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Originally Posted by daesdaemar

This looks very promising. However, as a very new Kindle 3 owner, I really need to be walked through this a bit. Maybe my questions below will benefit other newbies.

1) In step one, is this something I am doing on my PC? Do I create a folder called "Kindle" with the subsequent subfolders as in the example?

Yes, I found it best to put the Kindle folder on the root, as in C:\\Kindle

Originally Posted by daesdaemar

2) If I do as in #1 above, then do I open a cmd prompt for step 2? Then, type in:
cd kindle
dir /b /s > collections.txt

That's the right idea. In Windows 7, in the Folders directory bar in Windows Explorer, hold the Shift button while Right-Clicking with the mouse on the Kindle directory and choose "Open A Command Window Here". That opens the command window already pointing at the right directory. Then do the dir /b /s > collections.txt entry.

Originally Posted by daesdaemar

3) I assume the "collections.txt" file will then be in the "kindle" directory.

Yes.

Originally Posted by daesdaemar

4) copy and paste into the web site and generate "collections.json"
5) Now I plug in my Kindle to the PC via USB
6) I make a backup of the collections.json file in the Kindle device's system folder. I presume I back it up to my PC. Then I copy the generated collections.json file to the Kindle device system folder. Also, I copy every book in my PC folder system to the respective folder on the Kindle device.

Yes, except that I don't think it matters if the books on the Kindle are actually in subdirectory folders just like on the PC. I'm not sure because I did create the same subfolders on my Kindle, but I don't believe I needed to in retrospect. The books need to be in the documents folder, but I believe the collections.json file will create 'pointers' for the Kindle system to know which collection each book belongs in.

Originally Posted by daesdaemar

7) How do I make the system folder on the Kindle visible?

In Windows Explorer, under the Tools menu choose Folder Options, then View. Uncheck the "Don't show hidden files, folders, or drives" choice under "Hidden files and folders".