how to organize books? - Page 2

MacBeezle · 07-31-2007, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Everyone has indiosyncratic and personal tastes, in variance with temperment, disposition, time, irritable bowel movements, and what-have-you -- that it strikes me as very amusing when anyone begins or ends a statement with comments to the effect, "Why would anyone want to _____ [fill in the blank]."

Sry.. I fear my english is worse than I thought.
I meant that as a non-rethorical question. I'd really like to have an answer^^

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Remember, we take ourselves [me included!] and our brand of toilet paper very seriously. When you think about it, why would anyone want to think otherwise ......hahahahah

Sry.. I'm not getting any of this at all^^
Any German speaking person here that can translate the meaning of this?

HarryT · 07-31-2007, 04:20 AM

What Don means is that we all think that the way that we do things is the only "right" way to do those things, and are amazed that other people would do them in a different way.

MacBeezle · 07-31-2007, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What Don means is that we all think that the way that we do things is the only "right" way to do those things, and are amazed that other people would do them in a different way.

Hm... well I don't think that "my way" is the "only way".
I'm still waiting for an answer

Dr. Drib · 07-31-2007, 07:27 AM

Hello again:

I would like to apologize for coming on perhaps too strong, although I attempted to mix that with humor.

I teach English, and when I talk to two women I know from Peru and living in Peru, they are always apologizing for not knowing very much English. Your English is fine. If anything, I SHOULD BE THE ONE LEARNING MORE ABOUT YOUR LANGUAGE.

To answer you questin, I'll amplify on what I wrote in my original response: I like having a huge choice of reading on my Reader, as do some other individuals on this board. You like to have only a few titles. I think it depends on how one views reading. You see, I'm one of those people who DO like to read 2 or 3 chapters of a book, and then if I want to I can SWITCH books! --- But my choices are huge, because of the way I read.

Where you say you're not getting it at all ---- well, that was my attempt at humor.

The beauty of a device like a Reader is that we can take 1 book or hundreds of books with us.

I hope this helps

Don

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacBeezle

Sry.. I fear my english is worse than I thought.
I meant that as a non-rethorical question. I'd really like to have an answer^^

Sry.. I'm not getting any of this at all^^
Any German speaking person here that can translate the meaning of this?

Fitzwaryn · 07-31-2007, 07:47 AM

I use a structured naming scheme for mine and keep several hundred on the Reader at any given time with a constant feed of new ones going onto it and old one's coming. A lot of them are reference books, (history texts) of which I might read only parts to compare information of follow up a reference from another book.

For instance:
NMHWWII- (title)

N NonFiction
MH Military History
WWII World War 2

FSFFNT-(title)
Fiction - Science Fiction - Fantasy

FMY-(title)
Fiction- Mystery

The first char is fiction/nonfiction

The second is a 2 char general category within the broader fiction/nonfiction

That's followed by up to 3 chars to further narrow the category followed by a - and the title.

So when i drop a new book in I don't have to search or it much. Just by glancing at the first 6 chars of the titles I can rapidly flip to where that book has to fall and find it.

Nate the great · 07-31-2007, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacBeezle

Sry.. I fear my english is worse than I thought.
I meant that as a non-rethorical question. I'd really like to have an answer^^

Sry.. I'm not getting any of this at all^^
Any German speaking person here that can translate the meaning of this?

That's okay...

A lot of the English speakers here have trouble understanding Dr. Drib.

Anyway, I carry around my entire free book collection on a SD card mainly because I can, but also because I have already given way a copy to another Sony Reader owner.

I also have started carrying my Book Designer ebook source files on a CD-R. I have already given away two copies so far to people who don't have a Sony Reader but have another ebook reader.

Lov2Read · 07-31-2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I hope this helps.

Don

Perfect explanantion. Thank you!

JSWolf · 07-31-2007, 09:08 AM

What I need to do is sort out my messy SonyReader book directory. I need to gather my sources together and my finished product and put them in a nice tree structure to make it easier to keep track.

Dr. Drib · 07-31-2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What I need to do is sort out my messy SonyReader book directory. I need to gather my sources together and my finished product and put them in a nice tree structure to make it easier to keep track.

On my computer I actually have a folder with nothing but completed LRF files, all arranged in the same way that I post my uploads [last name, first name, title of book]. That folder is getting huge, so I should probably make two separate CD copies [redundancy], and then delete the contents of that folder from my computer.

I also have 3 other huge folders that I need to address:

1) A folder with all books that are on the two Sony Readers

2) A folder with all books that are NOT on the two Sony Readers.

3) A folder of downloaded books that I have yet to organize in the way that I like to have books organized: last name, first name, title. When those are completed, they'll be moved over to folder 1 or 2.

Don

HarryT · 07-31-2007, 09:56 AM

I have a hierarchical tree of folders. At the top level, one folder per author, named "surname, firstname". Within that, one folder per book, with the name as the book title, and within that, all the files associated with the book - generally the original file (HTML, RTF, or whatever), the converted LRF file, and a copy of the complete "LastFile" folder from the BD work.

ns66 · 07-31-2007, 12:11 PM

sony ereader uses linux os, so there's already a full file system on internal memory and sd card, it should be REAL EASY for sony to use the current interface to display/navigate directory structure, like first show the top level folders, button-> goes down 1 level, until you hit a book, then button-> read

i think this will vastly improve reader's usability

this could be a good hack that's very useful...

unfortunately no source code from sony otherwise i will spend time modifying it

kovidgoyal · 07-31-2007, 12:46 PM

Wow all this messing around with folders. I just use libprs500's database to keep track of all my books and their many formats.

HarryT · 08-01-2007, 03:02 AM

As I've said before, Kovid, I use an Access database to actually catalog my books. What I've described above is simply the way that I store them.

kovidgoyal · 08-01-2007, 02:15 PM

I wasn't referring only to you.

ns66 · 08-02-2007, 12:21 PM

i found putting books in folder in sd card won't work, the ereader only finds books at the root level. not sure if i miss anything here

another thing, open big book the first time takes very very looooong time, i put a 6mb book on sd card, the first time to read it, took 20 mins. i tried different methods, copy book to sd via card reader (which is very fast), then open book, or use connect software to transfer (slow), then open book, same thing, open book first time takes forever, i even try to open it from connect software thinking maybe use computer power to do it, but seems no help, the first time open book ereader always does the slow "formating". don't know if you guys got any idea

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07-31-2007, 04:20 AM	#17
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	What Don means is that we all think that the way that we do things is the only "right" way to do those things, and are amazed that other people would do them in a different way.

07-31-2007, 07:47 AM	#20
Fitzwaryn Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 395 Join Date: Jul 2006	I use a structured naming scheme for mine and keep several hundred on the Reader at any given time with a constant feed of new ones going onto it and old one's coming. A lot of them are reference books, (history texts) of which I might read only parts to compare information of follow up a reference from another book. For instance: NMHWWII- (title) N NonFiction MH Military History WWII World War 2 FSFFNT-(title) Fiction - Science Fiction - Fantasy FMY-(title) Fiction- Mystery The first char is fiction/nonfiction The second is a 2 char general category within the broader fiction/nonfiction That's followed by up to 3 chars to further narrow the category followed by a - and the title. So when i drop a new book in I don't have to search or it much. Just by glancing at the first 6 chars of the titles I can rapidly flip to where that book has to fall and find it.

07-31-2007, 09:08 AM	#23
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,808 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What I need to do is sort out my messy SonyReader book directory. I need to gather my sources together and my finished product and put them in a nice tree structure to make it easier to keep track.

07-31-2007, 09:56 AM	#25
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I have a hierarchical tree of folders. At the top level, one folder per author, named "surname, firstname". Within that, one folder per book, with the name as the book title, and within that, all the files associated with the book - generally the original file (HTML, RTF, or whatever), the converted LRF file, and a copy of the complete "LastFile" folder from the BD work.

07-31-2007, 12:11 PM	#26
ns66 Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: sony reader	sony ereader uses linux os, so there's already a full file system on internal memory and sd card, it should be REAL EASY for sony to use the current interface to display/navigate directory structure, like first show the top level folders, button-> goes down 1 level, until you hit a book, then button-> read i think this will vastly improve reader's usability this could be a good hack that's very useful... unfortunately no source code from sony otherwise i will spend time modifying it

07-31-2007, 12:46 PM	#27
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,400 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Wow all this messing around with folders. I just use libprs500's database to keep track of all my books and their many formats.

08-01-2007, 03:02 AM	#28
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	As I've said before, Kovid, I use an Access database to actually catalog my books. What I've described above is simply the way that I store them.

08-01-2007, 02:15 PM	#29
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,400 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I wasn't referring only to you.

08-02-2007, 12:21 PM	#30
ns66 Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: sony reader	i found putting books in folder in sd card won't work, the ereader only finds books at the root level. not sure if i miss anything here another thing, open big book the first time takes very very looooong time, i put a 6mb book on sd card, the first time to read it, took 20 mins. i tried different methods, copy book to sd via card reader (which is very fast), then open book, or use connect software to transfer (slow), then open book, same thing, open book first time takes forever, i even try to open it from connect software thinking maybe use computer power to do it, but seems no help, the first time open book ereader always does the slow "formating". don't know if you guys got any idea