How far do you go in organizing your e-book library? - Page 4

Freeshadow · 01-19-2016, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

In essence, you're right. You could organize your e-books by never editing anything and just putting them in folders by author name.

For me, however, organizing e-books (and music as well) is a part of making everything as perfect as possible, so I won't have to do it again somewhere down the line (hopefully), apart from maybe converting to another format.

That's the point. You ask really about cosmetic fixes.
Organizing is "I put series in their own subfolders"

Jessica Lares · 01-20-2016, 12:40 AM

I went with #3. I mostly focus on taking the extra stuff out of the title (if it's a series, then that's for the series column, etc), and simplifying the tags. Hyphen Reader lets you change the cover in-app, so I leave that to do in there if for whatever reason I can't get the cover to change in Calibre. I don't mess with the files themselves otherwise.

As for organizing... Calibre - Read (Checkmark for Yes), Published, Title, Author(s), Rating, Tags, Series, and color coding. I went all in on customizing the Calibre UI to the point that I use a custom font and icon set.

Rich_D · 01-20-2016, 03:32 PM

I verify the metadata, make sure the cover pic is good and, if the book is part of a series, change the title to show the series name and book number, such as "Sacketts 01 - Sackett's Land". That way I can easily search for a title and all the series show together when I sort.

Dusky Rose · 01-20-2016, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich_D

I verify the metadata, make sure the cover pic is good and, if the book is part of a series, change the title to show the series name and book number, such as "Sacketts 01 - Sackett's Land". That way I can easily search for a title and all the series show together when I sort.

Same here. I also run page count on it. Then save an epub copy outside of Calibre for backup on Carbonite.

drjd · 01-21-2016, 10:02 AM

I do not do much to change the metadata. Just select the best cover according to my choice, put a proper series info, if any, and that's all. That's why I went with choice #3 in the poll.

Katsunami · 01-21-2016, 06:33 PM

So, who's the one who voted for rebuilding the entire book from a plain text-file? You should start looking for help

theducks · 01-21-2016, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

So, who's the one who voted for rebuilding the entire book from a plain text-file? You should start looking for help

Probably Jon

II2II · 01-23-2016, 06:45 AM

Since I'm mostly a library borrower, I rarely have the opportunity to organize books.

For the few books that I purchase, I usually remove metadata since inaccurate and inconsistent metadata drives me up the wall. A small number of books also get a new cover, usually from the store itself. (Why do stores get the rights to use the cover art, yet publishers do not get the rights to embed it in the book?) Purchases from my Kindle days have also been converted to ePub.

alecE · 01-24-2016, 04:11 PM

I tidy up the metadata (author name, subject, publication data), add a decent cover if the publisher has provided a generic image (hang your head in shame Random House!) and ensure the series data (if any) is correct. All this is done in Sigil. Titles are then transferred to my Calibre library and then to one of my liseuses. Needless to say, DRM is stripped off as well.
Have to confess that I then bookmark any typos and correct these after the first reading.

View Poll Results: What do you do to organize your e-books?
Huh? Organize? Maybe I'll import them into Calibre... someday	20	14.18%
I make sure basic metadata is correct. Nothing more.	18	12.77%
I make sure all metadata is correct (and may change covers)	43	30.50%
All metadata must be correct, with a nice cover, and I add custom information	36	25.53%
I fix everything, and edit the book using the Editor	23	16.31%
I strip the book to a TXT and rebuild it from the ground up	1	0.71%
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01-20-2016, 12:40 AM	#47
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	I went with #3. I mostly focus on taking the extra stuff out of the title (if it's a series, then that's for the series column, etc), and simplifying the tags. Hyphen Reader lets you change the cover in-app, so I leave that to do in there if for whatever reason I can't get the cover to change in Calibre. I don't mess with the files themselves otherwise. As for organizing... Calibre - Read (Checkmark for Yes), Published, Title, Author(s), Rating, Tags, Series, and color coding. I went all in on customizing the Calibre UI to the point that I use a custom font and icon set.

01-20-2016, 03:32 PM	#48
Rich_D Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1314896 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Device: Android phone, Kobo Glo HD, nook ST with Glo (backup)	I verify the metadata, make sure the cover pic is good and, if the book is part of a series, change the title to show the series name and book number, such as "Sacketts 01 - Sackett's Land". That way I can easily search for a title and all the series show together when I sort.

01-21-2016, 10:02 AM	#50
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	I do not do much to change the metadata. Just select the best cover according to my choice, put a proper series info, if any, and that's all. That's why I went with choice #3 in the poll.

01-21-2016, 06:33 PM	#51
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	So, who's the one who voted for rebuilding the entire book from a plain text-file? You should start looking for help

01-23-2016, 06:45 AM	#53
II2II Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 118980 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Since I'm mostly a library borrower, I rarely have the opportunity to organize books. For the few books that I purchase, I usually remove metadata since inaccurate and inconsistent metadata drives me up the wall. A small number of books also get a new cover, usually from the store itself. (Why do stores get the rights to use the cover art, yet publishers do not get the rights to embed it in the book?) Purchases from my Kindle days have also been converted to ePub.

01-24-2016, 04:11 PM	#54
alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	I tidy up the metadata (author name, subject, publication data), add a decent cover if the publisher has provided a generic image (hang your head in shame Random House!) and ensure the series data (if any) is correct. All this is done in Sigil. Titles are then transferred to my Calibre library and then to one of my liseuses. Needless to say, DRM is stripped off as well. Have to confess that I then bookmark any typos and correct these after the first reading.

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