how to organize books? - Page 3

ns66 · 08-02-2007, 12:22 PM

btw kovi, i am talking about finding the book in ereader while on the road, not about how to organize books in computer

kovidgoyal · 08-02-2007, 01:15 PM

Are you ever on the road without access to a computer for any extended period of time?

ns66 · 08-02-2007, 04:01 PM

oh yeah i travel alot and backpack
when i was backpacking in europe for 2 months, the book guides were too heavy i ended up ripping the related pages off to lighten the load, lol

ns66 · 08-02-2007, 05:29 PM

anyone knows any tricks to reduce the "first open book" formating time?

i am using lrf, it still took way too long, don't know why

yvanleterrible · 08-02-2007, 05:35 PM

I'd suggest putting the books you are most interested in onto the reader and the others on that big card. Just leave the card out of the reader as long as you don't need its content. Then you're stuck waiting.

melechmet · 08-02-2007, 09:50 PM

Is there some software (any platform), or combination of software, that would:

1. autoscan a directory
2. sort-index the files (ebooks and/or audio books) by file name
3. built up a database based on file name
4. and now the magic, use something like the MusicBrainz algorithmic pattern matcher system for music, perhaps tied to Amazon and/or Google text engines, and any known manga database, to scan and compare then append/correct the initial data entry in the database with additional information.

I have a large assortment of ebooks, documents and audiobooks that I've bought and that I've scanned over 15 years now, I was not always so careful naming these books, not to mention that my collection of manga is in the gig range for sure. This would be an immense help if such a project, even at alpha phase, existed... any pointers? any takers

ns66 · 08-03-2007, 06:21 PM

ok guys, i got a good idea

in ereader, you can sort by title, author and date, the title/author are useful but sort by date is a total waste imho

now here is the great idea, ereader us file's last modified date as the date to sort, use java (or other util's out there), you can set your lrf files' last modified date to be anything, encode to your liking, the ereader will sort based on year, month, day, so essentially it gives you a 3 level hierachy sort!

so you can have 3 categories, encode year, month (only 12), day (31) to your preference, then sort by date.... files will be ordered as you wish

i tried it and it works great!!!

the only catch is, if you set the date older than today, the ereader will modifiy it to be today and void your effort, but i tried a NEWER date than today, for example year 2016, ereader will keep that date, haha

but don't get carried away, i tried year 2088 nothing showed up, what's the max i don't know, but i know 2008-2016 works

enjoy

Dr. Drib · 08-08-2007, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ns66

ok guys, i got a good idea

in ereader, you can sort by title, author and date, the title/author are useful but sort by date is a total waste imho

CUT
enjoy

Actually, I find DATE extremely useful given the way I use my Reader.

Let me explain: I have 1-gig card in my Reader, with a total (Reader and Card) of close to 300 distinct Listings. By using DATE, I'm able to quickly find what I'm looking for, IF I've just uploaded it. Often, I'll want to begin reading the uploaded title, or else bookmark right then and there so that it will be distinct from all those other titles.

Don

UncleDuke · 08-08-2007, 10:19 AM

here's your real answer

small sd cards are dirt cheap these days

get a bunch and put each type/catagory of book on each one

swap cards to change topic area

yvanleterrible · 08-08-2007, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UncleDuke

here's your real answer

small sd cards are dirt cheap these days

get a bunch and put each type/catagory of book on each one

swap cards to change topic area

Good idea UncleDuke. I classify my books by author, a file for each. By subject would be a mess because half is in French. Your way I could get one card for each alphabet letter, smaller for 'Z' (4MB)and bigger for 'D'(128MB)

JSWolf · 08-08-2007, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ns66

ok guys, i got a good idea

in ereader, you can sort by title, author and date, the title/author are useful but sort by date is a total waste imho

If you are looking for say a recent book, then sorting by date can help. I don't think it's useless to be honest.

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08-02-2007, 12:22 PM	#31
ns66 Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: sony reader	btw kovi, i am talking about finding the book in ereader while on the road, not about how to organize books in computer

08-02-2007, 01:15 PM	#32
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Are you ever on the road without access to a computer for any extended period of time?

08-02-2007, 04:01 PM	#33
ns66 Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: sony reader	oh yeah i travel alot and backpack when i was backpacking in europe for 2 months, the book guides were too heavy i ended up ripping the related pages off to lighten the load, lol

08-02-2007, 05:29 PM	#34
ns66 Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: sony reader	anyone knows any tricks to reduce the "first open book" formating time? i am using lrf, it still took way too long, don't know why

08-02-2007, 05:35 PM	#35
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I'd suggest putting the books you are most interested in onto the reader and the others on that big card. Just leave the card out of the reader as long as you don't need its content. Then you're stuck waiting.

08-02-2007, 09:50 PM	#36
melechmet Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: Sony Reader	Is there some software (any platform), or combination of software, that would: 1. autoscan a directory 2. sort-index the files (ebooks and/or audio books) by file name 3. built up a database based on file name 4. and now the magic, use something like the MusicBrainz algorithmic pattern matcher system for music, perhaps tied to Amazon and/or Google text engines, and any known manga database, to scan and compare then append/correct the initial data entry in the database with additional information. I have a large assortment of ebooks, documents and audiobooks that I've bought and that I've scanned over 15 years now, I was not always so careful naming these books, not to mention that my collection of manga is in the gig range for sure. This would be an immense help if such a project, even at alpha phase, existed... any pointers? any takers

08-03-2007, 06:21 PM	#37
ns66 Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: sony reader	ok guys, i got a good idea in ereader, you can sort by title, author and date, the title/author are useful but sort by date is a total waste imho now here is the great idea, ereader us file's last modified date as the date to sort, use java (or other util's out there), you can set your lrf files' last modified date to be anything, encode to your liking, the ereader will sort based on year, month, day, so essentially it gives you a 3 level hierachy sort! so you can have 3 categories, encode year, month (only 12), day (31) to your preference, then sort by date.... files will be ordered as you wish i tried it and it works great!!! the only catch is, if you set the date older than today, the ereader will modifiy it to be today and void your effort, but i tried a NEWER date than today, for example year 2016, ereader will keep that date, haha but don't get carried away, i tried year 2088 nothing showed up, what's the max i don't know, but i know 2008-2016 works enjoy

08-08-2007, 10:19 AM	#39
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	here's your real answer small sd cards are dirt cheap these days get a bunch and put each type/catagory of book on each one swap cards to change topic area