Possible to organize by author *and* title?

Djehuty · 12-07-2010, 10:07 PM

I just received a Kindle 3, and I'm trying to get my ebooks organized. I've noticed something strange and annoying. If I sort by author (whether in a collection or for all books), the titles are not sorted in any order that I can determine.

Is it possible to sort alphabetically by the author's last name, and then by the title for multiple books by the same author? Or did someone at Amazon decide that this makes too much sense and must be forbidden?

desertgrandma · 12-07-2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Djehuty

I just received a Kindle 3, and I'm trying to get my ebooks organized. I've noticed something strange and annoying. If I sort by author (whether in a collection or for all books), the titles are not sorted in any order that I can determine.

Is it possible to sort alphabetically by the author's last name, and then by the title for multiple books by the same author? Or did someone at Amazon decide that this makes too much sense and must be forbidden?

Bingo!!! Search the Calibre forum for ways to do this.

You do run Calibre, right?

Djehuty · 12-07-2010, 11:55 PM

I run Calibre, but I haven't been able to find a way to sort properly. I've been searching the Calibre forum, and can't find anything which might fix this problem. Could you perhaps give me a hint?

0xdb · 12-08-2010, 12:01 AM

Since it is possible to add books to more than one collection, I do this by having a collection for each popular author and then going to that collection and sorting by title. Hope this helps.
First post, hi!

wvcherrybomb · 12-08-2010, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 0xdb

Since it is possible to add books to more than one collection, I do this by having a collection for each popular author and then going to that collection and sorting by title. Hope this helps.
First post, hi!

Kindles can have sub-folders?

TheKindleWorm · 12-08-2010, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

Kindles can have sub-folders?

No Kindles do not (sadly) have sub-folders or more correctly sub-collections (collections are not folders but tags or labels applied to each book)

OXDB (welcome

) has made 1 collection for each author and then (while in that collection) can sort by book title - click up to the top with the controller and move right to select "Title". This will then sort the books by Title for you.

wvcherrybomb · 12-08-2010, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TheKindleWorm

OXDB (welcome

) has made 1 collection for each author and then (while in that collection) can sort by book title - click up to the top with the controller and move right to select "Title". This will then sort the books by Title for you.

Thanks. I didn't know that could be done either.

Djehuty · 12-08-2010, 03:50 PM

Desertgrandma suggested that this can be achieved through Calibre. Could anyone tell me how? I can't find it in the Calibre forum.

JMikeD · 12-14-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

Thanks. I didn't know that could be done either.

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12-07-2010, 10:07 PM	#1
Djehuty Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	*Possible to organize by author and* title?** I just received a Kindle 3, and I'm trying to get my ebooks organized. I've noticed something strange and annoying. If I sort by author (whether in a collection or for all books), the titles are not sorted in any order that I can determine. Is it possible to sort alphabetically by the author's last name, and then by the title for multiple books by the same author? Or did someone at Amazon decide that this makes too much sense and must be forbidden?

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12-07-2010, 11:55 PM	#3
Djehuty Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	I run Calibre, but I haven't been able to find a way to sort properly. I've been searching the Calibre forum, and can't find anything which might fix this problem. Could you perhaps give me a hint?

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0xdb Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Since it is possible to add books to more than one collection, I do this by having a collection for each popular author and then going to that collection and sorting by title. Hope this helps. First post, hi!

12-08-2010, 03:50 PM	#8
Djehuty Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Desertgrandma suggested that this can be achieved through Calibre. Could anyone tell me how? I can't find it in the Calibre forum.

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