Hi there and question about multiple language ebooks

rebl · 03-29-2010, 08:24 AM

Hi there,

First post here, but I've visited mobilread before - it's a great forum.
I have a huge collection of e-books in several languages, two of which I fluently read. My problem is that my collection comes form various sources and it's a total mess. 40GB of total-messiness.
I've deleted "real" duplicates using clonespy, but still, my books are in various languages, on various topics and some of them are incorrectly named.
My dream is to have a software (like MediaMonkey for mp3s) that:
1. identifies the language of the book
2. identifies the author and titles
3. stores the e-books in a database with sorting (filtering / tree-like branching) by topic (something like Universal Decimal System), language or other criteria.
4. preferably, the program should also rename and move the files in the filesystem accordingly to their classification by topic.

Can somebody point to an application that could do all these? It doesn't need to be freeware.
I've tried until now Calibri, but it seems:
- it doesn't detect the language of the book
- it doesn't automatically fill a tag or classifies books by language
- it forces me to organize the books by author

One more question - it's a matter of taste but I would like to know what you think: Let's say there is a writere who wrote both fiction and science (or why not, history / literary criticism or other non-fiction works). How would you like to find the books on the shelves of a library? If the books are grouped by topic, obviously this author's books will not stay together. If the books are grouped by authoer, you will have -for that and any author - a mix of fiction and non fiction. If you are looking for a specific book by that author, that wouldn't be a problem. But if you want to brouse the books like taking a walk in a library, wouldn't be better to see them by topic?
I prefer sorting by boocs in folders by topic. I wish calibri would allow this.

HarryT · 03-29-2010, 09:42 AM

You could always catalog your books in a database, independently of their actual organisation on disk. That would allow you to do whatever searches you wished.

rebl · 03-29-2010, 09:50 AM

but.... manually ?

are there any other readers who own both english and non-english books in their collection? I am sure there are! If you use a software for organize /browse tehm, does it filter by language?

happy_terd · 03-29-2010, 11:42 AM

Hello and welcome to MR!!!

Katti's Cat · 03-29-2010, 06:27 PM

Hi & welcome to MR

I read books in multiple languages and have tagged them in Calibre under language-category. Makes for a rather long category list but i can look for whatever I feel like.

As I do the categorising & tagging before uploading to the reader I don't have any problems with doing it manually - it's not as if I upload 100s of books every day. But I do keep dreaming

MickeyC · 03-29-2010, 06:33 PM

Hi rebl and welcome to MobileRead

ficbot · 03-29-2010, 10:56 PM

I only read in two languages, so I have a tag for 'French' and if it does not have that tag, I assume it is English.

Almas · 03-30-2010, 01:49 AM

Hi and welcome to MR!

rebl · 03-30-2010, 05:31 AM

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

I didn't realize calibri does allow a "language" tag.
I guess I'll have to look again

ficbot · 03-30-2010, 07:18 AM

You can make any sort of tag you want, just type it in the 'tag' field. A book can have more than one tag as well.

Lady Blue · 03-30-2010, 02:45 PM

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03-29-2010, 08:24 AM	#1
rebl r.eads e.njoys b.ooks lol Posts: 76 Karma: 580748 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: It's time to get this Book a Rest Device: Kindle 4 NT	Hi there and question about multiple language ebooks Hi there, First post here, but I've visited mobilread before - it's a great forum. I have a huge collection of e-books in several languages, two of which I fluently read. My problem is that my collection comes form various sources and it's a total mess. 40GB of total-messiness. I've deleted "real" duplicates using clonespy, but still, my books are in various languages, on various topics and some of them are incorrectly named. My dream is to have a software (like MediaMonkey for mp3s) that: 1. identifies the language of the book 2. identifies the author and titles 3. stores the e-books in a database with sorting (filtering / tree-like branching) by topic (something like Universal Decimal System), language or other criteria. 4. preferably, the program should also rename and move the files in the filesystem accordingly to their classification by topic. Can somebody point to an application that could do all these? It doesn't need to be freeware. I've tried until now Calibri, but it seems: - it doesn't detect the language of the book - it doesn't automatically fill a tag or classifies books by language - it forces me to organize the books by author One more question - it's a matter of taste but I would like to know what you think: Let's say there is a writere who wrote both fiction and science (or why not, history / literary criticism or other non-fiction works). How would you like to find the books on the shelves of a library? If the books are grouped by topic, obviously this author's books will not stay together. If the books are grouped by authoer, you will have -for that and any author - a mix of fiction and non fiction. If you are looking for a specific book by that author, that wouldn't be a problem. But if you want to brouse the books like taking a walk in a library, wouldn't be better to see them by topic? I prefer sorting by boocs in folders by topic. I wish calibri would allow this.

03-30-2010, 02:45 PM	#11
Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	Hello rbl, and to the forum.

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03-29-2010, 09:42 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You could always catalog your books in a database, independently of their actual organisation on disk. That would allow you to do whatever searches you wished.

03-29-2010, 09:50 AM	#3
rebl r.eads e.njoys b.ooks lol Posts: 76 Karma: 580748 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: It's time to get this Book a Rest Device: Kindle 4 NT	but.... manually ? are there any other readers who own both english and non-english books in their collection? I am sure there are! If you use a software for organize /browse tehm, does it filter by language?

03-29-2010, 11:42 AM	#4
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Hello and welcome to MR!!!

03-29-2010, 06:27 PM	#5
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	Hi & welcome to MR I read books in multiple languages and have tagged them in Calibre under language-category. Makes for a rather long category list but i can look for whatever I feel like. As I do the categorising & tagging before uploading to the reader I don't have any problems with doing it manually - it's not as if I upload 100s of books every day. But I do keep dreaming

03-29-2010, 06:33 PM	#6
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi rebl and welcome to MobileRead

03-29-2010, 10:56 PM	#7
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I only read in two languages, so I have a tag for 'French' and if it does not have that tag, I assume it is English.

03-30-2010, 01:49 AM	#8
Almas Addict Posts: 330 Karma: 4099 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: Kindle Touch; Sony PRS-600	Hi and welcome to MR!

03-30-2010, 05:31 AM	#9
rebl r.eads e.njoys b.ooks lol Posts: 76 Karma: 580748 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: It's time to get this Book a Rest Device: Kindle 4 NT	Thank you all for the warm welcome! I didn't realize calibri does allow a "language" tag. I guess I'll have to look again

03-30-2010, 07:18 AM	#10
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	You can make any sort of tag you want, just type it in the 'tag' field. A book can have more than one tag as well.