Adding multiple books from book search results
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1BarneyBall
How can I add more than one book at a time from my search results? I want to add 20 Donna Leon books at one go
2gilroy
Upload a CSV file to the import system.
When you use add books, it's one at a time. So you can verify details with each book.
When you use add books, it's one at a time. So you can verify details with each book.
3JonathonL88
Alternative workflow
Create a temporary collection say "2BeChecked"
Add 2BeChecked to the default add books collections
Add all the new books one at a time
Select 2BeChecked collection only
Use PowerEdit to change/correct/add common "errors"
When finished use PowerEdit to remove books from the 2BeChecked collection
Create a temporary collection say "2BeChecked"
Add 2BeChecked to the default add books collections
Add all the new books one at a time
Select 2BeChecked collection only
Use PowerEdit to change/correct/add common "errors"
When finished use PowerEdit to remove books from the 2BeChecked collection
4gilroy
>3 JonathonL88: Power Edit is not that powerful. Yes, it can correct tags, collections, and languages, but that's it.
It won't fix incorrect ISBNs, titles, authors, publishing houses, or whatever details a person may care about.
If all you care about is title and author, then that's fine.
It won't fix incorrect ISBNs, titles, authors, publishing houses, or whatever details a person may care about.
If all you care about is title and author, then that's fine.
5BarneyBall
>4 gilroy: Thanks
6BarneyBall
>2 gilroy: Thanks
7BarneyBall
>3 JonathonL88: Thanks
9JonathonL88
>8 lilithcat: Which is why I gave it as an alternative workflow.
It all depends on what fields he wants to update.
My approach is simpler and easier to understand.
I believe importing from a spreadsheet is something of a black art,"
so again it depends on "how many books"... and "how many customised fields".
It all depends on what fields he wants to update.
My approach is simpler and easier to understand.
I believe importing from a spreadsheet is something of a black art,"
so again it depends on "how many books"... and "how many customised fields".
11JonathonL88
In the OP he talks about 20 books. Not 200 or 2000 so my method still is valid. If you add a book, LT does it magic and you might not like its choices; in which case, you then go through each book in list mode and correct/update the entries/values you do not like.
12lilithcat
>11 JonathonL88:
I think you aren’t getting the difference between “adding books one at a time and making changes” and “adding multiple books at the same time”.
I think you aren’t getting the difference between “adding books one at a time and making changes” and “adding multiple books at the same time”.

