[GUI Plugin] Kindle Collections (old) - Page 135

NiLuJe · 04-08-2014, 10:35 AM

In addition, changing the title *will* muddle things up, IIRC.

eschwartz · 04-08-2014, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

In addition, changing the title *will* muddle things up, IIRC.

Tell me about it! I've had to delete and recreate entire collections before!

It's usually my TBR.

So there's no pattern.

donMaranzano · 04-25-2014, 02:40 AM

As far as I understand there is no way how to use collection manager in Kindle touch with firmware 5.3.7? Am I right?

NiLuJe · 04-25-2014, 09:20 AM

@donMaranzano: Huh, no? It works fine on the Touch, no matter the FW version. The issues you might be thinking of only apply to devices running newer FW versions of the 5.4 branch (i.e. PW1 & PW2).

donMaranzano · 04-25-2014, 09:34 AM

As far I as read in the forum the Kindle Collection manager is not working with Calibre?

NiLuJe · 04-25-2014, 10:14 AM

Yes it does. Read both the first post here, and the first post of the CM thread in the Kindle Dev forum, that should clear things up.

donMaranzano · 04-25-2014, 04:17 PM

I mean Kidnle 5 touch with ads.

This plugin does not work on Kindle Touch because Amazon changed the way the Kindle manages collections on the Touch. This cannot be fixed by modifying the plugin since the collection information is no longer accessible by users. You may want to contact Amazon and ask them to provide a way to manage your collections without having to edit them using the Kindle..

NiLuJe · 04-25-2014, 04:21 PM

big bag of NOPE.

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Poppasmurf · 04-29-2014, 09:59 PM

I use Calibre to manage books on my Kindle Keyboard and my wife's Kindle Paperwhite. I understand that the Collections plugin will not work on the Paperwhite, which is not really a problem as she only has 5 or 6 books loaded at anytime.
I, on the otherhand have over 200 books, most already in collections that I manually set up on my Kindle (what a drudge!).

My question is if I load the Collections plugin into Calibre and use it to manage my collections on my Kindle Keyboard, will I run into problems when I connect up the paperwhite, keeping in mind that I do not need/want collections on the Paperwhite?

NiLuJe · 04-29-2014, 10:22 PM

Nope, everything is handled on a per-device basis

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Poppasmurf · 05-02-2014, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Nope, everything is handled on a per-device basis

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Perfect .. thanks for the info

brush52 · 05-04-2014, 09:20 AM

Collections for selected authors rather than all

Tried to search but to no avail. I am trying to send selected books to the Kindle (keyboard) but the "preview collections without saving" facility appears to be saying that all books (1000+) will be sent.
I am simply trying to send all books from five selected authors into separate author "folders".

Am I missing something obvious -- or is it simply that if I tried it it would work !

eschwartz · 05-04-2014, 11:18 AM

There is a box for filtering which items in each field should get a collection. Both an inclusion and an exclusion field I believe.
I think it uses regex so you want to enter in

Code:

(author1|author2|etc)

brush52 · 05-04-2014, 11:44 AM

Thanks eschwartz

I did see this but it is cumbersome if you want to include quite a few authors. I thought that there would be a way of restricting the "collections" to the authors highlighted. After all, the normal way of sending books to the Kindle is to highlight the ones you want and only these are sent.

If this is not the case then so be it.

Thanks for the speedy response, much appreciated.

NiLuJe · 05-04-2014, 12:26 PM

IIRC, nope, the plugin affects the whole library (unless you're editing collections manually, of course). Don't know how it behaves with sub/virtual libraries, because I'm not familiar with that Calibre feature (hence me not even remembering how it's called ;D).

That said, sending the collections won't send the books themselves, but having collections for books not on the device is inefficient

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04-29-2014, 09:59 PM	#2019
Poppasmurf Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Kindle Keyboard, Paperwhite	how will it work? I use Calibre to manage books on my Kindle Keyboard and my wife's Kindle Paperwhite. I understand that the Collections plugin will not work on the Paperwhite, which is not really a problem as she only has 5 or 6 books loaded at anytime. I, on the otherhand have over 200 books, most already in collections that I manually set up on my Kindle (what a drudge!). My question is if I load the Collections plugin into Calibre and use it to manage my collections on my Kindle Keyboard, will I run into problems when I connect up the paperwhite, keeping in mind that I do not need/want collections on the Paperwhite?

05-04-2014, 11:18 AM	#2023
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	There is a box for filtering which items in each field should get a collection. Both an inclusion and an exclusion field I believe. I think it uses regex so you want to enter in Code: (author1\|author2\|etc)

05-04-2014, 11:44 AM	#2024
brush52 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kindle 3	Thanks eschwartz I did see this but it is cumbersome if you want to include quite a few authors. I thought that there would be a way of restricting the "collections" to the authors highlighted. After all, the normal way of sending books to the Kindle is to highlight the ones you want and only these are sent. If this is not the case then so be it. Thanks for the speedy response, much appreciated. Last edited by brush52; 05-04-2014 at 11:52 AM. Reason: spelling

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04-08-2014, 10:35 AM	#2011
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	In addition, changing the title will muddle things up, IIRC.

04-25-2014, 02:40 AM	#2013
donMaranzano Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 1000 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle 5	As far as I understand there is no way how to use collection manager in Kindle touch with firmware 5.3.7? Am I right?

04-25-2014, 09:20 AM	#2014
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@donMaranzano: Huh, no? It works fine on the Touch, no matter the FW version. The issues you might be thinking of only apply to devices running newer FW versions of the 5.4 branch (i.e. PW1 & PW2).

04-25-2014, 09:34 AM	#2015
donMaranzano Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 1000 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle 5	As far I as read in the forum the Kindle Collection manager is not working with Calibre?

04-25-2014, 10:14 AM	#2016
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Yes it does. Read both the first post here, and the first post of the CM thread in the Kindle Dev forum, that should clear things up.

04-25-2014, 04:17 PM	#2017
donMaranzano Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 1000 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle 5	I mean Kidnle 5 touch with ads. This plugin does not work on Kindle Touch because Amazon changed the way the Kindle manages collections on the Touch. This cannot be fixed by modifying the plugin since the collection information is no longer accessible by users. You may want to contact Amazon and ask them to provide a way to manage your collections without having to edit them using the Kindle..

04-25-2014, 04:21 PM	#2018
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	big bag of NOPE. .

04-29-2014, 10:22 PM	#2020
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Nope, everything is handled on a per-device basis .

05-04-2014, 09:20 AM	#2022
brush52 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kindle 3	Collections for selected authors rather than all Tried to search but to no avail. I am trying to send selected books to the Kindle (keyboard) but the "preview collections without saving" facility appears to be saying that all books (1000+) will be sent. I am simply trying to send all books from five selected authors into separate author "folders". Am I missing something obvious -- or is it simply that if I tried it it would work !

05-04-2014, 12:26 PM	#2025
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	IIRC, nope, the plugin affects the whole library (unless you're editing collections manually, of course). Don't know how it behaves with sub/virtual libraries, because I'm not familiar with that Calibre feature (hence me not even remembering how it's called ;D). That said, sending the collections won't send the books themselves, but having collections for books not on the device is inefficient .

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