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NeoMorph · 11-21-2010, 04:06 AM

Hi Andrew. This app sounds wonderful tbh... but could you add one thing?

Edit Metadata for titles!

One thing I really HATE about the collections is that you cannot sort on series name. So what I have to do is edit the name in Calibre and then send the title to the Kindle 3 and then add it into a collection.

For example Jim Butcher's Dresden Files book. I copy the ebook "Storm Front" to my PC via usb, rename the metadata title to "Dresden 01 Storm Front" and then send it back to the Kindle. Even though the book is DRM'd it lets you change the metadata in Calibre.

Now I add the book to my Dresden Files collection and when I sort via title I get a fully sorted series list. Voila!

Bit of a kerfuffle, don't you agree? But at least I can tell which is the next book in the series I have to read. I tend to download a lot of series. I've been putting off doing the rest of my ebook library until I re-read them (having a lousy memory actually is great for re-reading books).

11-21-2010, 04:06 AM	#297
NeoMorph ethicalGamer Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Hi Andrew. This app sounds wonderful tbh... but could you add one thing? Edit Metadata for titles! One thing I really HATE about the collections is that you cannot sort on series name. So what I have to do is edit the name in Calibre and then send the title to the Kindle 3 and then add it into a collection. For example Jim Butcher's Dresden Files book. I copy the ebook "Storm Front" to my PC via usb, rename the metadata title to "Dresden 01 Storm Front" and then send it back to the Kindle. Even though the book is DRM'd it lets you change the metadata in Calibre. Now I add the book to my Dresden Files collection and when I sort via title I get a fully sorted series list. Voila! Bit of a kerfuffle, don't you agree? But at least I can tell which is the next book in the series I have to read. I tend to download a lot of series. I've been putting off doing the rest of my ebook library until I re-read them (having a lousy memory actually is great for re-reading books).