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AZBooks · 02-05-2017, 06:00 PM

I figured it out. Thanks so much Chaley.

You create subfolders on your device for each Category/Collection label you wish to appear in the ALL FILES dropdown menu. Default location for Moon books was sdcard/Books/MoonReader. Some of my subfolders look like this:

sdcard/Books/MoonReader/Best 70's SciFi
sdcard/Books/MoonReader/Mary's Classics
sdcard/Books/MoonReader/Racing Manuals

Using Calibre you just dump your books into each respective subfolder. Then using "Import Books" in Moon Reader, you click the "Change Path" triangle icon, which expands whole window to expose more features. This is where you create the new label name.

Select checkbox "Favorites" at the bottom. It's a bit deceiving, the words "Category (Optional)" will still appear grayed out. It gives the impression it won't accept free text entry, but it does. Just tap on these words and enter the new label. Rinse and Repeat this for each subfolder/label name.

Using Calibre "Series" and "Tag" metadata fields to create Collection/Category labels will appear in Moon Reader. Series labels appear first. Both can can be accessed by using the sort "By Tags" dropdown.

CUSTOM COLUMN DATA:
I could not get any data to carry over to Moon Reader if the data was in a Custom Column created in Calibre. Whether the labels were free text entry, specific parameter text choices, or commas separated text, this data would show up nowhere when books were moved to Moon+ Reader.

02-05-2017, 06:00 PM	#6
AZBooks Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Android Smartphone	I figured it out. Thanks so much Chaley. You create subfolders on your device for each Category/Collection label you wish to appear in the ALL FILES dropdown menu. Default location for Moon books was sdcard/Books/MoonReader. Some of my subfolders look like this: sdcard/Books/MoonReader/Best 70's SciFi sdcard/Books/MoonReader/Mary's Classics sdcard/Books/MoonReader/Racing Manuals Using Calibre you just dump your books into each respective subfolder. Then using "Import Books" in Moon Reader, you click the "Change Path" triangle icon, which expands whole window to expose more features. This is where you create the new label name. Select checkbox "Favorites" at the bottom. It's a bit deceiving, the words "Category (Optional)" will still appear grayed out. It gives the impression it won't accept free text entry, but it does. Just tap on these words and enter the new label. Rinse and Repeat this for each subfolder/label name. Using Calibre "Series" and "Tag" metadata fields to create Collection/Category labels will appear in Moon Reader. Series labels appear first. Both can can be accessed by using the sort "By Tags" dropdown. CUSTOM COLUMN DATA: I could not get any data to carry over to Moon Reader if the data was in a Custom Column created in Calibre. Whether the labels were free text entry, specific parameter text choices, or commas separated text, this data would show up nowhere when books were moved to Moon+ Reader.