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b00kwyrm · 05-21-2024, 01:01 PM

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TL;DR Struggling to organize, find, and read 1300 books on PW5 without working Kindle "Create a Collection" and crashing KOreader Calibre metadata search.

I'm at a point now where book hoarding has slowed down and want to get to reading, which requires scrubbing/tuning metadata for 1300 books so far, uploading to readers, and then categorizing/searching for device reading.

Calibre

Not much to say here as everybody knows about the Swiss Army Knife of ebook libraries.
I am using /mnt/us/Directory without subfolders which is a bit of a browsing mess in KOreader, see below. What file folder structure and home directory are you using for uploading to the Kindle?
Still learning more about how metadata gets uploaded and used by the various devices.

Kindle
Although I have the JB KT3 for perusing Kindle Unlimited and purchased Kindle books, I am doing all of my sideloaded reading on the PW5 as the hardware is much nicer and can hold all of the books I have in Calibre.

I really like the simplicity of the Kindle app and the ability to search easily for title and author.
The automatic most recently read, percent read, and cover display is elegant but replicated in KOreader.
I miss using tags. The PW5 has never phoned home to the Mothership in a meaningful way (OTA and log blocks are installed in Kual) and so "Create a Collection" is not available to me. I am guessing that this is similar to the Nook bookshelf function which allows adding a tag to a book. I have the Collection option on the KT3 but haven't used it as the content is limited due to hardware and source-restriction.
I will need to research this a bit more to see how to enable this functionality on a "virgin" PW5. Does anyone have any suggestions or comments on "fake registering"?

KOreader

In many ways, so much better than the Kindle app.
Customizable touch gestures, sophisticated frontlight management, expanded filetype support (though less essential with Calibre format conversion), and of course PDF reflow.
The developers have fully embraced the philosophy of presenting documents in directory structure for presentation of files rather than displaying by tags/collections/shelves
So many ways to sort and present the documents in file manager, history, and the one tag, "Favorites"
Tags/collections/shelves are limited in KOreader however as there is only one tag "Favorites" though it seems this may be changing soon.
Unfortunately, my current strategy for uploading documents is to use just one folder and not subfolders, so I can see everything in file manager without digging into author subfolders (I rarely read sequentially by authors as I am usually reading multiple books at a time rather than bindereading a fiction series).
KOreader has a sophisticated search function for Calibre metadata, but it seems to choke my PW5 though it works on my Android tablet. I wonder if this is a hardware limitation, document folder/metadata location configuration, or Calibre metadata sync to device issue. I will attempt to sort this on the KOreader board. Has anyone here faced a similar problem with KOreader Calibre metadata search crashing?
KOreader is pretty difficult to navigate if metadata search isn't working.

05-21-2024, 01:01 PM	#1
b00kwyrm Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2024 Device: Nook OG 32GB, KT3, PW5 16Gb, KT5, Android KOreader	What is your Kindle Koreader Calibre strategy? Mods: please feel free to move to KDC subforum if appropriate. TL;DR Struggling to organize, find, and read 1300 books on PW5 without working Kindle "Create a Collection" and crashing KOreader Calibre metadata search. I'm at a point now where book hoarding has slowed down and want to get to reading, which requires scrubbing/tuning metadata for 1300 books so far, uploading to readers, and then categorizing/searching for device reading. Calibre Not much to say here as everybody knows about the Swiss Army Knife of ebook libraries. I am using /mnt/us/Directory without subfolders which is a bit of a browsing mess in KOreader, see below. What file folder structure and home directory are you using for uploading to the Kindle? Still learning more about how metadata gets uploaded and used by the various devices. Kindle Although I have the JB KT3 for perusing Kindle Unlimited and purchased Kindle books, I am doing all of my sideloaded reading on the PW5 as the hardware is much nicer and can hold all of the books I have in Calibre. I really like the simplicity of the Kindle app and the ability to search easily for title and author. The automatic most recently read, percent read, and cover display is elegant but replicated in KOreader. I miss using tags. The PW5 has never phoned home to the Mothership in a meaningful way (OTA and log blocks are installed in Kual) and so "Create a Collection" is not available to me. I am guessing that this is similar to the Nook bookshelf function which allows adding a tag to a book. I have the Collection option on the KT3 but haven't used it as the content is limited due to hardware and source-restriction. I will need to research this a bit more to see how to enable this functionality on a "virgin" PW5. Does anyone have any suggestions or comments on "fake registering"? KOreader In many ways, so much better than the Kindle app. Customizable touch gestures, sophisticated frontlight management, expanded filetype support (though less essential with Calibre format conversion), and of course PDF reflow. The developers have fully embraced the philosophy of presenting documents in directory structure for presentation of files rather than displaying by tags/collections/shelves So many ways to sort and present the documents in file manager, history, and the one tag, "Favorites" Tags/collections/shelves are limited in KOreader however as there is only one tag "Favorites" though it seems this may be changing soon. Unfortunately, my current strategy for uploading documents is to use just one folder and not subfolders, so I can see everything in file manager without digging into author subfolders (I rarely read sequentially by authors as I am usually reading multiple books at a time rather than bindereading a fiction series). KOreader has a sophisticated search function for Calibre metadata, but it seems to choke my PW5 though it works on my Android tablet. I wonder if this is a hardware limitation, document folder/metadata location configuration, or Calibre metadata sync to device issue. I will attempt to sort this on the KOreader board. Has anyone here faced a similar problem with KOreader Calibre metadata search crashing? KOreader is pretty difficult to navigate if metadata search isn't working.