PRS-700 Where to put the "Collections" ?

Artemix · 03-02-2010, 12:00 PM

Hello everybody;
I apologize for my english but i'm french so be kind, thank you

I don't succeed in synchronising my PRS with the Sony Reader Library software's
(the soft freezes during the sync process); so I transfers my ebook files directly to the directory on the PRS as an Hard disk. I've found the right directory for the ebooks, but where can I put the "collections"?

Thank you

Mike_73 · 03-02-2010, 03:18 PM

Collections are just some sort of tags you attach to a book. It's definitely not like folders in a filebrowser like windows explorer. I transfer my files the same way you do. I move them directly with explorer from the PC to the reader. Then I open the Library program on the PC. Click on the "Reader" in the left pane and you should see in the library's main window the content of your reader. Now go to the left bottom corner. There's a "+". Press it and a new label within the reader section in the left pane opens. Name it to your likes. After that, just drag and drop a book from the files shown (in the main window) to your newly created label. Once the reader is disconnected, the files will show up under collections, too. But be carefull. If you drag and drop one single file multiple times to the same collection, the file/book will show up multiple times within the collections.
By the way, you can put books in any folder on the reader. On startup, the reader scans all folders for books. I've arranged all my book-files in seperate folders within the reader to actually reflect the collections.

grooks · 03-02-2010, 03:19 PM

If you want to use Collections but the Sony software is not cooperating, try Calibre.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-02-2010, 03:23 PM

hi artemix, i also recommend you try using calibre for managing your ebooks. i like it much better than sony library. also, did you notice our french-language forum ? please feel welcome to join the discussion ! we are really happy to meet more french ebook readers !

happy_terd · 03-02-2010, 03:46 PM

Calibre is a very user friendly software and great for managing your ebook collections.

In my opinion the sony software is buggy as heck. I tried it for an entire month and used it every day. Calibre is sooo much better.

Artemix · 03-03-2010, 02:29 AM

Thank you very much to everybody, you've helped me specially Mike_73 with his way to make Collections directly in the reader.

I use Calibre yet (wonderful soft) but I'dont like the way it saves the ebooks on the PC (in separately directory and sub-directories and sub-sub-directories...).
What tag in Calibre determines the Collections? The Series or another ?

Thanks

Mike_73 · 03-03-2010, 03:18 AM

That was one of the reasons I didn't go with any software for transfering files. I rather like my files organised in folders on the PC and on the reader. I use the software only for tagging the files. If I could do this by document properties, I would.

Kolenka · 03-03-2010, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artemix

What tag in Calibre determines the Collections? The Series or another ?

Thanks

Just tags. So if you set the tags to be "Science Fiction, That One Guy", then the book will show up in the "Science Fiction" and "That One Guy" collections on the device.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-08-2010, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolenka

Just tags. So if you set the tags to be "Science Fiction, That One Guy", then the book will show up in the "Science Fiction" and "That One Guy" collections on the device.

actually series also create collections. and if you give the correct book number under the series title, the books will be sorted in the proper order.

03-02-2010, 12:00 PM	#1
Artemix Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: PRS-700	Where to put the "Collections" ? Hello everybody; I apologize for my english but i'm french so be kind, thank you I don't succeed in synchronising my PRS with the Sony Reader Library software's (the soft freezes during the sync process); so I transfers my ebook files directly to the directory on the PRS as an Hard disk. I've found the right directory for the ebooks, but where can I put the "collections"? Thank you

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Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	Collections are just some sort of tags you attach to a book. It's definitely not like folders in a filebrowser like windows explorer. I transfer my files the same way you do. I move them directly with explorer from the PC to the reader. Then I open the Library program on the PC. Click on the "Reader" in the left pane and you should see in the library's main window the content of your reader. Now go to the left bottom corner. There's a "+". Press it and a new label within the reader section in the left pane opens. Name it to your likes. After that, just drag and drop a book from the files shown (in the main window) to your newly created label. Once the reader is disconnected, the files will show up under collections, too. But be carefull. If you drag and drop one single file multiple times to the same collection, the file/book will show up multiple times within the collections. By the way, you can put books in any folder on the reader. On startup, the reader scans all folders for books. I've arranged all my book-files in seperate folders within the reader to actually reflect the collections.

03-02-2010, 03:19 PM	#3
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	If you want to use Collections but the Sony software is not cooperating, try Calibre.

03-02-2010, 03:23 PM	#4
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	hi artemix, i also recommend you try using calibre for managing your ebooks. i like it much better than sony library. also, did you notice our french-language forum ? please feel welcome to join the discussion ! we are really happy to meet more french ebook readers !

03-02-2010, 03:46 PM	#5
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Calibre is a very user friendly software and great for managing your ebook collections. In my opinion the sony software is buggy as heck. I tried it for an entire month and used it every day. Calibre is sooo much better.

03-03-2010, 02:29 AM	#6
Artemix Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: PRS-700	Thank you very much to everybody, you've helped me specially Mike_73 with his way to make Collections directly in the reader. I use Calibre yet (wonderful soft) but I'dont like the way it saves the ebooks on the PC (in separately directory and sub-directories and sub-sub-directories...). What tag in Calibre determines the Collections? The Series or another ? Thanks

03-03-2010, 03:18 AM	#7
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	That was one of the reasons I didn't go with any software for transfering files. I rather like my files organised in folders on the PC and on the reader. I use the software only for tagging the files. If I could do this by document properties, I would.

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