Those of you with large libraries, how are you organizing your shelves?

Emmaleigh · 05-05-2011, 05:49 PM

I keep about 200 books on the Nook classic for now, but would love to have more (there are more than 4,000 in my Calibre libraries). Generally I go through about 2 books a week at this time. Any good suggestions?

Doug Pardee · 05-05-2011, 07:09 PM

Color me grumpy, but I say, "Don't bother." The shelves are temporary; they go away if you have to unregister and reregister — like, say, if you have to change your account password because it's the same e-mail address and password you used at one of the many sites that got hacked recently. Repeatedly setting up your shelves will probably make you crazy.

Personally, I have four shelves: Reading, Next to be read, To be read, and Finished. I generally have about 100 e-books on my NOOK at any given time. Reshelving those when I got a replacement unit (the ol' cracked bezel) was time-consuming enough.

apastuszak · 05-05-2011, 11:31 PM

I rooted the nook and installed a library program that lets me browse by folders. I have calibre copy books over in the following structure: Author/Series/Book.

astrangerhere · 05-06-2011, 07:15 AM

I actually don't have shelves. I do, however, have all my series (Poirot, Agatha Christie, etc) tagged specially in Calibre so that when i move them over, they show up in series order on my Nook.

NikonErik · 05-06-2011, 10:16 AM

I organize my shelves using similar categories as a bookstore or library. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies, Fantasy Adventure, Reference Etc. I make more specific sub-categories as needed. Computer or Historical Fiction, for example.

iandix · 05-06-2011, 01:19 PM

I rooted my nook and use calibre2opds and trook to manage my ebooks on the device. I have 4500 books on it.. it has cover flow and I can find any book with just a couple of clicks.

Xenophon · 05-07-2011, 05:02 PM

(mostly)

I, too, have rooted my nook and use calibre, calibre2opds, and trook to access books on the nook. It works really REALLY well. In fact, it's basically the interface that B&N should have provided in the first place!

Xenophon

Oh yeah... the (mostly) is because I only have about 2200 books on my nook. My entire eBook library, every single book acquired through legitimate channels.

SUSGOD · 05-08-2011, 10:09 PM

I set up shelves by genre; except for SyFy/fantasy. Since about 400 of my 500 e-books are in those categories, I set up a lot of shelves by author.

richard_iii · 05-09-2011, 05:43 PM

Once I have read it I store it on my NAS box via calibre and delete it from the nook color. So I only have a few books on my nook at any given time

Joykins · 05-09-2011, 11:34 PM

I have ~ 550 unarchived books. I have a shelf for unread and a shelf for genres (subgenres, if I have a lot of books in that genre) represented in my collection. Some items are on more than one genre shelf (for example, historical fiction and mystery for the _Mistress of the Art of Death_ books), and pretty much everything passes through the unread shelf (although there is still a lot on it).

Now I have
unread
historical romance
contemporary romance
paranormal romance
erotic romance
historical fiction
science fiction
fantasy
arthuriana
women's fiction
fiction
classics
mystery
inspirational fiction
young adult
social science
biology
religion

rigorist · 05-13-2011, 08:17 PM

Fancy meeting you here!

rigorist · 05-13-2011, 08:21 PM

Back on topic . . .

I used shelves for about two days. Never really liked them.

I use a Calibre plugboard to prepend the series name to the title when transferring. That seems to be enough organization for me with ~1400 books.

Joykins · 05-13-2011, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rigorist

Fancy meeting you here!

I think I TOLD you on TR I've been hanging out here a while.

on topic: I like the genre shelves because I can tell myself, hm, I think I'd like to read a fantasy novel now and I go to that shelf and see what I have. It helps when I don't know what particular title I want to read next.

JKenP · 05-15-2011, 11:21 AM

I am a KISS person. (Keep It Simple, Stupid) I manage my book collection in Calibre which lets me look at series, type, etc. I keep the books I am or will shortly read on the Nook. Calibre seems to do the better job of sorting to various fields. And, I don't have to do anything extra to accomplish that.

BMW2002 · 05-19-2011, 09:33 PM

I use Calibre, but not the others. I am especially frustrated because my series do not show up on my Color Nook as they did on my iPad. Running 1.2, I am not rooted but am willing to do so. Can you provide a link to the other programs you referenced?

05-05-2011, 05:49 PM	#1
Emmaleigh Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: St. Augustine, FL Device: NOOK	Those of you with large libraries, how are you organizing your shelves? I keep about 200 books on the Nook classic for now, but would love to have more (there are more than 4,000 in my Calibre libraries). Generally I go through about 2 books a week at this time. Any good suggestions?

05-19-2011, 09:33 PM	#15
BMW2002 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Color Nook, iPad	NOOK COLOR I use Calibre, but not the others. I am especially frustrated because my series do not show up on my Color Nook as they did on my iPad. Running 1.2, I am not rooted but am willing to do so. Can you provide a link to the other programs you referenced?

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05-05-2011, 07:09 PM	#2
Doug Pardee Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 106318 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: B&N NOOK 3G	Color me grumpy, but I say, "Don't bother." The shelves are temporary; they go away if you have to unregister and reregister — like, say, if you have to change your account password because it's the same e-mail address and password you used at one of the many sites that got hacked recently. Repeatedly setting up your shelves will probably make you crazy. Personally, I have four shelves: Reading, Next to be read, To be read, and Finished. I generally have about 100 e-books on my NOOK at any given time. Reshelving those when I got a replacement unit (the ol' cracked bezel) was time-consuming enough.

05-05-2011, 11:31 PM	#3
apastuszak Evangelist Posts: 436 Karma: 125599 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bensalem, PA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, nook Glowlight Plus, Apple iPad Air 2	I rooted the nook and installed a library program that lets me browse by folders. I have calibre copy books over in the following structure: Author/Series/Book.

05-06-2011, 07:15 AM	#4
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,640 Karma: 65925980 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	I actually don't have shelves. I do, however, have all my series (Poirot, Agatha Christie, etc) tagged specially in Calibre so that when i move them over, they show up in series order on my Nook.

05-06-2011, 10:16 AM	#5
NikonErik Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I organize my shelves using similar categories as a bookstore or library. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies, Fantasy Adventure, Reference Etc. I make more specific sub-categories as needed. Computer or Historical Fiction, for example.

05-06-2011, 01:19 PM	#6
iandix Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 109308 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NSW Australia Device: nook touch a Nook 3g (rooted) and a nookcolor (rooted)	I rooted my nook and use calibre2opds and trook to manage my ebooks on the device. I have 4500 books on it.. it has cover flow and I can find any book with just a couple of clicks.

05-07-2011, 05:02 PM	#7
Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,481 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	(mostly) I, too, have rooted my nook and use calibre, calibre2opds, and trook to access books on the nook. It works really REALLY well. In fact, it's basically the interface that B&N should have provided in the first place! Xenophon Oh yeah... the (mostly) is because I only have about 2200 books on my nook. My entire eBook library, every single book acquired through legitimate channels.

05-08-2011, 10:09 PM	#8
SUSGOD Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 21 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Device: Aluratek Libre-eBook reader PRO	I set up shelves by genre; except for SyFy/fantasy. Since about 400 of my 500 e-books are in those categories, I set up a lot of shelves by author.

05-09-2011, 05:43 PM	#9
richard_iii Coder extrordinaire Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dallas Device: nook color	Once I have read it I store it on my NAS box via calibre and delete it from the nook color. So I only have a few books on my nook at any given time

05-09-2011, 11:34 PM	#10
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,601 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	I have ~ 550 unarchived books. I have a shelf for unread and a shelf for genres (subgenres, if I have a lot of books in that genre) represented in my collection. Some items are on more than one genre shelf (for example, historical fiction and mystery for the _Mistress of the Art of Death_ books), and pretty much everything passes through the unread shelf (although there is still a lot on it). Now I have unread historical romance contemporary romance paranormal romance erotic romance historical fiction science fiction fantasy arthuriana women's fiction fiction classics mystery inspirational fiction young adult social science biology religion

05-13-2011, 08:17 PM	#11
rigorist Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: nook	Fancy meeting you here!

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05-13-2011, 08:21 PM	#12
rigorist Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: nook	Back on topic . . . I used shelves for about two days. Never really liked them. I use a Calibre plugboard to prepend the series name to the title when transferring. That seems to be enough organization for me with ~1400 books.

05-15-2011, 11:21 AM	#14
JKenP Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 504384 Join Date: May 2011 Location: NW Indiana Device: Sony Kobo iPhone Kindle 8 HD	I am a KISS person. (Keep It Simple, Stupid) I manage my book collection in Calibre which lets me look at series, type, etc. I keep the books I am or will shortly read on the Nook. Calibre seems to do the better job of sorting to various fields. And, I don't have to do anything extra to accomplish that.