diff --git a/src/backend/thread_neweditions.py b/src/backend/thread_neweditions.py
index 45e662f..245c091 100644
--- a/src/backend/thread_neweditions.py
+++ b/src/backend/thread_neweditions.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from math import ceil
 from queue import Empty, Queue
 from typing import List, Optional, Set, Union
+from time import monotonic  # <-- NEW
 
 import loguru
 from PySide6.QtCore import QThread, Signal
@@ -49,13 +50,10 @@ def _same_book(a: BookData, b: BookData) -> bool:
 
     # strong title match required; then author if available; then year if available
     if ta and tb and ta == tb:
-        # if both have authors, require match
         if aa and ab and aa == ab:
-            # if both have year, require match
             if ya and yb:
                 return ya == yb
             return True
-        # if one/both authors missing, allow title (+year if both present)
         if ya and yb:
             return ya == yb
         return True
@@ -116,6 +114,10 @@ class NewEditionCheckerThread(QThread):
     total_entries_signal = Signal(int)
     resultsSignal = Signal(list)  # list[tuple[BookData, list[BookData]]]
 
+    # NEW: metrics signals
+    rateSignal = Signal(float)   # items per second ("it/s")
+    etaSignal = Signal(int)      # seconds remaining (-1 when unknown)
+
     def __init__(self, entries: Optional[list["BookData"]] = None, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self.entries: list["BookData"] = entries if entries is not None else []
@@ -194,6 +196,11 @@ class NewEditionCheckerThread(QThread):
             for entry in response
             if not (_norm_isbns(entry.isbn) & _norm_isbns(book.isbn))
         ]
+        response = [
+            entry
+            for entry in response
+            if book.publisher in entry.publisher
+        ]
 
         if not response:
             return None
@@ -221,8 +228,14 @@ class NewEditionCheckerThread(QThread):
         total = len(self.entries)
         self.total_entries_signal.emit(total)
 
+        # start timer for metrics
+        t0 = monotonic()
+
         if total == 0:
             log.debug("No entries to process.")
+            # emit metrics (zero work)
+            self.rateSignal.emit(0.0)
+            self.etaSignal.emit(0)
             self.resultsSignal.emit([])
             return
 
@@ -255,9 +268,27 @@ class NewEditionCheckerThread(QThread):
                     processed += int(payload)
                     self.updateSignal.emit(processed, total)
                     self.updateProgress.emit(processed, total)
+
+                    # ---- NEW: compute & emit metrics ----
+                    elapsed = max(1e-9, monotonic() - t0)
+                    rate = processed / elapsed  # items per second
+                    remaining = max(0, total - processed)
+                    eta_sec = int(round(remaining / rate)) if rate > 0 else -1
+
+                    self.rateSignal.emit(rate)
+                    # clamp negative just in case
+                    self.etaSignal.emit(max(0, eta_sec) if eta_sec >= 0 else -1)
+                    # -------------------------------------
+
                 elif kind == "result":
                     self.results.append(payload)
                 elif kind == "done":
                     finished_workers += 1
 
+        # Final metrics on completion
+        elapsed_total = max(1e-9, monotonic() - t0)
+        final_rate = total / elapsed_total
+        self.rateSignal.emit(final_rate)
+        self.etaSignal.emit(0)
+
         self.resultsSignal.emit(self.results)