Genres for my ebooks library? - Page 3

book64 · 01-19-2013, 08:17 AM

So after lots and lots of very helpful advice I have decided to create my own genre column
All I want basically is just to label my thrillers suspense romance biographies etc
But have found many more that I dont know the genre yet and want to label them something like worth reading etc

So hoping someone can lead me through creating a column and the heirarchy stuff As its very confusing reading it in the calibre guide
Got to be simple
Then I can sort my books out bit by bit to my hearts comtent and not disturb you again

As I read at least 5 books every week

book64 · 01-19-2013, 09:23 AM

Well I managed to add the Genre Column yippee

The genres I am adding are listed to the left
But just noticed I dont seem to have a Hierarchy Even though the names are different

What am I missing?

Also it says drag a book onto the genre
But they don't seem to want to drag, where should I be dragging from? lol

I am soooo close

speakingtohe · 01-19-2013, 01:54 PM

Under preferences>look and feel>tag browser you must type #genre into categories with hierarchical items.

Your custom column type should be comma seperated text like tags

Helen

Vic333 · 01-19-2013, 05:32 PM

I've been basing my library on the Dewey Decimal system. I figure it works for libraries, why not me? 000-Gen, 100-Philosophy, 900-History, etc. "Fiction" is large, so I use genres, i.e. Fiction-Horror, Fiction-Sci Fi.

BookCat · 01-19-2013, 05:51 PM

To answer your earlier question, I create "collections" using an old version of Sony's ebook software, as I find this much easier. I have converted books using Calibre and noticed that the tags affect my collections if I don't delete the tags and replace it with the name of the collection which I want it to be in.

Calibre isn't simple to use, but it's worth it when you get used to it (so I've been told!).

derangedhermit · 01-19-2013, 08:09 PM

Is there a standard (de-facto or otherwise) set of genres in the library or publishing world?

How about here at the MR library - are the genres a set list, or whatever the poster chooses?

Aside: I was uncertain, so I googled for the plural of "genre". I read that it is "genres", but the "s" is silent when spoken. So I learned something (that I may have known one or many times before, and forgotten, but anyway...).

tilia · 01-20-2013, 03:50 AM

I know of one list of genre terms used in (american) libraries - GSAFD. I don't know if it's the standard, or one of several possible classifications schemes.

book64 · 01-22-2013, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Under preferences>look and feel>tag browser you must type #genre into categories with hierarchical items.

Your custom column type should be comma seperated text like tags

Helen

???? Don't understand

speakingtohe · 01-22-2013, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by book64

???? Don't understand

Sorry I was answering the wrong question

To drag and Drop you click and hold on the book title and drag to the genre in the tag browser.

I use the edit metadata window with the following setting
Preferences>Behavior>Edit metadata (single) layout: All on 1 tab.
I find this easier as I have quite a few genres

Helen

derangedhermit · 01-22-2013, 01:16 PM

I have recently noticed that B&N has updated the files for many of the epubs I have purchased there. They have new file names, now with a clear revision number attached to them. My hope is that at least some of them contain updated text, including corrections and improved formatting.

Kindle users have said on this forum that Amazon sends out notice of updated books to existing purchasers. B&N just seems to make the updates without providing notice.

Corrections in the text and formatting are important to me, and it means I'll be re-downloading already-purchased but since-updated books. The tags for these will have to be redone.

Just something to think about before spending a lot of time retagging purchased books.

book64 · 01-28-2013, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Sorry I was answering the wrong question

To drag and Drop you click and hold on the book title and drag to the genre in the tag browser.

I use the edit metadata window with the following setting
Preferences>Behavior>Edit metadata (single) layout: All on 1 tab.
I find this easier as I have quite a few genres

Helen

Sorry dont understand

banjobama · 01-28-2013, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookCat

To answer your earlier question, I create "collections" using an old version of Sony's ebook software, as I find this much easier. I have converted books using Calibre and noticed that the tags affect my collections if I don't delete the tags and replace it with the name of the collection which I want it to be in.

Calibre isn't simple to use, but it's worth it when you get used to it (so I've been told!).

You can also edit the collections the books are in, once they're already on the reader. If you're in Calibre with the reader plugged in, and in Calibre on the top click "Device" to go to the list of books on your reader. Then you can click once to highlight the book you want to edit, then click once in the "collections" field and then you can change the collection, without changing your library tags.

book64 · 02-07-2013, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dopedangel

Disable downloading tags completely or restrict to 1 or 2. Disable sources you dont want to get tags.

How do I restrict it to one or two please?

Tarana · 02-08-2013, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by book64

How do I restrict it to one or two please?

Click on EDIT METADATA. Then, look at the tool button next to the DOWNLOAD METADATA. Click on it. On the right hand side, find Max number of tags to download and adjust it to the number you prefer or zero.

DMB · 02-08-2013, 12:44 PM

I just go by my personal tastes. So I have separate categories for each of my favourite authors, where I am likely to have a whole lot of books by them. Then I have Pre-18th-Century for all sorts of classics, going back to the ancient Greeks. I have 18th-Century Literature, 19th-Century Literature, 20th-Century Literature, 21st-Century Literature, all for literary writing. Then Crime and Thrillers (speaks for itself) as do Science and Mathematics, and Philosophy, Sociology and Religion, and History. I also have a Miscellaneous category for stuff that doesn't fall into the other categories and everything in it is a one-off as far as my collection is concerned.

01-19-2013, 08:17 AM	#31
book64 Love reading Posts: 322 Karma: 1000352 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Samsung 8 mobile. Samsung 8 and 10 Tablets	So after lots and lots of very helpful advice I have decided to create my own genre column All I want basically is just to label my thrillers suspense romance biographies etc But have found many more that I dont know the genre yet and want to label them something like worth reading etc So hoping someone can lead me through creating a column and the heirarchy stuff As its very confusing reading it in the calibre guide Got to be simple Then I can sort my books out bit by bit to my hearts comtent and not disturb you again As I read at least 5 books every week Last edited by book64; 01-19-2013 at 08:19 AM.

01-19-2013, 09:23 AM	#32
book64 Love reading Posts: 322 Karma: 1000352 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Samsung 8 mobile. Samsung 8 and 10 Tablets	Added Genre Column to Calibre but can't figure out Subgenres Well I managed to add the Genre Column yippee The genres I am adding are listed to the left But just noticed I dont seem to have a Hierarchy Even though the names are different What am I missing? Also it says drag a book onto the genre But they don't seem to want to drag, where should I be dragging from? lol I am soooo close Attached Thumbnails

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speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Under preferences>look and feel>tag browser you must type #genre into categories with hierarchical items. Your custom column type should be comma seperated text like tags Helen

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Vic333 Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 500240 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I've been basing my library on the Dewey Decimal system. I figure it works for libraries, why not me? 000-Gen, 100-Philosophy, 900-History, etc. "Fiction" is large, so I use genres, i.e. Fiction-Horror, Fiction-Sci Fi.

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BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	To answer your earlier question, I create "collections" using an old version of Sony's ebook software, as I find this much easier. I have converted books using Calibre and noticed that the tags affect my collections if I don't delete the tags and replace it with the name of the collection which I want it to be in. Calibre isn't simple to use, but it's worth it when you get used to it (so I've been told!).

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derangedhermit Addict Posts: 239 Karma: 1280000 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Device: None	Is there a standard (de-facto or otherwise) set of genres in the library or publishing world? How about here at the MR library - are the genres a set list, or whatever the poster chooses? Aside: I was uncertain, so I googled for the plural of "genre". I read that it is "genres", but the "s" is silent when spoken. So I learned something (that I may have known one or many times before, and forgotten, but anyway...).

01-20-2013, 03:50 AM	#37
tilia Evangelist Posts: 432 Karma: 1720909 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Voyage, K3	I know of one list of genre terms used in (american) libraries - GSAFD. I don't know if it's the standard, or one of several possible classifications schemes.

01-22-2013, 01:16 PM	#40
derangedhermit Addict Posts: 239 Karma: 1280000 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Device: None	I have recently noticed that B&N has updated the files for many of the epubs I have purchased there. They have new file names, now with a clear revision number attached to them. My hope is that at least some of them contain updated text, including corrections and improved formatting. Kindle users have said on this forum that Amazon sends out notice of updated books to existing purchasers. B&N just seems to make the updates without providing notice. Corrections in the text and formatting are important to me, and it means I'll be re-downloading already-purchased but since-updated books. The tags for these will have to be redone. Just something to think about before spending a lot of time retagging purchased books.

02-08-2013, 12:44 PM	#45
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	I just go by my personal tastes. So I have separate categories for each of my favourite authors, where I am likely to have a whole lot of books by them. Then I have Pre-18th-Century for all sorts of classics, going back to the ancient Greeks. I have 18th-Century Literature, 19th-Century Literature, 20th-Century Literature, 21st-Century Literature, all for literary writing. Then Crime and Thrillers (speaks for itself) as do Science and Mathematics, and Philosophy, Sociology and Religion, and History. I also have a Miscellaneous category for stuff that doesn't fall into the other categories and everything in it is a one-off as far as my collection is concerned.