PRS-600 Is it possible to assign books to folders designated to various genres?

BryanDanielson · 01-09-2010, 07:54 PM

Hello.

So I've just recently acquired a Sony Reader Touch and, after quickly getting used to its imperfections, am now strongly in love with it. Were the headphone jack only a tiny bit wider, I'd shamelessly prove that.

Anyways, I've stuffed an 8gb Pro Duo and a 2gb SD card into the slots and have transferred so far about 800 or so books/pdfs and whatnot. Using Calibre, I have spent hours upon hours renaming file after file to correct all the naming errors so I can have a relatively tidy collection amassed on my reader. Problem is, it still looks a bit of a mess.

I was wondering, is there any way for me to compartmentalise the collection into various folders all related to their various genres - i.e. have my history books in one folder, my classics in another, and my 'improve your sex life' self-help books in yet another? It would really help when I manage to get a lady back and quickly want to recall what the clitoris is and exactly where it's located...

elcreative · 01-09-2010, 08:10 PM

The short answer is no but, as you use calibre, why not use the collections facility in Calibre... you can tag books as history, classics, self-help ;-) etc and then use collections from Menu on the Touch. Not quite as simple as stuffing in relevant folders but works pretty well.

BryanDanielson · 01-09-2010, 08:21 PM

Going to take a looooong time of editing, but I suppose that's good enough. Thanks!

RonF · 01-09-2010, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BryanDanielson

Going to take a looooong time of editing, but I suppose that's good enough. Thanks!

You can mass edit the books - ie hilight all the Thrillers and just add tag etc....

Houndx · 01-10-2010, 12:41 PM

Are nested collections supported on the 600? If not then doing it this way will mean losing the ability to have book series grouped together on the device.

R0B_IX · 01-10-2010, 01:10 PM

I'm not sure if nested collections are possible, but it is possible for a book to be part of two collections. For instance, on my device "The Colour of Magic" is in both the 'Discworld' series collection and my 'Fantasy & Sci-Fi' tag collection.

HarryT · 01-10-2010, 02:47 PM

No - collections are single level but, as has been said, a book can be a member of multiple collections.

01-09-2010, 07:54 PM	#1
BryanDanielson Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: none	Is it possible to assign books to folders designated to various genres? Hello. So I've just recently acquired a Sony Reader Touch and, after quickly getting used to its imperfections, am now strongly in love with it. Were the headphone jack only a tiny bit wider, I'd shamelessly prove that. Anyways, I've stuffed an 8gb Pro Duo and a 2gb SD card into the slots and have transferred so far about 800 or so books/pdfs and whatnot. Using Calibre, I have spent hours upon hours renaming file after file to correct all the naming errors so I can have a relatively tidy collection amassed on my reader. Problem is, it still looks a bit of a mess. I was wondering, is there any way for me to compartmentalise the collection into various folders all related to their various genres - i.e. have my history books in one folder, my classics in another, and my 'improve your sex life' self-help books in yet another? It would really help when I manage to get a lady back and quickly want to recall what the clitoris is and exactly where it's located...

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01-09-2010, 08:10 PM	#2
elcreative Wizard Posts: 2,888 Karma: 5875940 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: PRS505, 600, 350, 650, Nexus 7, Note III, iPad 4 etc	The short answer is no but, as you use calibre, why not use the collections facility in Calibre... you can tag books as history, classics, self-help ;-) etc and then use collections from Menu on the Touch. Not quite as simple as stuffing in relevant folders but works pretty well.

01-09-2010, 08:21 PM	#3
BryanDanielson Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: none	Going to take a looooong time of editing, but I suppose that's good enough. Thanks!

01-10-2010, 12:41 PM	#5
Houndx Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 149 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: A81 MID, Dell Streak	Are nested collections supported on the 600? If not then doing it this way will mean losing the ability to have book series grouped together on the device.

01-10-2010, 01:10 PM	#6
R0B_IX Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 48 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-300	I'm not sure if nested collections are possible, but it is possible for a book to be part of two collections. For instance, on my device "The Colour of Magic" is in both the 'Discworld' series collection and my 'Fantasy & Sci-Fi' tag collection.

01-10-2010, 02:47 PM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No - collections are single level but, as has been said, a book can be a member of multiple collections.