Language Selection Please

BookCat · 10-23-2019, 01:40 AM

It would be great if there was the option to select only English, or only German, or whatever, when looking for books in the library. Many of them, in particular the epubs, are in various languages.

I was recently searching for an epub of Dumas "The Count of Monte Cristo" but found only non-English books (nothing looked remotely Count-like). It would have been so useful if there had been a drop-down language selection box such as those found on manybooks and fadedpage.

I'm still without a Count! Despite having a kindle I prefer epubs for conversion to azw3.

PeterT · 10-23-2019, 08:21 PM

Does https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=54372 help?

BookCat · 10-24-2019, 02:26 AM

@PeterT Thank you so much for the link. I've already downloaded the book from Project Gutenberg; I just couldn't find it in the library. Yet more reason for a language filter, maybe.

doubleshuffle · 10-24-2019, 02:40 AM

I often find it easiest do do a web search and include mobileread in the search terms. Works pretty well for me:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dumas+count+mobileread

BookCat · 10-24-2019, 05:40 AM

@doubleshuffle It's funny but I do that for things on other sites, such as arty stuff on wetcanvas.com. If I have a particular thing I want to know, I put the search terms in google, followed by the website address. For some odd reason I've never thought to do that for mobileread. Thanks.

JSWolf · 10-24-2019, 06:38 AM

But be careful. Most of the time Google results rom MR result in the mobile site.

I just wish the mobile site used the same address and based mobile on the browser like most other sites.

DiapDealer · 10-25-2019, 10:13 PM

Searching the epub subforum of the library for "the count of monte cristo" (no quotes) using the advanced search results in HarryT's English translation being in the top spot for me.

j.p.s · 11-04-2019, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But be careful. Most of the time Google results rom MR result in the mobile site.

Just change ".mobi" to ".com"

Problem solved.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I just wish the mobile site used the same address and based mobile on the browser like most other sites.

I don't. Wikipedia does that and won't let me into the regular page unless I turn on javascript.

JSWolf · 07-30-2020, 08:36 PM

Given the glut of French and German books recently, we do NEED to have them moved to a foreign language section. Just like the foreign language forum sections.

I cannot see why this has not already been done.

DiapDealer · 08-01-2020, 06:33 PM

Yeah. Let's banish All non-english books to a dusty corner somewhere out of the way. Do you even hear yourself?

doubleshuffle · 08-02-2020, 02:53 AM

I happen to read in both German and English and am very happy finding all the new uploads in one place.

j.p.s · 08-03-2020, 05:10 PM

Given the glut of JSWolf posts not only recently, but for years and years, we do NEED to have them moved to a JSWolf section.

I cannot see why this has not already been done.

JSWolf · 08-03-2020, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Yeah. Let's banish All non-english books to a dusty corner somewhere out of the way. Do you even hear yourself?

So why do we have foreign language forums? Why not re6move them and mix the posts in with the English posts?

doubleshuffle · 08-04-2020, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

So why do we have foreign language forums? Why not re6move them and mix the posts in with the English posts?

Äpfel et oranges.

10-23-2019, 01:40 AM	#1
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Language Selection Please It would be great if there was the option to select only English, or only German, or whatever, when looking for books in the library. Many of them, in particular the epubs, are in various languages. I was recently searching for an epub of Dumas "The Count of Monte Cristo" but found only non-English books (nothing looked remotely Count-like). It would have been so useful if there had been a drop-down language selection box such as those found on manybooks and fadedpage. I'm still without a Count! Despite having a kindle I prefer epubs for conversion to azw3.

10-25-2019, 10:13 PM	#7
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,552 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Searching the epub subforum of the library for "the count of monte cristo" (no quotes) using the advanced search results in HarryT's English translation being in the top spot for me. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-25-2019 at 10:18 PM.

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10-23-2019, 08:21 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Does https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=54372 help?

10-24-2019, 02:26 AM	#3
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	@PeterT Thank you so much for the link. I've already downloaded the book from Project Gutenberg; I just couldn't find it in the library. Yet more reason for a language filter, maybe.

10-24-2019, 02:40 AM	#4
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,923 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	I often find it easiest do do a web search and include mobileread in the search terms. Works pretty well for me: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dumas+count+mobileread

10-24-2019, 05:40 AM	#5
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	@doubleshuffle It's funny but I do that for things on other sites, such as arty stuff on wetcanvas.com. If I have a particular thing I want to know, I put the search terms in google, followed by the website address. For some odd reason I've never thought to do that for mobileread. Thanks.

10-24-2019, 06:38 AM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,998 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	But be careful. Most of the time Google results rom MR result in the mobile site. I just wish the mobile site used the same address and based mobile on the browser like most other sites.

07-30-2020, 08:36 PM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,998 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Given the glut of French and German books recently, we do NEED to have them moved to a foreign language section. Just like the foreign language forum sections. I cannot see why this has not already been done.

08-01-2020, 06:33 PM	#10
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,552 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Yeah. Let's banish All non-english books to a dusty corner somewhere out of the way. Do you even hear yourself?

08-02-2020, 02:53 AM	#11
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,923 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	I happen to read in both German and English and am very happy finding all the new uploads in one place.

08-03-2020, 05:10 PM	#12
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,285 Karma: 98804578 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	Given the glut of JSWolf posts not only recently, but for years and years, we do NEED to have them moved to a JSWolf section. I cannot see why this has not already been done.

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