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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Why would you want to create collections by author? Both Kindles and Kobos can sort books by author.
That said, you can create collections on your Kobo by any calibre column you want. You just enter the column name in the Kobo driver settings in Calibre and when you send the books to your Kobo from Calibre, they'll be sorted into collections automatically.
For example, I use the custom column named "shelves" for my Kobo collections - it has the genre of the book and a couple of other custom values. So the books on my Kobos are in collections by those values. I guess you can use the author column for collections if you want.
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Thanks for clarifying. It seems that the way Kobo works is extremely practical and customizable. However, I am still undecided on whether to buy a Kobo or a Boox Go Color 7. In terms of aesthetics, I am very interested in the latter, but considering the price and not having been able to try it keeps me indecisive.
As for your initial question, I like organizing my library by author for two specific reasons: first, I do not read based on genres or themes, but rather based on writers whose work I follow or study; second, being able to visualize the collection of authors helps me know what books I have and which ones I still need.