09-04-2008, 06:05 PM | #1 |
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An index of eBooks! An index of eBooks! My kingdom for an index of eBooks!
Unless there already is one or someone makes one, in which case Half a pack of crisps and a chocolate hob nob for an index of eBooks! As someone new to the site, trying to see which books are here is proving to be a bit laborious. What I could really do with is a simple page or text file that lists *once* each title available, and a simple, single letter code denoting which formats that title is available in. Has anyone done this? |
09-04-2008, 06:09 PM | #2 |
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http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ digital book index http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_sea...ch011t-rev.asp EBDB: electronic book database http://www.ebdb.net/ |
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09-04-2008, 06:19 PM | #3 |
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Thanks Patricia, helpful as always!
Is there an index specifically for this site? |
09-04-2008, 06:36 PM | #4 |
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Click on Ebooks then on 'Browse latest uploads'. If you click on say, 'M' on the alphabetical list, then on 'author/ebook' on the pale bluish-grey bar, then all the authors whose surnames begin with M will appear in alphabetical order.
It is a bit cumbersome and a better search facility may appear when Alex (the site-owner) has some free time. He is very busy at the moment. |
09-05-2008, 03:06 AM | #6 |
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I would give my left nu... well, maybe not, but I would bear the baby (even tho I am male) of the person who could make a REALLY good e-book indexer that can search my harddrive for e-books in different formats and index them...
I tried one that was called My Ebook Library which worked ok but could have used som more features. But that seems to have gone to /dev/null now. As the homepage is no longer available. So, anyone know of such a beastie? Heck, I'm even willing to pay for it |
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I might have a go at that, Slite; would you be willing to PM me with a list of features you'd like the thing to have?
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09-05-2008, 11:39 AM | #9 |
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i would also be really really interested in such a program. and i am sure many other people around here would...
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I'll start: Search indicated directories for e-books, index by format, option to download info/isbn from isbndb.com. Search database by title, isbn, genre and format. For starters |
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09-05-2008, 12:04 PM | #11 |
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good idea !
i'll add : - ability to sort by author or title (or other ?) - complete meta-data support, including description / summary !! even cover image would be nice. - possibility to edit meta-data, at least in the database, ideally in the file itself (but that might be harder). - option to create lists / groupes of books, and possibly even re-organise the files themselves accordingly (like : all of Dorothy L. Sayers together, regardless of format. or, all mobi format together in one directory). - possibility to add tags / comments of your own (like : to read, read, first of series, etc.) - possibility to add books manually to create a "wish-list" of books you don't have, with meta-date (isbn) completed automatically perhaps, and tags and comments ("recommended by...") ...for starters. if that's possible, of course !!! (methinks NetSlut may end up regretting his proposal to make this program...) |
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Please, everyone, do pitch in with any features you're interested in. I'll let this part run for a couple of days, and then I'll take stock and actually design the thing. Then I'll write it whenever I've got time. I've been looking for a personal project for some time, so this is ideal. |
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