PRS-600 How do you put book in series on sony reader

Asimov · 04-07-2010, 06:12 PM

Hi all,

I am using Calibre to put my books in order on my computer. Problem is with a series of books under one author. In calibre I can put a series of books say Myth in order. When I send them to the sony reader I can sort by order, author, or by date, but not by series.

Is there a way of doing this?

Asimov

sherman · 04-07-2010, 07:30 PM

So long as you have used the series field in calibre, they will show up as Collections on the sony device. You need to have the calibre library sorting by series before you send the books to device so they will be in the collection in the right order.

Asimov · 04-09-2010, 01:01 PM

Hi Sherman,

Thankyou, I didn't think of that. Going to try it now. Will let you know if it works.

My collections did show up, but when I entered the collection the books were not in order.

So now I am going to try your suggestion. Hope it works as I have 3000 books.

Asimov

Asimov · 04-09-2010, 02:17 PM

Hi Sherman,

I have tried it now with the series column clicked and it is showing correctly in calibre. Unfortunately when I send it to the reader it is still showing it in the incorrect order.
It's annoying as I have 30 books in my Myth series and I would like to re-read them in order.

Asimov

Asimov · 04-09-2010, 05:48 PM

Well Hi all,
I have found a solution, but it is not really satisfactory. I have tried all the suggestions here and they don't work. The only way I got them to go on the reader in order is to click on them and send them one at a time in order, and then they are in order on the reader.

This is a solution, but not a good solution, as I got 1000's to send to my reader, which is going to take a long time.

Asimov

DoctorOhh · 04-09-2010, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asimov

I have tried it now with the series column clicked and it is showing correctly in calibre. Unfortunately when I send it to the reader it is still showing it in the incorrect order.
It's annoying as I have 30 books in my Myth series and I would like to re-read them in order.

If you want your Myth series in order on your reader the easiest way is as follows:

1. Delete all of the Myth series on your reader.
2. In Calibre sort the main library Series column. Now your Myth series should be in order in the main Calibre library.
3. Select the entire Myth series and send to device (all at one time)
4. Now the Myth series is in series order on your device.

psercki · 04-09-2010, 08:28 PM

I use the Sony software.
1.At the bottom of Sony software computer screen is a little plus sign.
2.Click on it; it will create a new collection folder.
3.Name the collection and drag and drop the books in the order of the series.
4. Drag and Drop the Collection to your player.
The Colleciton will show up under Collections on your Sony.

Almas · 04-10-2010, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwanthny

If you want your Myth series in order on your reader the easiest way is as follows:

1. Delete all of the Myth series on your reader.
2. In Calibre sort the main library Series column. Now your Myth series should be in order in the main Calibre library.
3. Select the entire Myth series and send to device (all at one time)
4. Now the Myth series is in series order on your device.

Thanks for that. I was wondering the same thing and this worked for me!

Mike_73 · 04-11-2010, 06:11 AM

I just found out that in the Sony software, the books initially get in order depending on the sequence you've put them there. But if you don't like the order within the collection, you can pick the last book for example and just drag it in between the the 1st and 2nd book for example. This way, the last book shows up as 2nd and the rest gets moved down.

04-07-2010, 06:12 PM	#1
Asimov Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony reader prs600	How do you put book in series on sony reader Hi all, I am using Calibre to put my books in order on my computer. Problem is with a series of books under one author. In calibre I can put a series of books say Myth in order. When I send them to the sony reader I can sort by order, author, or by date, but not by series. Is there a way of doing this? Asimov

04-09-2010, 01:01 PM	#3
Asimov Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony reader prs600	How do you put book in series on sony reader Hi Sherman, Thankyou, I didn't think of that. Going to try it now. Will let you know if it works. My collections did show up, but when I entered the collection the books were not in order. So now I am going to try your suggestion. Hope it works as I have 3000 books. Asimov

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04-07-2010, 07:30 PM	#2
sherman Guru Posts: 875 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	So long as you have used the series field in calibre, they will show up as Collections on the sony device. You need to have the calibre library sorting by series before you send the books to device so they will be in the collection in the right order.

04-09-2010, 02:17 PM	#4
Asimov Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony reader prs600	Hi Sherman, I have tried it now with the series column clicked and it is showing correctly in calibre. Unfortunately when I send it to the reader it is still showing it in the incorrect order. It's annoying as I have 30 books in my Myth series and I would like to re-read them in order. Asimov

04-09-2010, 05:48 PM	#5
Asimov Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony reader prs600	Well Hi all, I have found a solution, but it is not really satisfactory. I have tried all the suggestions here and they don't work. The only way I got them to go on the reader in order is to click on them and send them one at a time in order, and then they are in order on the reader. This is a solution, but not a good solution, as I got 1000's to send to my reader, which is going to take a long time. Asimov

04-09-2010, 08:28 PM	#7
psercki Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Device: Sony PRS 600 and nook	I use the Sony software. 1.At the bottom of Sony software computer screen is a little plus sign. 2.Click on it; it will create a new collection folder. 3.Name the collection and drag and drop the books in the order of the series. 4. Drag and Drop the Collection to your player. The Colleciton will show up under Collections on your Sony.

04-11-2010, 06:11 AM	#9
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	I just found out that in the Sony software, the books initially get in order depending on the sequence you've put them there. But if you don't like the order within the collection, you can pick the last book for example and just drag it in between the the 1st and 2nd book for example. This way, the last book shows up as 2nd and the rest gets moved down.

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