Oasis Hell

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by hleo12

Thank you! I didn't even know this feature existed. Do you just delete and remake the catalogue whenever you add books to your library?

You don't need to delete it from Calibre. If you choose the same format and the same name, the old catalog will just be overwritten. But yeah, I delete it from the Kindle, just in case.

[hleo12]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

You don't need to delete it from Calibre. If you choose the same format and the same name, the old catalog will just be overwritten. But yeah, I delete it from the Kindle, just in case.

This is a really neat feature.

*currently making a custom cover for the catalogue file*

[Gripweed]

Originally Posted by CathyA

The main problem with this view is that you can't see books that aren't in a collection. So if you add a new book, you have to turn off the filter and sort by recent, then you can add the new book to a collection. After that, you have to reset the collections filter and your sort options.

Or you can go to the dreaded Home section and work on the new book there. That's the only use I've found for the Home section. New books appear on the top row and you can move them into a collection from there. No need to mess with changing filters or sorts. I avoid the Home section and stay in Library after that until I get another new book.

[Desertway]

Originally Posted by CathyA

You can take one more step to improve things. In your library view, go to the Filter icon on the left side of your screen (3 horizontal lines with circles on them) and select Collections. Now you won't see the books and won't have to rename the collections. You can sort by name or recent, and the list of collections will display accordingly. When you open a collection, it will display as a list, albeit with thumbnails, there's no way to get rid of those.

You can also have a different sort order within collections than at the library level, so if you like, you can have the library show collections by title/ascending and within the collections show books by recent/descending. All collections share the same sort though.

The main problem with this view is that you can't see books that aren't in a collection. So if you add a new book, you have to turn off the filter and sort by recent, then you can add the new book to a collection. After that, you have to reset the collections filter and your sort options.

Thanks. Yes, that make things neater. For some reason, I thought that filtering for Collections there brought back the Grid view. I was wrong.

[CathyA]

Originally Posted by Gripweed

Or you can go to the dreaded Home section and work on the new book there. That's the only use I've found for the Home section. New books appear on the top row and you can move them into a collection from there. No need to mess with changing filters or sorts. I avoid the Home section and stay in Library after that until I get another new book.

Great idea! Thanks

[applesauce]

thank you so very much, not 100% sure it is what I need but so happy you shared

[kyrilson]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Do you use Calibre? If yes, right-click on the Convert icon and choose "create catalog". I use the AZW3 format for the Oasis. There are a few additional options to choose from and that's it. After the catalog is created, just send it to your Kindle from Calibre.

I had no idea this existed. This is pretty cool!! Thanks for sharing!

[HogDrvr]

Calibre can also automatically add the series and order to the title when transferring. Use the plugboard feature.
https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/template_lang.html

This is what I have set in my Metadata Plugboard:

{series:|| }{series_index:0>2s|[|] }{title}