Sorting Collections

notsure · 06-01-2009, 06:51 PM

Okay, so I just purchased 3 books from FW which are part of a long series of books.

Because I can only use Calibre to connect to my reader, I had to *ahem* remove the DRM on the books. The metadata in Calibre displays everything correctly and I've go the series information setup but when I got to that particular collection on the reader they don't seem to follow any order (certainly not the series order).

Have I done something wrong or is this expected behaviour?

Thanks in advance.

dordale · 06-01-2009, 07:08 PM

notsure--

Did you enter the book number in the box right below the "series" box? Calibre should order the books by the numbers supplied there.

Hope this helps--

dordale

notsure · 06-01-2009, 07:10 PM

Hi dordale.

Yes, I did enter that information. Everything in Calibre shows up fine but they aren't displayed in that order on the reader itself.

Thanks for the response!

desertgrandma · 06-01-2009, 08:56 PM

had this problem once.

click "series" then "author"

that should sort them in order. (thanks kovid)

gwynevans · 06-02-2009, 03:54 AM

You are using "Send to Device", not "Save to Disk" aren't you?

notsure · 06-02-2009, 08:16 AM

Yes gwynevans, I am.

So, do they need to be sorted in Calibre properly before I send them to the 505?

Maybe I'll try wiping them out tonight (all 3 books) and try to sort them in Calibre before resending.

Cheers.

Shadowjack · 06-02-2009, 09:25 AM

I have the same issue. Let us know if this works.

notsure · 06-02-2009, 06:54 PM

Nope, it doesn't work. Well, I can't get it to work anyway. :-)

I'm not sure in what order the books are displayed.

kovidgoyal · 06-02-2009, 06:57 PM

You have to send all the books in a series in one operation. That is select all the books and then click send to device

notsure · 06-02-2009, 07:51 PM

Well would you look at that! I managed to get it to work! Thanks Kovid!

I had to delete the books, disconnect the 505, restart calibre, re-connect the 505 and send them as Kovid suggested.

Thanks again!

gwynevans · 06-03-2009, 05:10 AM

You should normally be able to skip the "delete/disconnect/restart/re-connect" parts, as Calibre will just overwrite the books if already present (if it was what was originally used to add them to the reader).

notsure · 06-03-2009, 08:10 AM

I've only ever had it connected to Calibre.

I tried without the "extra" steps I listed and it did not work. If I have time this weekend I may investigate further by creating dummy collections and changing the order around.

Thanks!

notsure · 06-03-2009, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

You should normally be able to skip the "delete/disconnect/restart/re-connect" parts, as Calibre will just overwrite the books if already present (if it was what was originally used to add them to the reader).

I managed to get it down to "delete/re-send". A simple send to device with the files already there yielded no result.

Thanks to all!

06-01-2009, 06:51 PM	#1
notsure Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 76 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-350	Sorting Collections Okay, so I just purchased 3 books from FW which are part of a long series of books. Because I can only use Calibre to connect to my reader, I had to ahem remove the DRM on the books. The metadata in Calibre displays everything correctly and I've go the series information setup but when I got to that particular collection on the reader they don't seem to follow any order (certainly not the series order). Have I done something wrong or is this expected behaviour? Thanks in advance.

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06-01-2009, 07:08 PM	#2
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	notsure-- Did you enter the book number in the box right below the "series" box? Calibre should order the books by the numbers supplied there. Hope this helps-- dordale

06-01-2009, 07:10 PM	#3
notsure Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 76 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-350	Hi dordale. Yes, I did enter that information. Everything in Calibre shows up fine but they aren't displayed in that order on the reader itself. Thanks for the response!

06-01-2009, 08:56 PM	#4
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	had this problem once. click "series" then "author" that should sort them in order. (thanks kovid)

06-02-2009, 03:54 AM	#5
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	You are using "Send to Device", not "Save to Disk" aren't you?

06-02-2009, 08:16 AM	#6
notsure Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 76 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-350	Yes gwynevans, I am. So, do they need to be sorted in Calibre properly before I send them to the 505? Maybe I'll try wiping them out tonight (all 3 books) and try to sort them in Calibre before resending. Cheers.

06-02-2009, 09:25 AM	#7
Shadowjack Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Champaign, IL Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, PRS-650, Kobo H2O, H2Ov2, Libra H2O	I have the same issue. Let us know if this works.

06-02-2009, 06:54 PM	#8
notsure Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 76 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-350	Nope, it doesn't work. Well, I can't get it to work anyway. :-) I'm not sure in what order the books are displayed.

06-02-2009, 06:57 PM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You have to send all the books in a series in one operation. That is select all the books and then click send to device

06-02-2009, 07:51 PM	#10
notsure Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 76 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-350	Well would you look at that! I managed to get it to work! Thanks Kovid! I had to delete the books, disconnect the 505, restart calibre, re-connect the 505 and send them as Kovid suggested. Thanks again!

06-03-2009, 05:10 AM	#11
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	You should normally be able to skip the "delete/disconnect/restart/re-connect" parts, as Calibre will just overwrite the books if already present (if it was what was originally used to add them to the reader).

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06-03-2009, 08:10 AM	#12
notsure Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 76 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-350	I've only ever had it connected to Calibre. I tried without the "extra" steps I listed and it did not work. If I have time this weekend I may investigate further by creating dummy collections and changing the order around. Thanks!