Organizing sideloaded library on a Kindle

Leyor · 10-14-2022, 07:05 PM

Hi all,

Hoping someone can get me down the right path on managing my library on my Kindle Oasis.

I have a kindle Oasis I use purely for fanfics/documents. I have around 500 documents.

I used to have a "simple" library management system. I would create collections based on author names. I would transfer books from Calibre, have the kindle show all, sort by title, and filter by books.
This way, unread books would just be in "the root" for me, and when I finished reading a book, I would assign it to a collection, and it would "disappear" from where I was reading it.

However, over time, this system has stopped working well. Sometimes when I "assign the books to a collection" they wont disappear from my view, and I have always had a really hard time handling series, as I got no clue to the reading order.

Anyone got a good way to get organized and preserve a similar flow? Would appreciate it immensely.

Sirtel · 10-14-2022, 07:46 PM

I stopped using collections on my Kindles years ago. Managing them manually was just too time-consuming and glitchy. I just used search to locate the book I wanted to read, and browsed my library in Calibre, not on the Kindle.

As to the series name, I used a metadata plugboard which attached the series name to the title. So I could at least know the reading order.

I might add that I no longer use any Kindles, as I found Kobos to be much better for sideloading. All the managent (collections, series) is done automatically by Calibre.

10-14-2022, 07:05 PM	#1
Leyor Ninja Librarian Posts: 179 Karma: 347750 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denmark Device: Sony PRS-950, Cybook 3. gen, Sony T1, Kindle Paperwhite	Organizing sideloaded library on a Kindle Hi all, Hoping someone can get me down the right path on managing my library on my Kindle Oasis. I have a kindle Oasis I use purely for fanfics/documents. I have around 500 documents. I used to have a "simple" library management system. I would create collections based on author names. I would transfer books from Calibre, have the kindle show all, sort by title, and filter by books. This way, unread books would just be in "the root" for me, and when I finished reading a book, I would assign it to a collection, and it would "disappear" from where I was reading it. However, over time, this system has stopped working well. Sometimes when I "assign the books to a collection" they wont disappear from my view, and I have always had a really hard time handling series, as I got no clue to the reading order. Anyone got a good way to get organized and preserve a similar flow? Would appreciate it immensely.

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10-14-2022, 07:46 PM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,410 Karma: 238915019 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I stopped using collections on my Kindles years ago. Managing them manually was just too time-consuming and glitchy. I just used search to locate the book I wanted to read, and browsed my library in Calibre, not on the Kindle. As to the series name, I used a metadata plugboard which attached the series name to the title. So I could at least know the reading order. I might add that I no longer use any Kindles, as I found Kobos to be much better for sideloading. All the managent (collections, series) is done automatically by Calibre.

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