"Better" title when emailing to kindle

DMee · 06-02-2014, 07:02 PM

Hi,

I use the email book facility to send books to my kindle and all works fine. However, Kindle drives me mad that I can't sort books into series order.

Is there any way to get the emailing facility to alter the title but leave the Calibre library alone?

Something like SeriesName-SeriesNumber-Title

susan_cassidy · 06-02-2014, 07:08 PM

The file has to be named that way. I believe that Calibre can do that, but I'm not familar enough with it to be able to tell you how, but someone else surely will.

dordale · 06-02-2014, 08:05 PM

If you're willing to side load books on to your Kindle via USB rather than mailing them to your Kindle, you can use a "plug board" that will insert the series name/number before the title when transferring. I have this set up and it works great. It's been a while since I set this up, so I don't remember the exact steps, but it was relatively simple--if you do a search for "Plug boards" in this forum, I'm sure you'll come up with posts that include step by step instructions for this.

eschwartz · 06-02-2014, 09:54 PM

Plugboard, template, and custom composite column recipes

How to use plugboards: Kindle_and_Calibre_Plugboards

It works for send-to-email too.

So yes, you can email them. Just choose the device "any device" which covers everything, or specify only the "email" device.

dordale · 06-03-2014, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Plugboard, template, and custom composite column recipes

How to use plugboards: Kindle_and_Calibre_Plugboards

It works for send-to-email too.

So yes, you can email them. Just choose the device "any device" which covers everything, or specify only the "email" device.

Thanks for that eschwartz! Good to know that it works for send-to-email as well!

DMee · 06-03-2014, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Plugboard, template, and custom composite column recipes

How to use plugboards: Kindle_and_Calibre_Plugboards

It works for send-to-email too.

So yes, you can email them. Just choose the device "any device" which covers everything, or specify only the "email" device.

OMG! I seriously never knew this worked with email - OK off to waste a day deleting all emailed stuff and resending ;-)

DMee · 06-03-2014, 08:05 AM

OK, related to this - anyone know how to quickly delete hundreds of personal documents from the Amazon web site?? Doing one at a time is driving me mad!!!

eschwartz · 06-03-2014, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMee

OK, related to this - anyone know how to quickly delete hundreds of personal documents from the Amazon web site?? Doing one at a time is driving me mad!!!

See: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=221822

But I don't know if it will work on the new MYK page.

eschwartz · 06-03-2014, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

But I don't know if it will work on the new MYK page.

Then again, on the new MYK you can perform bulk actions anyway. Well, two of them -- Deliver and Delete.

06-02-2014, 07:02 PM	#1
DMee Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Stockport, UK Device: ipad, iphone, kindle	"Better" title when emailing to kindle Hi, I use the email book facility to send books to my kindle and all works fine. However, Kindle drives me mad that I can't sort books into series order. Is there any way to get the emailing facility to alter the title but leave the Calibre library alone? Something like SeriesName-SeriesNumber-Title

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06-02-2014, 07:08 PM	#2
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	The file has to be named that way. I believe that Calibre can do that, but I'm not familar enough with it to be able to tell you how, but someone else surely will.

06-02-2014, 08:05 PM	#3
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	If you're willing to side load books on to your Kindle via USB rather than mailing them to your Kindle, you can use a "plug board" that will insert the series name/number before the title when transferring. I have this set up and it works great. It's been a while since I set this up, so I don't remember the exact steps, but it was relatively simple--if you do a search for "Plug boards" in this forum, I'm sure you'll come up with posts that include step by step instructions for this.

06-02-2014, 09:54 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Plugboard, template, and custom composite column recipes How to use plugboards: Kindle_and_Calibre_Plugboards It works for send-to-email too. So yes, you can email them. Just choose the device "any device" which covers everything, or specify only the "email" device.

06-03-2014, 08:05 AM	#7
DMee Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Stockport, UK Device: ipad, iphone, kindle	OK, related to this - anyone know how to quickly delete hundreds of personal documents from the Amazon web site?? Doing one at a time is driving me mad!!!