Genre in postings

DaleDe · 02-17-2016, 05:16 PM

How do you like the Genre information in eBook uploads? Would you care if it went away sometime in the future?

Dale

klmmc13 · 02-18-2016, 11:10 AM

I think I would care very much. Imagine, you think you're downloading a rollicking Western, and end up with a Romance; or your after a Page-turning Mystery and end up with a travel guide. Waste of bandwidth and time for all concerned.

More importantly, if you're looking for NON-fiction, and end up with fiction; or books for kids and end up with some bawdy Victorian novel.

I'd like to be able to ADD Genre information to a book. I realize that anyone can place a review in the comments section. Can anyone request a change or addition to the "sorting" tags?
Thanks.
Kathy

Jellby · 02-18-2016, 01:35 PM

I think the genre prefixes are not reliable, or consistent, so I usually hardly pay any attention to them. I read the description and search on the net if necessary.

Quote:

Originally Posted by klmmc13

I'd like to be able to ADD Genre information to a book.

You cannot modify the prefix, but I believe anyone can modify the tags (look for an "Edit tags" link on the bottom right).

klmmc13 · 02-18-2016, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellby

I think the genre prefixes are not reliable, or consistent, so I usually hardly pay any attention to them. I read the description and search on the net if necessary.

You cannot modify the prefix, but I believe anyone can modify the tags (look for an "Edit tags" link on the bottom right).

Thank you sir, I will look for those.

pynch · 02-28-2016, 05:49 AM

I think they can be helpful for browsing older uploads, even if they are not always reliable. Instead of removing the genre information, some more genres should be added, or at least one: it’s an abomination, IMHO, that ‘literary’ texts have to be indexed with ‘Other Fiction’.

doubleshuffle · 02-28-2016, 12:17 PM

"Literary" would be a useful category indeed.

Jellby · 02-28-2016, 01:04 PM

The genres are obviously biased towards pulp, at least for fiction. According to the wiki, it seems to me many of the "literary" works would be classified as "Romance" (books about relationships between people).

02-17-2016, 05:16 PM	#1
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Genre in postings How do you like the Genre information in eBook uploads? Would you care if it went away sometime in the future? Dale

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02-18-2016, 11:10 AM	#2
klmmc13 formatting student Posts: 47 Karma: 38268 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: South Arkansas, US Device: several models of Kindle; Several Android tablets & 3 Android phones.	I think I would care very much. Imagine, you think you're downloading a rollicking Western, and end up with a Romance; or your after a Page-turning Mystery and end up with a travel guide. Waste of bandwidth and time for all concerned. More importantly, if you're looking for NON-fiction, and end up with fiction; or books for kids and end up with some bawdy Victorian novel. I'd like to be able to ADD Genre information to a book. I realize that anyone can place a review in the comments section. Can anyone request a change or addition to the "sorting" tags? Thanks. Kathy

02-28-2016, 05:49 AM	#5
pynch why in? Posts: 1,620 Karma: 28802432 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Aura	I think they can be helpful for browsing older uploads, even if they are not always reliable. Instead of removing the genre information, some more genres should be added, or at least one: it’s an abomination, IMHO, that ‘literary’ texts have to be indexed with ‘Other Fiction’.

02-28-2016, 12:17 PM	#6
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,923 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	"Literary" would be a useful category indeed.

02-28-2016, 01:04 PM	#7
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,515 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	The genres are obviously biased towards pulp, at least for fiction. According to the wiki, it seems to me many of the "literary" works would be classified as "Romance" (books about relationships between people).