MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

BearMountainBooks · 01-01-2016, 02:18 PM

I usually delete them once read, but if I bought the book elsewhere I have to double-check to make sure I have a copy on my machine. I usually do since I typically download to my laptop, put it in calibre and then port to my kindle. The lack of ability to sort on kindle is a huge detriment for me. I lose track of books I haven't read--I forget I buy them and they get pushed so far back, they may never be seen again. I wish I could see covers too--that reminds me of why I bought the book and generally tells me instantly if it's a cozy, a thriller, UF or sci/fi. I do a lot of browsing of my library on Amazon and I hate that because I still can sort.

I have and will delete unreadable books completely off the kindle AND off the Amazon list. Yeah, it means I might accidentally buy it again, but since almost all of the unreadable ones were free, it's not likely that I'll accidentally spend money on one (I usually sample actual purchases). If there were a nice container I could EASILY stick them in, I'd probably do that, but all the methods I've tried just end up too hard to maintain.

I honestly think one of the reasons Amazon makes it so hard to sort and categorize is to have people just shop for something new.

01-01-2016, 02:18 PM	#38
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	I usually delete them once read, but if I bought the book elsewhere I have to double-check to make sure I have a copy on my machine. I usually do since I typically download to my laptop, put it in calibre and then port to my kindle. The lack of ability to sort on kindle is a huge detriment for me. I lose track of books I haven't read--I forget I buy them and they get pushed so far back, they may never be seen again. I wish I could see covers too--that reminds me of why I bought the book and generally tells me instantly if it's a cozy, a thriller, UF or sci/fi. I do a lot of browsing of my library on Amazon and I hate that because I still can sort. I have and will delete unreadable books completely off the kindle AND off the Amazon list. Yeah, it means I might accidentally buy it again, but since almost all of the unreadable ones were free, it's not likely that I'll accidentally spend money on one (I usually sample actual purchases). If there were a nice container I could EASILY stick them in, I'd probably do that, but all the methods I've tried just end up too hard to maintain. I honestly think one of the reasons Amazon makes it so hard to sort and categorize is to have people just shop for something new.