10-13-2010, 02:35 PM | #1 |
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Open book through Catalogue link
I managed to create the MOBI Catalogue for my Kindle 3. Works fine.
But I was hoping I could use the links in the Catalogue to open a book. IOW replace the Kindle standard Collection functionality with the multiple access option of the Catalogue (like in: a dream come true). Is this possible? TIA Gert |
10-13-2010, 02:40 PM | #2 |
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not as far as I know.
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10-13-2010, 02:47 PM | #3 |
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I spent some time looking at this (for the Kindle) when first implementing the catalog code, and was unable to find a way to jump from one book (the catalog) to another (the book you want to read). I've also tried and failed on the iPad.
I'll be willing to entertain an enhancement request to add the necessary code to the catalog generation code if someone comes up with the necessary href structure. G Last edited by GRiker; 10-13-2010 at 04:16 PM. |
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10-13-2010, 04:14 PM | #5 |
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I was referring to the Kindle in my post, as that's the device that the OP appears to use. I've actually searched for solutions on both the Kindle and the iPad without any luck.
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10-13-2010, 04:19 PM | #6 |
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I know you were. I was merely stating what I believe to be a helpful fact.
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10-13-2010, 04:50 PM | #7 |
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Thanks for that, I wasn't thinking past my own devices, while I should have been.
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Here is what I am trying to get at: It took me a (little) while to get used to the Calibre approach of tags and genres iso the age old directory hierachy, but once I got used to it I just loved it. Obviously, like the rest of the world, I am not impressed with the Kindle implementation of their "Collections" (although better than nothing I guess). Your catalogue, with clickable links to the books would open up a whole new world of navigating the Kindle. If it is physically not possible, then ofcourse it is a no go, but maybe there is work around by converting an ebooks tags to Kindle Collections. I read somewhere that these Collections are stored in a file somewhere on the Kindle, but that Calibre is unlikely to go that route because Kovid is not very interested. Maybe you can do it through the Catalog. In the end all we would need is to manage the tags/genres through Calibre and have them automatically transferred to the Kindle either through your catalogue or by creating Kindle collections. Gert |
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10-14-2010, 04:34 AM | #11 |
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I just realized I could have elaborated a bit further: Both devices use a Mobi- based firmware (I don't know how heavily the Kindle's has been modified, but the Cybook's stay relatively true to the original) and thus probably share similar limitations.
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Frankly Amazon's implementation is rather poorly thought out, from the perspective of people that use the Kindle for reading non Amazon documents. |
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