How to organize my books?

abdel62 · 04-24-2012, 05:43 PM

How to organize my books in class as:
Books:
• Literary
• Scientists
1.agriculture
2.Natural Sciences
3. mathematical
4. physical
5. chemistry
6. management
• Accounting
• Management
Ect ......

thank you

wallcraft · 04-24-2012, 07:26 PM

The simplest way is to add tags. For example, a book could have both the Scientists and chemistry tags.

If you already have lots of untagged ebooks, select a bunch of them (which you want to have the same tag) with the mouse and select Edit Metadata -> Edit in Bulk.

I find that I want to edit metadata on every ebook individually anyway to add a cover and description (downloaded from the internet), so adding tags at that time is not much extra work.

abdel62 · 04-25-2012, 11:40 AM

would you tell me how to learn to make tags
thank you very much

kiwidude · 04-25-2012, 11:51 AM

Sounds like you should watch the introductory calibre videos and tutorials, they cover this stuff. See the sticky in the main calibre forum.

There's also this blog post:
http://blog.calibre-ebook.com/2011/1...g-browser.html

Also keep in mind that what you quite possibly want is to make use of a feature in calibre called hierarchical tags. This is all described in the calibre help.

LuvReadin · 04-25-2012, 11:52 AM

Open Calibre, and make sure the column headed 'Tags' is showing (if it isn't, right-click on the headings row, go down to 'show column' and choose it). Then select a bunch of books that will be in the same category, right-click anywhere in the 'Tags' column, then go to 'Edit Metadata' -> 'Edit Metadate in bulk' and in the box marked 'Add tags' put whatever tags you want to use.

SharonK · 05-10-2012, 01:00 PM

I've been using Calibre for several years, but just updated about 6 versions. I'm using a Kindle Keyboard and want to learn how to index using the tags. Is there anyway to arrange the order of your tags? I have a book that is an autobiography and a near death experience. I'd prefer it to be indexed in Near Death but would also think it might show up in Autobiography and I'd prefer not to have to limit the tags. Is this possible?

04-24-2012, 05:43 PM	#1
abdel62 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: none	How to organize my books? How to organize my books in class as: Books: • Literary • Scientists 1.agriculture 2.Natural Sciences 3. mathematical 4. physical 5. chemistry 6. management • Accounting • Management Ect ...... thank you

04-25-2012, 11:40 AM	#3
abdel62 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: none	How to organize my books? would you tell me how to learn to make tags thank you very much

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04-24-2012, 07:26 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The simplest way is to add tags. For example, a book could have both the Scientists and chemistry tags. If you already have lots of untagged ebooks, select a bunch of them (which you want to have the same tag) with the mouse and select Edit Metadata -> Edit in Bulk. I find that I want to edit metadata on every ebook individually anyway to add a cover and description (downloaded from the internet), so adding tags at that time is not much extra work.

04-25-2012, 11:51 AM	#4
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,735 Karma: 2208556 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	Sounds like you should watch the introductory calibre videos and tutorials, they cover this stuff. See the sticky in the main calibre forum. There's also this blog post: http://blog.calibre-ebook.com/2011/1...g-browser.html Also keep in mind that what you quite possibly want is to make use of a feature in calibre called hierarchical tags. This is all described in the calibre help.

04-25-2012, 11:52 AM	#5
LuvReadin Addict Posts: 372 Karma: 1925568 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: England, UK Device: Sony PRS-T1 and Cool-ER	Open Calibre, and make sure the column headed 'Tags' is showing (if it isn't, right-click on the headings row, go down to 'show column' and choose it). Then select a bunch of books that will be in the same category, right-click anywhere in the 'Tags' column, then go to 'Edit Metadata' -> 'Edit Metadate in bulk' and in the box marked 'Add tags' put whatever tags you want to use.

05-10-2012, 01:00 PM	#6
SharonK Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	I've been using Calibre for several years, but just updated about 6 versions. I'm using a Kindle Keyboard and want to learn how to index using the tags. Is there anyway to arrange the order of your tags? I have a book that is an autobiography and a near death experience. I'd prefer it to be indexed in Near Death but would also think it might show up in Autobiography and I'd prefer not to have to limit the tags. Is this possible?