I have a text-based custom column in Calibre I use to write down the volumes included, e.g. [1-3]. In the default series column I just put 1, because it doesn't support multiple volumes, and I hate using fractions. The next volume would then be 4. On my Kobo I only see the default series data, of course, but this doesn't bother me - I look things up in Calibre if needed.

I know most folks use fractions in this case, but I don't want to.

fogice · Today, 09:39 AM

Kobo supports decimals. I also use decimals for novellas and short stories that are interspersed between novels in a series.

Today, 07:32 AM	#1
Colonel Cathcart Addict Posts: 216 Karma: 340434 Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Israel Device: Kobo Libra H2O	how do you handle a multi-volume book? I came across a few ebooks that were released in the same manner that their dead tree counterparts were released, in two or three volumes. Do you organize them as three books in a series? 1, 2 and 3, for example? or maybe 0.1, 0.2, 0.3? does Kobo support fractions like that OK? I haven't came across this yet, but what if that 2-volume book is, in fact, part of a series? what then? Your suggestions are appreciated.

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,168 Karma: 227607846 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I have a text-based custom column in Calibre I use to write down the volumes included, e.g. [1-3]. In the default series column I just put 1, because it doesn't support multiple volumes, and I hate using fractions. The next volume would then be 4. On my Kobo I only see the default series data, of course, but this doesn't bother me - I look things up in Calibre if needed. I know most folks use fractions in this case, but I don't want to.

Today, 09:39 AM	#3
fogice Groupie Posts: 177 Karma: 12092 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Kobo supports decimals. I also use decimals for novellas and short stories that are interspersed between novels in a series.

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