Need to filter German ebooks

akadaedalus · 01-19-2010, 01:38 AM

I'm having a bit of frustration with the site the last couple months. It seems that recently the ebook contributions in German outnumber English by a good amount, making it hard to browse the recent uploads.

I tried to put the principal German uploaders on my "ignore" list, but that did nothing to filter out the threads they posted. I would hope that we can create a German sub-forum, or provide a way to filter by language. If there is already a trick to doing this, please pass it on. I tried to find a post explaining how, but ended up wading through a bunch of German uploads.

Not that I'm against the Germans. I'm part German myself. I just have no mastery of the language, and if I were to find myself browsing a library or bookstore with more German books than English books, I would walk right out.

Katti's Cat · 01-19-2010, 04:40 AM

A filter would be a good idea - would make it easier for everyone looking in the respective language. - Maybe in the way of a second prefix, or if not possible a language suffix?

montsnmags · 01-19-2010, 05:31 AM

FWIW, I believe they are currently working on a significant reorganisation of the ebooks section, to help improve the library-browsing and searching experience. This may end up assisting with preferences such as yours. Unfortunately, I'm unsure as to when this will be released (I know the big bossman here has been very busy, though I think there are others working heavily on it).

Cheers,
Marc

01-19-2010, 01:38 AM	#1
akadaedalus Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-500	Need to filter German ebooks I'm having a bit of frustration with the site the last couple months. It seems that recently the ebook contributions in German outnumber English by a good amount, making it hard to browse the recent uploads. I tried to put the principal German uploaders on my "ignore" list, but that did nothing to filter out the threads they posted. I would hope that we can create a German sub-forum, or provide a way to filter by language. If there is already a trick to doing this, please pass it on. I tried to find a post explaining how, but ended up wading through a bunch of German uploads. Not that I'm against the Germans. I'm part German myself. I just have no mastery of the language, and if I were to find myself browsing a library or bookstore with more German books than English books, I would walk right out.

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01-19-2010, 04:40 AM	#2
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	A filter would be a good idea - would make it easier for everyone looking in the respective language. - Maybe in the way of a second prefix, or if not possible a language suffix?

01-19-2010, 05:31 AM	#3
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	FWIW, I believe they are currently working on a significant reorganisation of the ebooks section, to help improve the library-browsing and searching experience. This may end up assisting with preferences such as yours. Unfortunately, I'm unsure as to when this will be released (I know the big bossman here has been very busy, though I think there are others working heavily on it). Cheers, Marc

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