[Audiobooks] Series overview; progress and remaining time; Audible as metadata provider

[updatefreak 11]

Hi,

it would be good if series for Audiobooks could be added like in the screenshot below (e.g. for Harry Potter series etc.) and show the number of the included books (e.g. 7)

In the list it should then be: recommendations, audiobooks, series, authors, genres, directories.

 

Another feature what could be added is the remaining time for a audiobook and maybe the progress of listening, e.g. 17 h + 29 min left, which is a progress of 23 %

 

Another thing is the metadata provider Audible.de / Audible.com and iTunes can be added (see screenshot below)

This leads to an automatic fill in for

• Title
• Subtitle
• Authors
• Year
• Series + Number of Series
• Description
• categorie (=genre)
• tags
• teller
• ISBN
• ASIN
• editor
• language

 

[sh0rty 714]

Or we simply continue to use Audiobookshelf, which fits like a glove for this purpose. 
After all these years of hoping, I no longer see Emby developing into an equivalent of ABS regarding Audiobooks.

[Luke 42077]

@updatefreak

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Another thing is the metadata provider Audible.de / Audible.com and iTunes can be added (see screenshot below)

Have you tried our OpenLibrary metadata provider?

[updatefreak 11]

I guess not (it was some time ago). I have to check the OpenLibrary metadata provider

[Lyfesaver 133]

On 9/12/2025 at 4:04 AM, updatefreak said:

I guess not (it was some time ago). I have to check the OpenLibrary metadata provider

Did you ever go back and try it? I threw 126 books by 30ish authors at it and it found the info for 1 author and about a dozen books.
I threw my Google Books custom metadata provider at my books library of over 2000 and I am having to search to find one it missed.

[Luke 42077]

@updatefreak?

[updatefreak 11]

Where to select the OpenLibrary  as metadata provider for audiobooks?

[Luke 42077]

Hi, first you need to install OpenLibrary from the plugin catalog.

[updatefreak 11]

Thanks for the explanation. Looks good

[Jdiesel 1431]

Hardcover is being developed as a Goodreads alternative. It may be the best option moving forward for metadata that isn't owned by Amazon. There is an API, though still be developed.

https://docs.hardcover.app/api/getting-started/