How does PW sort "My Content" into books, documents, magazines etc.?

sheygetz · 06-20-2013, 01:42 PM

Well, as my Kindle does not speak English, I do not really know wether the actual term is "My Content". But you'll know. You can have your Kindle either show you everything, or just your books or your magazines or your documents etc. Now, I wonder, how does the PW know which ist which?

Because in some instances things go plain wrong: The magazines are ok, this category has stuff which comes in via Calibre recipes. Documents though has along with some webpages that came via the send2kindle service, a few books, too. Something must be wrong with their metadata, or not?

There is also a regular publication (aka magazine) publilshed by a German ministry (APuZ Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) which turn up as a book. Is there any way to change some field in Calibre to put things right?

Hendrik

Antoinekamel · 06-21-2013, 12:30 PM

Yes, shey, it is determined by metadata. You can change this specific metadata in a mobi with
Java Mobi Metaeditor:https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=165729. The first page of the topic shows what you should do to make Kindle see a book as a "book" or as a "personal document". I have no clue on magazines, hope someone can help.

(If you don't like the Java tool, Mobi2Mobi does the same thing: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21763. AFAIK, Calibre can't do this.)

HarryT · 06-21-2013, 01:37 PM

I wouldn't bother, personally. Just tell it to show everything. Much simpler that way.

sheygetz · 06-21-2013, 07:31 PM

Thanks, Antoine.

Harry, if

Quote:

I wouldn't bother, personally.

gee, I guess I wouldn'ta bothered starting this thread

With almost 200 items on the PW I find all that swishing rather irksome.
Personally, of course.

Hendrik

HarryT · 06-22-2013, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheygetz

Harry, if gee, I guess I wouldn'ta bothered starting this thread

With almost 200 items on the PW I find all that swishing rather irksome.
Personally, of course.

If you sort by author or title, you can go directly to any point in the list from the home screen. Very little "swishing" required that way

.

06-20-2013, 01:42 PM	#1
sheygetz Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 14894 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Germany Device: KPW G2 , 10" tablet	How does PW sort "My Content" into books, documents, magazines etc.? Well, as my Kindle does not speak English, I do not really know wether the actual term is "My Content". But you'll know. You can have your Kindle either show you everything, or just your books or your magazines or your documents etc. Now, I wonder, how does the PW know which ist which? Because in some instances things go plain wrong: The magazines are ok, this category has stuff which comes in via Calibre recipes. Documents though has along with some webpages that came via the send2kindle service, a few books, too. Something must be wrong with their metadata, or not? There is also a regular publication (aka magazine) publilshed by a German ministry (APuZ Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) which turn up as a book. Is there any way to change some field in Calibre to put things right? Hendrik

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06-21-2013, 12:30 PM	#2
Antoinekamel Addict Posts: 278 Karma: 2511467 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: ABC W p2	Yes, shey, it is determined by metadata. You can change this specific metadata in a mobi with Java Mobi Metaeditor:https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=165729. The first page of the topic shows what you should do to make Kindle see a book as a "book" or as a "personal document". I have no clue on magazines, hope someone can help. (If you don't like the Java tool, Mobi2Mobi does the same thing: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21763. AFAIK, Calibre can't do this.)

06-21-2013, 01:37 PM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I wouldn't bother, personally. Just tell it to show everything. Much simpler that way.

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