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Lordblacknail · 12-09-2024, 09:38 AM

I am obviously missing something here, but I can't quite see what it is. Kobo puts my books from Calibre into folders by author. When I enter the book into Calibre, if there are multiple series, I name the books in each series, A01, B01 C01 etc. so that I know what order to read them in and can see which books belong to which series. Why in the world would you care what kind of file it is? isn't it going to be always EPUB? As long as you have all of the books in the series, and all of the books by the author, what else would be important?

I handle anthologies by putting them all in a folder called anthologies. The editor is not important so I make the author's name, anthologies.

When I get a new author that I want to try out, I always load at least five of his/her books of the series if there is one, and then I put the first book in a folder called New Books 12092024. I do that by changing the author’s name for that one book to 12092024, and the original book into the author folder. That way both books go to the proper folder. If I like the book after the first one, it is very simple to switch to the author’s folder to continue reading. If I find I don’t like them, which happens, again it is simple to delete them. If it is a standalone book, it goes in the new books folder.

I read by author not genre, so maybe my views are different than others. I can’t imagine needing a folder or any sort of tag that would say mystery or science fiction or thriller.

Even my comics are by main author, Carl Barks. I only read Disney comics. Yah, Yah, I know I am 79 so sue me. If it is something like a Dresden file graphic novel, then it goes in the Jim Butcher folder. Why in the wide world of sports would you put it in a graphics novel folder?

All of the million plus books on my hard drive are by author or title, I have never really sorted them, but when I need one, Everything, (the program) makes it easy to find. All the books in Calibre are of course by author or type, such as anthology or new books.

Now if you are putting nonfiction books on your Kobo, then that is different. I don't have any nonfiction books on my Kobo, so it isn't an issue for me. But I would think the author would be less important than the subject.

And just a side note, I just discovered Blake Banner’s Dead Case Files series. I just can’t put them down. 3 am, I get up for a bathroom break, notice I only have 150 pages to finish, and just have to do it before I crawl back into bed.

I welcome comments because you are never too old to learn something new, and I would love to learn a better way to do this.

I love this forum; I have learned a lot since 2010 when I got my first Kindle Keyboard. But I love my libre 2 and now my color a lot more than I ever liked my Kindle. The Kindle was a tool, the Kobo is a joy.

12-09-2024, 09:38 AM	#42
Lordblacknail Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 330000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa, Florida Device: Kobo Libre 2 Galaxy Tab S7 Plus Kobo Libre Colour	Sorting I am obviously missing something here, but I can't quite see what it is. Kobo puts my books from Calibre into folders by author. When I enter the book into Calibre, if there are multiple series, I name the books in each series, A01, B01 C01 etc. so that I know what order to read them in and can see which books belong to which series. Why in the world would you care what kind of file it is? isn't it going to be always EPUB? As long as you have all of the books in the series, and all of the books by the author, what else would be important? I handle anthologies by putting them all in a folder called anthologies. The editor is not important so I make the author's name, anthologies. When I get a new author that I want to try out, I always load at least five of his/her books of the series if there is one, and then I put the first book in a folder called New Books 12092024. I do that by changing the author’s name for that one book to 12092024, and the original book into the author folder. That way both books go to the proper folder. If I like the book after the first one, it is very simple to switch to the author’s folder to continue reading. If I find I don’t like them, which happens, again it is simple to delete them. If it is a standalone book, it goes in the new books folder. I read by author not genre, so maybe my views are different than others. I can’t imagine needing a folder or any sort of tag that would say mystery or science fiction or thriller. Even my comics are by main author, Carl Barks. I only read Disney comics. Yah, Yah, I know I am 79 so sue me. If it is something like a Dresden file graphic novel, then it goes in the Jim Butcher folder. Why in the wide world of sports would you put it in a graphics novel folder? All of the million plus books on my hard drive are by author or title, I have never really sorted them, but when I need one, Everything, (the program) makes it easy to find. All the books in Calibre are of course by author or type, such as anthology or new books. Now if you are putting nonfiction books on your Kobo, then that is different. I don't have any nonfiction books on my Kobo, so it isn't an issue for me. But I would think the author would be less important than the subject. And just a side note, I just discovered Blake Banner’s Dead Case Files series. I just can’t put them down. 3 am, I get up for a bathroom break, notice I only have 150 pages to finish, and just have to do it before I crawl back into bed. I welcome comments because you are never too old to learn something new, and I would love to learn a better way to do this. I love this forum; I have learned a lot since 2010 when I got my first Kindle Keyboard. But I love my libre 2 and now my color a lot more than I ever liked my Kindle. The Kindle was a tool, the Kobo is a joy.