How to Organize Kindle Books into Folders When Using Calibre

shawn.read · 01-12-2026, 02:22 AM

For those who use Calibre to transfer books to Kindle, may I ask if there is a way to copy books to the device so that they are organized into folders the same way as on the computer?

When I copy them over, I then have to manually add them again into newly created folders, which is very time-consuming.

Does anyone have a solution to share?

Thank you, everyone.

DNSB · 01-12-2026, 02:46 AM

Are you using the Kindle's native interface to access your books or are you using KOReader? You could use the save to device template to generate a directory structure. My example is for a Kobo ereader but might give you an idea of what to use with your Kindle.

Under Save template: on the first page of the device interface plugin, I entered:

Code:

eBooks/{author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)}/{title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)}

To break this down, I have a directory called eBooks in the root of the exposed storage. For a Kindle you might want to start with whatever directory your Kindle stores documents in.

This is followed by a directory based the first author in the author sort list (that's what the :sublist(0,1,&) does). The reason for the sublisting is to keep filenames/paths from getting too long.

The file name is based on the book title followed by the first author in the author list.

So, Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome would be stored as follows:

eBooks/Jerome, Jerome K_/Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K_ Jerome.epub

Edit: checked and found that I had a configuration for a Kindle interface. The main difference is that it adds the series name/index as part of the file name and the eBooks directory is located in the documents directory.

Code:

documents/eBooks/{author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)}/{series:| |} {series_index:||} - {title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)}

Sirtel · 01-12-2026, 07:48 AM

If you mean collections, there's no way to automatically create them on a Kindle. Only on Kobos and Pocketbooks.

JSWolf · 01-15-2026, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirtel

If you mean collections, there's no way to automatically create them on a Kindle. Only on Kobos and Pocketbooks.

It can be done on a Kindle. But the Kindle has to be jailbroken.

01-12-2026, 02:22 AM	#1
shawn.read Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2026 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	How to Organize Kindle Books into Folders When Using Calibre For those who use Calibre to transfer books to Kindle, may I ask if there is a way to copy books to the device so that they are organized into folders the same way as on the computer? When I copy them over, I then have to manually add them again into newly created folders, which is very time-consuming. Does anyone have a solution to share? Thank you, everyone.

01-12-2026, 02:46 AM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 49,604 Karma: 174632684 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Are you using the Kindle's native interface to access your books or are you using KOReader? You could use the save to device template to generate a directory structure. My example is for a Kobo ereader but might give you an idea of what to use with your Kindle. Under Save template: on the first page of the device interface plugin, I entered: Code: eBooks/{author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)}/{title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)} To break this down, I have a directory called eBooks in the root of the exposed storage. For a Kindle you might want to start with whatever directory your Kindle stores documents in. This is followed by a directory based the first author in the author sort list (that's what the :sublist(0,1,&) does). The reason for the sublisting is to keep filenames/paths from getting too long. The file name is based on the book title followed by the first author in the author list. So, Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome would be stored as follows: eBooks/Jerome, Jerome K_/Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K_ Jerome.epub Edit: checked and found that I had a configuration for a Kindle interface. The main difference is that it adds the series name/index as part of the file name and the eBooks directory is located in the documents directory. Code: documents/eBooks/{author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)}/{series:\| \|} {series_index:\|\|} - {title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)}

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01-12-2026, 07:48 AM	#3
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 14,453 Karma: 245020905 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	If you mean collections, there's no way to automatically create them on a Kindle. Only on Kobos and Pocketbooks.