diff --git a/abogen/web/routes/api.py b/abogen/web/routes/api.py
index 4057a3e..938e15d 100644
--- a/abogen/web/routes/api.py
+++ b/abogen/web/routes/api.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ def api_calibre_opds_import() -> ResponseReturnValue:
 
         raw_series = metadata_payload.get("series") or metadata_payload.get("series_name")
         series_name = str(raw_series or "").strip()
+        
         if series_name:
             metadata_overrides["series"] = series_name
             metadata_overrides.setdefault("series_name", series_name)
@@ -258,6 +259,18 @@ def api_calibre_opds_import() -> ResponseReturnValue:
                 metadata_overrides.setdefault("description", description_text)
                 metadata_overrides.setdefault("summary", description_text)
 
+        subtitle_value = metadata_payload.get("subtitle")
+        if subtitle_value:
+            subtitle_text = _stringify_metadata_value(subtitle_value)
+            if subtitle_text:
+                metadata_overrides.setdefault("subtitle", subtitle_text)
+
+        publisher_value = metadata_payload.get("publisher")
+        if publisher_value:
+            publisher_text = _stringify_metadata_value(publisher_value)
+            if publisher_text:
+                metadata_overrides.setdefault("publisher", publisher_text)
+
     settings = load_settings()
     integrations = load_integration_settings()
     calibre_settings = integrations.get("calibre_opds", {})
diff --git a/abogen/web/routes/utils/form.py b/abogen/web/routes/utils/form.py
index 16c3f8c..c8cb724 100644
--- a/abogen/web/routes/utils/form.py
+++ b/abogen/web/routes/utils/form.py
@@ -600,6 +600,46 @@ def apply_book_step_form(
 
     pending.applied_speaker_config = (form.get("speaker_config") or "").strip() or None
 
+    # Metadata updates
+    if "meta_title" in form:
+        pending.metadata_tags["title"] = str(form.get("meta_title", "")).strip()
+
+    if "meta_subtitle" in form:
+        pending.metadata_tags["subtitle"] = str(form.get("meta_subtitle", "")).strip()
+
+    if "meta_author" in form:
+        authors = str(form.get("meta_author", "")).strip()
+        pending.metadata_tags["authors"] = authors
+        pending.metadata_tags["author"] = authors
+
+    if "meta_series" in form:
+        series = str(form.get("meta_series", "")).strip()
+        pending.metadata_tags["series"] = series
+        pending.metadata_tags["series_name"] = series
+        pending.metadata_tags["seriesname"] = series
+        pending.metadata_tags["series_title"] = series
+        pending.metadata_tags["seriestitle"] = series
+        # If user manually edits series, update opds_series too so it persists
+        if "opds_series" in pending.metadata_tags:
+            pending.metadata_tags["opds_series"] = series
+
+    if "meta_series_index" in form:
+        idx = str(form.get("meta_series_index", "")).strip()
+        pending.metadata_tags["series_index"] = idx
+        pending.metadata_tags["series_sequence"] = idx
+
+    if "meta_publisher" in form:
+        pending.metadata_tags["publisher"] = str(form.get("meta_publisher", "")).strip()
+
+    if "meta_description" in form:
+        desc = str(form.get("meta_description", "")).strip()
+        pending.metadata_tags["description"] = desc
+        pending.metadata_tags["summary"] = desc
+
+    if coerce_bool(form.get("remove_cover"), False):
+        pending.cover_image_path = None
+        pending.cover_image_mime = None
+
 def persist_cover_image(extraction_result: Any, stored_path: Path) -> tuple[Optional[Path], Optional[str]]:
     cover_bytes = getattr(extraction_result, "cover_image", None)
     if not cover_bytes:
diff --git a/abogen/web/service.py b/abogen/web/service.py
index 3e053e4..3b47995 100644
--- a/abogen/web/service.py
+++ b/abogen/web/service.py
@@ -389,33 +389,7 @@ def build_audiobookshelf_metadata(job: Job) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         tags.get("series_title"),
         tags.get("seriestitle"),
     )
-    if series_name:
-        normalized_series = series_name.strip()
-        if normalized_series:
-            author_candidates: set[str] = set()
-            for name in authors:
-                author_name = name.strip()
-                if author_name:
-                    author_candidates.add(author_name.casefold())
-            raw_author_fields = (
-                tags.get("authors"),
-                tags.get("author"),
-                tags.get("album_artist"),
-                tags.get("artist"),
-                tags.get("writer"),
-                tags.get("composer"),
-            )
-            for raw_author in raw_author_fields:
-                if not raw_author:
-                    continue
-                author_text = str(raw_author).strip()
-                if author_text:
-                    author_candidates.add(author_text.casefold())
-            joined_authors = ", ".join(authors)
-            if joined_authors:
-                author_candidates.add(joined_authors.casefold())
-            if normalized_series.casefold() in author_candidates:
-                series_name = None
+    
     series_sequence = None
     for key in _SERIES_SEQUENCE_TAG_KEYS:
         raw_value = tags.get(key)
@@ -427,9 +401,11 @@ def build_audiobookshelf_metadata(job: Job) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         series_sequence = None
     data: Dict[str, Any] = {
         "title": title,
+        "subtitle": tags.get("subtitle"),
         "authors": authors,
         "narrators": narrators,
         "description": description,
+        "publisher": tags.get("publisher"),
         "genres": genres,
         "tags": keywords,
         "language": language,
diff --git a/abogen/web/templates/partials/new_job_step_book.html b/abogen/web/templates/partials/new_job_step_book.html
index c4b2879..13b46d3 100644
--- a/abogen/web/templates/partials/new_job_step_book.html
+++ b/abogen/web/templates/partials/new_job_step_book.html
@@ -220,6 +220,53 @@
       </div>
     </section>
 
+    <section class="form-section">
+      <h3 class="form-section__title">Book Metadata</h3>
+      <div class="field-grid field-grid--compact">
+        <div class="field field--span-2">
+          <label for="meta_title">Title</label>
+          <input type="text" id="meta_title" name="meta_title" value="{{ pending.metadata_tags.get('title', '') }}" {{ 'disabled' if readonly else '' }}>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field field--span-2">
+          <label for="meta_subtitle">Subtitle</label>
+          <input type="text" id="meta_subtitle" name="meta_subtitle" value="{{ pending.metadata_tags.get('subtitle', '') }}" {{ 'disabled' if readonly else '' }}>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field field--span-2">
+          <label for="meta_author">Author(s)</label>
+          <input type="text" id="meta_author" name="meta_author" value="{{ pending.metadata_tags.get('authors', '') or pending.metadata_tags.get('author', '') }}" {{ 'disabled' if readonly else '' }}>
+          <p class="hint">Comma separated for multiple authors</p>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+          <label for="meta_series">Series</label>
+          <input type="text" id="meta_series" name="meta_series" value="{{ pending.metadata_tags.get('series', '') or pending.metadata_tags.get('series_name', '') }}" {{ 'disabled' if readonly else '' }}>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+          <label for="meta_series_index">Series Index</label>
+          <input type="text" id="meta_series_index" name="meta_series_index" value="{{ pending.metadata_tags.get('series_index', '') or pending.metadata_tags.get('series_sequence', '') }}" {{ 'disabled' if readonly else '' }}>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field field--span-2">
+          <label for="meta_publisher">Publisher</label>
+          <input type="text" id="meta_publisher" name="meta_publisher" value="{{ pending.metadata_tags.get('publisher', '') }}" {{ 'disabled' if readonly else '' }}>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field field--span-2">
+            <label for="meta_description">Description</label>
+            <textarea id="meta_description" name="meta_description" rows="3" {{ 'disabled' if readonly else '' }}>{{ pending.metadata_tags.get('description', '') or pending.metadata_tags.get('summary', '') }}</textarea>
+        </div>
+         <div class="field field--stack field--span-2">
+          <label class="toggle-pill">
+            <input type="hidden" name="remove_cover" value="false">
+            <input type="checkbox" name="remove_cover" value="true" {{ 'disabled' if readonly else '' }}>
+            <span>Remove Cover Image</span>
+          </label>
+          {% if pending.cover_image_path %}
+            <p class="hint">Cover image currently exists.</p>
+          {% else %}
+             <p class="hint">No cover image found.</p>
+          {% endif %}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
     <section class="form-section">
       <h3 class="form-section__title">Narrator defaults</h3>
       <div class="form-section__layout form-section__layout--split">