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Originally Posted by murg
Yup
The Kobo Sqlite database has all kinds of things in it.
Really, the Kobo should keep the SD card's contents in a separate Sqlite database on the SD card. A quick web search results in conflicting opinions on if this is possible (two Sqlite databases being referenced in the same query).
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This would be possible. But you really only need to do one of two things. Make another database table or generate a query that handles the location of the file correctly. If you add a data column to indicate the drive label you have solved the issue then you just do a query on that value.
x = "SELECT * FROM books_table WHERE drive='sdCard' AND cardLabel='" + <get the label programatically for the inserted microSD card> + "';" //your query string.
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Originally Posted by murg
Some better way of grouping books needs to happen. Once you get past 20 screens of books (120 books), it gets unwieldy. And Searching is not really an option.
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Agreed I use the device for hundreds of data-sheets for electronic parts, pdf manuals, journal articles, etc. I don't read literature on it just technical manuals. It's nice to hold onto all my documents, essentially my entire technical library where ever I go. But searching page by page is horrible. And with the suggested books being mixed into my search I may as well just throw the reader against the wall trying to find anything useful. This is why I would rather see a directory tree and pick the book myself from a folder managed by me. It is the same issue I had with iTunes it started managing my content and destroyed my easy to navigate directory architecture. If I could access my documents the way they are found on my computer it would be a lot more convenient. Additionally, when I used Sony's MiniDisc they had horrible proprietary software called SonicStage. My current Kobo experience is reminding me of all the issues I experienced with MiniDisc.
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Originally Posted by murg
The only time I use the Kobo supplied PC program is when I want to upgrade the firmware. Otherwise, I just connect it to my PC and reference the drives directly.
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Agreed. But I usually just connect to WiFi and it updates automatically. Which until this 1.9.16 version was not an issue.
I did get a fantastic 4 months with the reader, I would just like to be reading on it and not carrying around binders of documents.