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[Enchantment] Books being in Multiple Series and Volumes #129

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adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:04 +02:00
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Originally created by @Erroneous66 on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021).

An example Would be Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb. It is The Liveship Traders # 1 and The Realm of the Elderlings Series # 4

Would it be possible to add the book to both series and show in both series with its respective volume #?

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Originally created by @Erroneous66 on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021). An example Would be Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb. It is The Liveship Traders # 1 and The Realm of the Elderlings Series # 4 Would it be possible to add the book to both series and show in both series with its respective volume #? Thanks
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adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:05 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021):

It's not possible now, but it has been brought up before. This would cause some issues with the current setup that would need to be resolved first.

Right now there is only 1 volume number input, how would this need to change to support multiple series and what would that look like from a design perspective?

Currently the series & volume number is used under the book title, just like good reads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45100.Ship_of_Magic
I'm not sure how this would look with multiple series.

Goodreads, google books and audible just use The Liveship Trader but you can still see the book when going directly to the series page for The Realm of the Elderlings.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021): It's not possible now, but it has been brought up before. This would cause some issues with the current setup that would need to be resolved first. Right now there is only 1 volume number input, how would this need to change to support multiple series and what would that look like from a design perspective? Currently the series & volume number is used under the book title, just like good reads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45100.Ship_of_Magic I'm not sure how this would look with multiple series. Goodreads, google books and audible just use The Liveship Trader but you can still see the book when going directly to the series page for The Realm of the Elderlings.
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:05 +02:00
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@Erroneous66 commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021):

Maybe a spot for secondary series and secondary volume #. Something that only effects the display in the series tab.
Very useful for the big arcing stories. So you could have Pern publication order and then Pern chronological. and the before mentioned small 3 book trilogy in the larger overarching story with multiple trilogies that have a definitive order.

@Erroneous66 commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021): Maybe a spot for secondary series and secondary volume #. Something that only effects the display in the series tab. Very useful for the big arcing stories. So you could have Pern publication order and then Pern chronological. and the before mentioned small 3 book trilogy in the larger overarching story with multiple trilogies that have a definitive order.
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:05 +02:00
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@itschrisonline commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2021):

Instead of a new field maybe auto generate a collection?

@itschrisonline commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2021): Instead of a new field maybe auto generate a collection?
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:06 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2021):

I think series just needs to be more like collections. Meaning it is not something you set in the details tab, it has a "Add to Series" option in the menu dropdown and looks like collections except it includes a volume # for each book.

It seems like this is the cleanest way to handle this, but it is a big project.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2021): I think series just needs to be more like collections. Meaning it is not something you set in the details tab, it has a "Add to Series" option in the menu dropdown and looks like collections except it includes a volume # for each book. It seems like this is the cleanest way to handle this, but it is a big project.
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:06 +02:00
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@develroo commented on GitHub (Dec 31, 2021):

I think series just needs to be more like collections. Meaning it is not something you set in the details tab, it has a "Add to Series" option in the menu dropdown and looks like collections except it includes a volume # for each book.

It seems like this is the cleanest way to handle this, but it is a big project.

I concur. Making a collection of say "Discworld" would make more sense than trying to sort either by series or authors, come to think of it. I can think of many other genres like the as well including Feynman lectures etc.

@develroo commented on GitHub (Dec 31, 2021): > I think series just needs to be more like collections. Meaning it is not something you set in the details tab, it has a "Add to Series" option in the menu dropdown and looks like collections except it includes a volume # for each book. > > It seems like this is the cleanest way to handle this, but it is a big project. I concur. Making a collection of say "Discworld" would make more sense than trying to sort either by series or authors, come to think of it. I can think of many other genres like the as well including Feynman lectures etc.
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:07 +02:00
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@MidnightSnowleopard commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2022):

Agreed, an easy way to add books into a collection and set position in a collection would likely be the easiest. Only problem at that point that I can see is a way to create collections based on library scan data. Some collections are just too large/unrelated based other information to easily try and place into a collection from the UI.

@MidnightSnowleopard commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2022): Agreed, an easy way to add books into a collection and set position in a collection would likely be the easiest. Only problem at that point that I can see is a way to create collections based on library scan data. Some collections are just too large/unrelated based other information to easily try and place into a collection from the UI.
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:07 +02:00
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@Erroneous66 commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2022):

Collections would work, but a book would need to be able to be in multiple diff collections with different volume numbers in each collection.

@Erroneous66 commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2022): Collections would work, but a book would need to be able to be in multiple diff collections with different volume numbers in each collection.
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:07 +02:00
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@itschrisonline commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2022):

1 series for the standalon series
Collection for the universe?
I'm pretty sure you can have the same book in multiple collection

@itschrisonline commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2022): 1 series for the standalon series Collection for the universe? I'm pretty sure you can have the same book in multiple collection
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:08 +02:00
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@develroo commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2022):

Well that would kinda make sense as often world series can be written by other authors. Not everyone is Anne McCaffrey ;)

Seriously, though, I would like things like the Dragon Lance Chronicles to be their own 'set' and Legends etc. etc. Obviously books can span different sets but, if you think about how Calibre manages it, it has a field to show if a book belongs to a series of a set as well as genres worlds etc. It is all to do with what the metadata is included in normal books and if extra data is needed to be kept locally instead.

@develroo commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2022): Well that would kinda make sense as often world series can be written by other authors. Not everyone is Anne McCaffrey ;) Seriously, though, I would like things like the Dragon Lance Chronicles to be their own 'set' and Legends etc. etc. Obviously books can span different sets but, if you think about how Calibre manages it, it has a field to show if a book belongs to a series of a set as well as genres worlds etc. It is all to do with what the metadata is included in normal books and if extra data is needed to be kept locally instead.
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:08 +02:00
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@itschrisonline commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2022):

Yeah but hopefully when reading the series it shouldn't matter which author it is but the series id itself

@itschrisonline commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2022): Yeah but hopefully when reading the series it shouldn't matter which author it is but the series id itself
adam commented 2026-04-24 22:59:09 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Apr 22, 2022):

In v2.0.1 books can belong to multiple series!

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Apr 22, 2022): In [v2.0.1](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/releases/tag/v2.0.1) books can belong to multiple series!
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