E-Book Upload section new features

Alexander Turcic · 06-04-2008, 01:59 PM

We added a couple of new features to our e-book section:

1. Track the latest e-book uploads via RSS feed: http://feeds.mobileread.com/mr/ebooks

2. Download the always up-to-date e-book list in html or text

3. Batch-edit the genres of your uploaded e-books: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ebo...?do=editprefix

The third feature is useful if you've already added a couple of books before we introduced genres and want to update them now in a more convenient and nerve-saving way.

Enjoy!

zelda_pinwheel · 06-04-2008, 02:03 PM

wow, brilliant features ! particularly the rss feed. but i can think of a couple of people who are going to really love the batch-edit genres feature...

thanks Alex !

Alexander Turcic · 06-04-2008, 02:31 PM

My pleasure

Patricia · 06-04-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wow, brilliant features ! particularly the rss feed. but i can think of a couple of people who are going to really love the batch-edit genres feature...

thanks Alex !

I did all mine a couple of nights ago, when Alex was letting the moderators test the new feature. It works very well, and everything was straightforward. I'm so glad that I didn't have to open each individual post. That would have been just too chronophagious.

Thanks, Alex.

RWood · 06-04-2008, 09:02 PM

montsnmags · 06-04-2008, 09:09 PM

I'm definitely a fan of the RSS feed. Good show!

Cheers,
Marc

TedPark · 06-08-2008, 12:22 PM

Love the "whole list". I was at least one of the people who asked for it. If I promise not to be a pest, can you easily add one more feature? Can you stick in delimiters between the title and the date, and between the date and the format/type?

Alexander Turcic · 06-08-2008, 02:30 PM

Ted, this would require some considerable changes to our database layout. Currently, all the information, title, date, formats, are contained within the thread's title. Since we don't enforce a strict formatting of the title, it's impossible to automatically delimit these items. Eventually we'll change the database layout and convert all existing e-book meta data - then it will be easy to do what you suggest.

TedPark · 06-09-2008, 11:16 AM

So, how do you get them separated out for the normal tabular view?

Alexander Turcic · 06-10-2008, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TedPark

So, how do you get them separated out for the normal tabular view?

Tabular view?

JSWolf · 06-10-2008, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Tabular view?

For importing into a database or spreadsheet.

Alexander Turcic · 06-10-2008, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

For importing into a database or spreadsheet.

I see. But I still don't get it. What spreadsheet?

JSWolf · 06-10-2008, 02:17 AM

Whatever spreadsheet you want to create.

Alexander Turcic · 06-10-2008, 02:25 AM

The list is not made for spreadsheets.

TedPark · 06-10-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Tabular view?

I mean just the normal list that is on your website. You have different columns for title, author, uploader, genre, date, etc. Ultimately the purpose of the "txt" view, for me at least, is to paste into a spreadsheet and do some sorting and organizing. The date being in a separate column is important so that I can look for all books uploaded since a certain date, for instance.

06-04-2008, 01:59 PM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	E-Book Upload section new features We added a couple of new features to our e-book section: 1. Track the latest e-book uploads via RSS feed: http://feeds.mobileread.com/mr/ebooks 2. Download the always up-to-date e-book list in html or text 3. Batch-edit the genres of your uploaded e-books: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ebo...?do=editprefix The third feature is useful if you've already added a couple of books before we introduced genres and want to update them now in a more convenient and nerve-saving way. Enjoy!

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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?	wow, brilliant features ! particularly the rss feed. but i can think of a couple of people who are going to really love the batch-edit genres feature... thanks Alex !

06-04-2008, 02:31 PM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	My pleasure

06-04-2008, 09:02 PM	#5
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500

06-04-2008, 09:09 PM	#6
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	I'm definitely a fan of the RSS feed. Good show! Cheers, Marc

06-08-2008, 12:22 PM	#7
TedPark Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 17148 Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Device: Sony 505	Love the "whole list". I was at least one of the people who asked for it. If I promise not to be a pest, can you easily add one more feature? Can you stick in delimiters between the title and the date, and between the date and the format/type?

06-08-2008, 02:30 PM	#8
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Ted, this would require some considerable changes to our database layout. Currently, all the information, title, date, formats, are contained within the thread's title. Since we don't enforce a strict formatting of the title, it's impossible to automatically delimit these items. Eventually we'll change the database layout and convert all existing e-book meta data - then it will be easy to do what you suggest.

06-09-2008, 11:16 AM	#9
TedPark Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 17148 Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Device: Sony 505	So, how do you get them separated out for the normal tabular view?

06-10-2008, 02:17 AM	#13
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,835 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Whatever spreadsheet you want to create.

06-10-2008, 02:25 AM	#14
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	The list is not made for spreadsheets.

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