diff --git a/core/management/commands/clean_dangling_works.py b/core/management/commands/clean_dangling_works.py
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+++ b/core/management/commands/clean_dangling_works.py
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+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.db.models import Count
+
+from regluit.core.models import Work, WasWork
+from regluit.core.bookloader import merge_works
+
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    '''remove works and editions without titles'''
+    help = "remove works and editions without titles"
+    
+    def handle(self, **options):
+        orphans = Work.objects.annotate(num_editions=Count('editions')).filter(num_editions=0)
+        for work in orphans:
+            self.stdout.write('cleaning %s' % work.title)
+            parent = None
+            for parent in WasWork.objects.filter(was=work.id):
+                # remerge into parent
+                merge_works(parent.work, work)
+            if not parent:
+                work.delete()
diff --git a/core/management/commands/refresh_free.py b/core/management/commands/refresh_free.py
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+++ b/core/management/commands/refresh_free.py
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+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.db.models import Sum
+
+from regluit.core.models import Work
+
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    '''remove works and editions without titles'''
+    help = "remove works and editions without titles"
+    
+    def handle(self, **options):
+        qs = Work.objects.annotate(num_free=Sum('editions__ebooks__active')).filter(num_free__gt=0)
+        for free in qs.filter(is_free=False):
+            self.stdout.write('freeing %s' % free.title)
+            free.is_free = True
+            free.save()