Obok import fails for books with duplicate titles despite different authors

[farova]

I ran into an issue where I was trying to bring in a file through Obok with a title that was already in my library. The book in my library with that title is a different book (different author). It seems like Obok only does a title match to determine if it's a duplicate and doesn't check the author/ISBN/etc.

Workaround:
Rename old book, import new book, and rename the old book back to the same title to keep both.

Calibre 8.10
DeDRM 10.0.9

[ElleKayEm]

Or you can set Obok to add a new entry in the plugin customization.

[farova]

Or you can set Obok to add a new entry in the plugin customization.

No, that would make new entries for the same book if it's reimported. I'm talking specifically about two different books that share the same title but have different authors. It should always make different entries because they are not the same book and should never be merged together, regardless of that option.

[ElleKayEm]

I know calibre itself asks if you want to add "duplicates" when books with different authors have the same title, but at least it still let's you add the "duplicate" if you want to.

[farova]

I know calibre itself asks if you want to add "duplicates" when books with different authors have the same title, but at least it still let's you add the "duplicate" if you want to.

Yeah in this case there was no option for that through Obok. It was only to merge with the (incorrect) title entry already there or to skip it entirely. I think it just needs to be smarter about what it's trying to merge with, and do more than a title match. It should also compare author name at least to determine if its a real duplicate or just another book with the same title.