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[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by Rellwood

Would like to see a plugin that would allow a custom column to be filled with the current Amazon Kindle Collections that book is in.

Regardless, it would be nice to create either a downloadable .csv of the collections and books in each one, or to be able to download directly into Calibre each collection that the book is in.

Iirc, the collections plugin displays the collections the books are in so it might already be possible to extract that data into custom column or csv (or JSON) with the existing plugin. Non-jailbroken Kindles just don't allow creating or adding books into collections.

[DianaSmith]

Thanks for your help!
Great post!

[Amon_Re]

I would like to see a simple UI plug-in that allows one to right-click a book and mark as read.

This would allow one to easily toggle a book to read from the cover view. It would be also a plus if it could update a date field to mark the date when toggled to YES.

Added: And have a keyboard shortcut

[tabascoffee]

Originally Posted by Amon_Re

I would like to see a simple UI plug-in that allows one to right-click a book and mark as read.
Added: And have a keyboard shortcut

Sorry to be a nuisance, but how do we find this option? Is it included in a plugin?

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by tabascoffee

Sorry to be a nuisance, but how do we find this option? Is it included in a plugin?

You won't - there is no such plugin, this is a wish list.

The nearest thing would be the Mark Books tool, but the 'Marks' (gold pin) are temporary - i.e. they don't persist once calibre is closed.

You could Mark books via its keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+M) and before ending the session you could select all the marked books, and set a date custom column via bulk MDE.

BR

[onTheMove]

Originally Posted by Amon_Re

I would like to see a simple UI plug-in that allows one to right-click a book and mark as read.

This would allow one to easily toggle a book to read from the cover view. It would be also a plus if it could update a date field to mark the date when toggled to YES.

Added: And have a keyboard shortcut

Hi,

sounds interesting, I will start work on this plugin. If there is anyone willing to help, feel free to DM me.

Cheers

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by onTheMove

Hi,

sounds interesting, I will start work on this plugin. If there is anyone willing to help, feel free to DM me.

Cheers

Hi

Why don't you create a thread in Plugins called something like "[Discuss] Mark Event" where you can gather ideas. I have a couple points to I can contribute, also happy to do any early bird testing.

BR

[Tanjamuse]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Hi

Why don't you create a thread in Plugins called something like "[Discuss] Mark Event" where you can gather ideas. I have a couple points to I can contribute, also happy to do any early bird testing.

BR

I don't mind testing either.

[Robert9]

Another function would really love is:

I make a list of lists, example:

criminal
horror
science fiction
fantasy

Then i watch all my books, mark them and press for example STRG+1 (2,3,4);
so i mark books to different lists.

Finally i tell Calibre:

Move list 1 to library a
move list 2 to library b
...
then i go for lunch and after i have moved all my books with the easiest way possible.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Robert9

Another function would really love is:

I make a list of lists, example:

criminal
horror
science fiction
fantasy

Then i watch all my books, mark them and press for example STRG+1 (2,3,4);
so i mark books to different lists.

Finally i tell Calibre:

Move list 1 to library a
move list 2 to library b
...
then i go for lunch and after i have moved all my books with the easiest way possible.

That sounds like a perfect use of a V/L (based upon tags or a custom column). The books don't move: the list is filtered, leaving every other part of Calibre still functioning, but just at the list level. Time: a second or 2 to switch between views

There is also the Reading list plugin to investigate.

[Rellwood]

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

Iirc, the collections plugin displays the collections the books are in so it might already be possible to extract that data into custom column or csv (or JSON) with the existing plugin. Non-jailbroken Kindles just don't allow creating or adding books into collections.

I have a non-jailbroken Kindle. The devices and content pages in Amazon shows the collections, and then it shows the books in each collection. I have been able to copy the inner HTML of that page, showing the books then parsing it into a list that can be created in .csv format. Then, download said list into calibre. It's just a hassle to go through the steps for it all if there were some kind of plugin that can be configured to a user account and get the info from Amazon that way.

Unless my Kindle has a list collection and of books in the collections on my device, whether or not the book/ collection has been downloaded to the device, I don't see how the collections plugin can help.

[dunhill]

Some plugin that can handle authors who have prizes.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by dunhill

Some plugin that can handle authors who have prizes.

Create a Column Column Comma separated text, like tags, shown in the Tag browser, and enter values as needed, Booker, Pulitzer, Miles Franklin

BR

[dunhill]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Create a Column Column Comma separated text, like tags, shown in the Tag browser, and enter values as needed, Booker, Pulitzer, Miles Franklin



BR

If I have done that, but I thought that if there was a plugin where the author's name could be loaded and the prize obtained could be assigned automatically and not have to do it manually. A concern.

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[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by dunhill

If I have done that, but I thought that if there was a plugin where the author's name could be loaded and the prize obtained could be assigned automatically and not have to do it manually. A concern.

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That plugin would be a bulk metadata edit, you select all the books by that author and assign the award (there is no author specific information).