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Originally Posted by baursak
Because original Kobo software
- doesn't keep books as a file tree (like for instance PocketBook and Ony Boox do)
- doesn't support series upfront
So I use folder hierarchy in Google Drive to make navigation fast and simple (author - series - books).
Google Drive doesn't see metadata - it does see file names - therefore I would prefer those files' names in my native language, which is Russian.
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Actually folder/hierarchy is only good for content that has no metadata. Any decent document management or library on computer in the last 40 years uses metadata, not file browsing.
KOReader only uses files for browsing and sort of search using Calibre metadata. Ir's so slow and awkward compared to a library interface that uses title, author, series, subtitle and can filter by all, reading / unread / recent and additionally by collections (impossible with files and folders) and sort by Recent, Date Added, Title, Author, series, file size and file type. Top level of My Books is Books (Titles), Authors, Series and Collections.
I only use folder/file pre-organised hierarchy on Android and computer (workstation/laptop/server) for stuff that isn't books (so only some PDFs are managed like books).
I've about 200 G of document related files dating back to 1990s. Actual ebooks and the few PDFs that are novels (old PD scans not yet available as ebooks) are entirely managed by Calibre and viewed on Sony, Kindle, Kobo and P47L ereaders via metadata. About 6,300 PD ebook titles (going back to 2002) and about 700 bought ebooks (11 years worth).
Also I would only ever use Google Drive to temporarily share a file with someone if it couldn't be shared any other way. They scan that for their AI and you need Internet to access it. It's less secure, private and safe than your own computer / tablet and your own backups.