collection manager

Lordblacknail · 06-03-2011, 05:13 PM

I find it really difficult to understand how it has been almost a year since the Kindle 3 came out, and we still do not have a working collection manager.

With all the people on this site, someone has to be a programer. With the millions of Kindles sold, someone has to be a programer.

Why in the world hasn't somebody made a working collection manager? The best one that I have seen was the Kindle Collection Manager, but the author hasn't updated the program. It worked fine, all it needed was a couple of small things, like the ability to move more than one item at a time. It was simple and it worked good. No idea why the guy that wrote it didn't update, but, jeeze, there are tons of people out there with the ability to do this, why isn't anybody wanting to get rich????

And please don't point me to Calibre. I use Calibre all the time, but it doesn't work for me as a collection manager. The biggest problem for me is that I am always converting books that I have converted previously.

I think a price point of $25 would be a good place to start. I would buy one, if it worked, in a heartbeat.

alansplace · 06-03-2011, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lordblacknail

I find it really difficult to understand how it has been almost a year since the Kindle 3 came out, and we still do not have a working collection manager.

With all the people on this site, someone has to be a programer. With the millions of Kindles sold, someone has to be a programer.

Why in the world hasn't somebody made a working collection manager? The best one that I have seen was the Kindle Collection Manager, but the author hasn't updated the program. It worked fine, all it needed was a couple of small things, like the ability to move more than one item at a time. It was simple and it worked good. No idea why the guy that wrote it didn't update, but, jeeze, there are tons of people out there with the ability to do this, why isn't anybody wanting to get rich????

And please don't point me to Calibre. I use Calibre all the time, but it doesn't work for me as a collection manager. The biggest problem for me is that I am always converting books that I have converted previously.

I think a price point of $25 would be a good place to start. I would buy one, if it worked, in a heartbeat.

Kindle Collection Manager for Windows.

tvjohn · 06-03-2011, 05:45 PM

http://kindlevarazs.wordpress.com/20...glish-version/

works fine for my needs, & you can use it from all 3 major OS platforms

Lordblacknail · 06-03-2011, 06:06 PM

Hi Allan

Was Kindle Collection Manager For Windows updated for the new Kindle software and I didn't notice???

meme · 06-03-2011, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lordblacknail

And please don't point me to Calibre. I use Calibre all the time, but it doesn't work for me as a collection manager.

Have you tried the latest Kindle Collections plugin? You do know that you can use it to directly edit collections on the Kindle and not worry about any Calibre tags or even have the books in Calibre?

alansplace · 06-03-2011, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lordblacknail

Hi Allan

Was Kindle Collection Manager For Windows updated for the new Kindle software and I didn't notice???

if you mean me, i have no idea as i tried it and after some experimentation decided that i really had no use for collections. i just posted that link because i remembered using it for a short time, and i thought it worked well.

Lordblacknail · 06-03-2011, 06:56 PM

Where do I find that plug in? I would love to give it a try.

GoSharks · 06-04-2011, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lordblacknail

Where do I find that plug in? I would love to give it a try.

Look in the Calibre Forum's Plugin section...MeMe wrote the plugin and it works great! (by the way, thanks MeMe!)

meme · 06-04-2011, 05:44 AM

Yeah, I should have put a link. In a rush yesterday and my signature could be a bit clearer

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118635

Always open to ideas posted in the plugin thread. It would be possible to have the Edit code run separately from Calibre - but using calibre means a lot of install/additional code hassles aren't an issue. And most people who manage their books can definitely benefit from using Calibre

But since just editing collections without any use of Calibre's vast abilities was popular, I added the Edit feature, with people always having the option to move to automatic collections.

CRussel · 06-04-2011, 10:29 AM

Let me second the recommendation for meme's Kindle Collections plugin for Calibre. I tried it during a very early iteration of it, decided it wasn't for me, and then tried it again a few weeks ago. Boy, has it come a long way in a short time! Now very usable, and definitely easier than doing collections manually. And since all my books are in Calibre, managing my collections there just makes sense.

reech · 06-04-2011, 05:59 PM

I've played with all things, from the lovely 'Automatic Kindle Collection' programme, through to Kindelabra, but the new and improved Kindle Collection Plugin works excellently for me; no missing or dropped books that I could detect.

06-03-2011, 05:13 PM	#1
Lordblacknail Zealot Posts: 147 Karma: 330000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa, Florida Device: Kobo Libre 2 Oasis Many Fires Galaxy Tab S7 Plus	collection manager I find it really difficult to understand how it has been almost a year since the Kindle 3 came out, and we still do not have a working collection manager. With all the people on this site, someone has to be a programer. With the millions of Kindles sold, someone has to be a programer. Why in the world hasn't somebody made a working collection manager? The best one that I have seen was the Kindle Collection Manager, but the author hasn't updated the program. It worked fine, all it needed was a couple of small things, like the ability to move more than one item at a time. It was simple and it worked good. No idea why the guy that wrote it didn't update, but, jeeze, there are tons of people out there with the ability to do this, why isn't anybody wanting to get rich???? And please don't point me to Calibre. I use Calibre all the time, but it doesn't work for me as a collection manager. The biggest problem for me is that I am always converting books that I have converted previously. I think a price point of $25 would be a good place to start. I would buy one, if it worked, in a heartbeat.

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06-03-2011, 05:45 PM	#3
tvjohn Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 12307 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle 3, K4NT	http://kindlevarazs.wordpress.com/20...glish-version/ works fine for my needs, & you can use it from all 3 major OS platforms

06-03-2011, 06:06 PM	#4
Lordblacknail Zealot Posts: 147 Karma: 330000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa, Florida Device: Kobo Libre 2 Oasis Many Fires Galaxy Tab S7 Plus	Hi Allan Was Kindle Collection Manager For Windows updated for the new Kindle software and I didn't notice???

06-03-2011, 06:56 PM	#7
Lordblacknail Zealot Posts: 147 Karma: 330000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa, Florida Device: Kobo Libre 2 Oasis Many Fires Galaxy Tab S7 Plus	Where do I find that plug in? I would love to give it a try.

06-04-2011, 05:44 AM	#9
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,275 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	Yeah, I should have put a link. In a rush yesterday and my signature could be a bit clearer https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118635 Always open to ideas posted in the plugin thread. It would be possible to have the Edit code run separately from Calibre - but using calibre means a lot of install/additional code hassles aren't an issue. And most people who manage their books can definitely benefit from using Calibre But since just editing collections without any use of Calibre's vast abilities was popular, I added the Edit feature, with people always having the option to move to automatic collections.

06-04-2011, 10:29 AM	#10
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,159 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Let me second the recommendation for meme's Kindle Collections plugin for Calibre. I tried it during a very early iteration of it, decided it wasn't for me, and then tried it again a few weeks ago. Boy, has it come a long way in a short time! Now very usable, and definitely easier than doing collections manually. And since all my books are in Calibre, managing my collections there just makes sense.

06-04-2011, 05:59 PM	#11
reech Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 132 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Sony eReader PRS-600	I've played with all things, from the lovely 'Automatic Kindle Collection' programme, through to Kindelabra, but the new and improved Kindle Collection Plugin works excellently for me; no missing or dropped books that I could detect.

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