Goodreads Importer and Audiobooks
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1quasar
So I'm trying to update my librarything with a big import from goodreads which I tend to use more often because it tracks bookreading progress (which librarything doesn't do for some reason).
Anyway I've noticed that the librarything importer does not import a big chunk of whats in the goodreads csv or mis imports things and it seems the big reason is I have a LOT of audiobooks in my goodreads, and a lot that does not have a ISBN, just a ASIN.
Just wondering what suggestions there are. Do I just have to suck it up and manually import all the things that the importer barfs at?
Anyway I've noticed that the librarything importer does not import a big chunk of whats in the goodreads csv or mis imports things and it seems the big reason is I have a LOT of audiobooks in my goodreads, and a lot that does not have a ISBN, just a ASIN.
Just wondering what suggestions there are. Do I just have to suck it up and manually import all the things that the importer barfs at?
2kristi_test_b
(Replaced this post with >3 kristilabrie:: accidentally posted with my test account.)
3kristilabrie
Can you clarify exactly what's missing from the import? Is it skipping entire records or is it importing certain fields into other fields on LT's end? Can you give a couple of specific examples, so I can take a closer look at this? Thanks!
4quasar
Its skipping entire records.
Using the add books function it does turn up a proper result most of the time using amazon.com. Just searching for the title and adding audiobook in the search terms usual works.
A handful I've had to manually create so far, even though they appear on the amazon site.
For specific examples would you want the lines from the exported goodreads data that the importer uses?
Heres an example of that. The Ruined trilogy by Amy Tintera, the importer failed to import these for me, and two of these even have ISBNs.
52104392,Allied (Ruined #3),Amy Tintera,"Tintera, Amy",Emily Rankin,"=""""","=""9781977343666""",3,3.95,Tantor Audio,Audiobook,9,2019,2018,2021/02/07,2021/02/05,"fantasy, young-adult","fantasy (#432), young-adult (#58)",read,,,,1,,,0,,,,,
56966748,"Avenged (Ruined, #2)",Amy Tintera,"Tintera, Amy",Emily Rankin,"=""""","=""""",3,3.98,HarperAudio,Audible Audio,,2017,2017,2021/02/06,2021/02/05,"fantasy, young-adult","fantasy (#431), young-adult (#57)",read,,,,1,,,0,,,,,
26072607,Ruined,Amy Tintera,"Tintera, Amy",Emily Rankin,"=""0062448420""","=""9780062448422""",3,3.87,Harper Audio,Audiobook,10,2016,2016,2021/02/06,2021/02/05,"fantasy, young-adult","fantasy (#430), young-adult (#56)",read,,,,1,,,0,,,,,
Using the add books function it does turn up a proper result most of the time using amazon.com. Just searching for the title and adding audiobook in the search terms usual works.
A handful I've had to manually create so far, even though they appear on the amazon site.
For specific examples would you want the lines from the exported goodreads data that the importer uses?
Heres an example of that. The Ruined trilogy by Amy Tintera, the importer failed to import these for me, and two of these even have ISBNs.
52104392,Allied (Ruined #3),Amy Tintera,"Tintera, Amy",Emily Rankin,"=""""","=""9781977343666""",3,3.95,Tantor Audio,Audiobook,9,2019,2018,2021/02/07,2021/02/05,"fantasy, young-adult","fantasy (#432), young-adult (#58)",read,,,,1,,,0,,,,,
56966748,"Avenged (Ruined, #2)",Amy Tintera,"Tintera, Amy",Emily Rankin,"=""""","=""""",3,3.98,HarperAudio,Audible Audio,,2017,2017,2021/02/06,2021/02/05,"fantasy, young-adult","fantasy (#431), young-adult (#57)",read,,,,1,,,0,,,,,
26072607,Ruined,Amy Tintera,"Tintera, Amy",Emily Rankin,"=""0062448420""","=""9780062448422""",3,3.87,Harper Audio,Audiobook,10,2016,2016,2021/02/06,2021/02/05,"fantasy, young-adult","fantasy (#430), young-adult (#56)",read,,,,1,,,0,,,,,
