Bookeen's had it too easy!

[Jellby]

Tags, views, etc. will only be useful if they are defined by the user (and optional), and not by the book creator.

[EowynCarter]

Trouble i have with tags on mp3, it's that the tags never are what they should be. And trying to fix the tags is an impossible mission.

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by emaxt6

Rotfl really... people here had to wait the end of 2009 (I repeat 2009) to have a bare "folder navigation" and still they greet this feature as advanced technology while the rest of the world use metadata driven and tag based catalog and advanced searches...

I use Mobi2Mobi to edit in my metadata and cover art, Calibre to swap between ePub and Mobi (and to do a ranking/series entry), BookDesigner and Mobipocket Creator to transform to mobi and the various python scripts to remove DRM - and I'm quite happy! I just wanted to ensure that Bookeen didn't rest on its laurels.



Derek

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by delphidb96

I use Mobi2Mobi to edit in my metadata and cover art, Calibre to swap between ePub and Mobi (and to do a ranking/series entry), BookDesigner and Mobipocket Creator to transform to mobi and the various python scripts to remove DRM - and I'm quite happy! I just wanted to ensure that Bookeen didn't rest on its laurels.



Derek

My God, I thought I was the only one who did all that work

[emaxt6]

Originally Posted by tompe

Libraries uses a hierarchical system since you usually do not place the same book in more than one place.

One level tags becomes pretty useless when you have thousand tags...

Many libraries in my country - using databases - have re-remade indexes using multi-category (because classification based only on one subject is quite fuzzy) along with full text search ( in metadata).

we must not forget that tags (or multicategory) are a mere tool - isn't good or evil itself - thus can be used wisely (few and well thought tags) or abusing it (tag sprawl).

ok it's a matter of personal taste but for me I can say that with >200 books a folder nav doesn't work as I want.

Also tags and a hierarchy folder nav can be implemented in the same system and this provide a quite useful tool ( this is the way most content management software -ECM - is built around ).

bye

[Idoine]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

My God, I thought I was the only one who did all that work

When I buy a book proposed in multiformat, I try Mobipocket, but if it's not so great (and it's pretty often the case !), I choose the Microsoft Reader (LIT) one, as I think it's the better to be converted !
Then ConvertLit, and Mobipocket Creator !
I use Mobi2Mobi too, for Mobipocket ones lacking of cover, or title, or author.
As I have a PRS600 too, I use Python script to strip DRMs, from Mobi, Kindle, ePub or PDF, when I want to read my ebooks on the other device !

A lot of work, yes, but only every now and then, when needed (I don't convert/strip DRM if I don't need to, I'm not against reading DRMed books on my readers ! )

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by Idoine

When I buy a book proposed in multiformat, I try Mobipocket, but if it's not so great (and it's pretty often the case !), I choose the Microsoft Reader (LIT) one, as I think it's the better to be converted !
Then ConvertLit, and Mobipocket Creator !
I use Mobi2Mobi too, for Mobipocket ones lacking of cover, or title, or author.
As I have a PRS600 too, I use Python script to strip DRMs, from Mobi, Kindle, ePub or PDF, when I want to read my ebooks on the other device !

A lot of work, yes, but only every now and then, when needed (I don't convert/strip DRM if I don't need to, I'm not against reading DRMed books on my readers ! )

I see that we work the same way , but I strip ALL the DRM, I want to be able read them ALWAYS, and I don't trust on stores/servers/DRM schemes.

And I use calibre to covert from mobi to OEB beacuse I use to change some parameters in the book.

[delphidb96]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I see that we work the same way , but I strip ALL the DRM, I want to be able read them ALWAYS, and I don't trust on stores/servers/DRM schemes.

And I use calibre to covert from mobi to OEB beacuse I use to change some parameters in the book.

Terisa,

I've got 2 K2s, 1 Gen3, 1 PRS-500, an iPod Touch, two WinMobile PDAs and three desk/laptop computers. I can't take any chances - like you *EVERYTHING* I buy goes throug the DRM-stripping process! I refuse to be held hostage - who knows, I might luck into an Apple iSlate!

Derek