Aura Kobo Aura One & Calibre & Collections

up2echo · 10-17-2016, 07:13 PM

Help! - Collections are a great way for me to manage my books and help me find my next book to read (among the hundreds of unread books I have), but I'm having issues "connecting the dots" between my new Kobo Aura One (KA1) collections and my Calibre collections.

I've created collections on my KA1 and I understand how I can select (side-loaded) books on my KA1 and add them to a KA1 collection. I also understand how to send books from Calibre to my KA1 main memory.

What I haven't figured out yet, is how to get the (side-loaded) books in Calibre into the KA1 collections (without going through each book on KA1 and manually adding it to a KA1 collection)?

Appreciate all suggestions!

PeterT · 10-17-2016, 08:18 PM

Have you looked at Kobo_Shelves_and_Collections in the MobileRead wiki?

up2echo · 10-17-2016, 09:04 PM

Thank you for suggesting, but I did check out that page already.

Unfortunately, it didn't seem to answer my question (let me know if I missed something). It seemed to be focused on earlier Kobo ereaders and I didn't see the offered solution work for the Aura One.

PeterT · 10-17-2016, 09:26 PM

All kobo eInk eReaders run the same software.

up2echo · 10-17-2016, 10:07 PM

I took another look at that wiki link you provided, but I don't seem to be techie enough to understand all steps that are needed to send books from calibre to the Kobo collections.

FYI, I did create a custom column, but instead of setting it up in csv format, I selected "text, but with a fixed set of permitted values." Is that my error? I also put the lookup name (#tags) in the plug-in customization.

When I send the books to the KA1, though, they don't make it into the Kobo collection. I'm obviously missing steps, but I don't know what?

Thank you for any and all tips.

davidfor · 10-18-2016, 01:27 AM

The "Collection Columns" is a list of columns in the calibre library. The values in those columns are used as the collection names and the books will be put into those collections. You can use one or more columns and they can be of any type.

Common choices are:

- "tags" - all the tags you have for the books will be used as the collection names.
- "series" - put the books into a collection for the series the books are in.
- "tags, series" - both of the above.

Your custom column should work. You probably need to have the "Create Collections" options selected. Then, the most common mistake is not to set the "Metadata management" option to automatic. This is on the "Sending books to devices" page of the calibre preferences.

10-17-2016, 07:13 PM	#1
up2echo Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One	Kobo Aura One & Calibre & Collections Help! - Collections are a great way for me to manage my books and help me find my next book to read (among the hundreds of unread books I have), but I'm having issues "connecting the dots" between my new Kobo Aura One (KA1) collections and my Calibre collections. I've created collections on my KA1 and I understand how I can select (side-loaded) books on my KA1 and add them to a KA1 collection. I also understand how to send books from Calibre to my KA1 main memory. What I haven't figured out yet, is how to get the (side-loaded) books in Calibre into the KA1 collections (without going through each book on KA1 and manually adding it to a KA1 collection)? Appreciate all suggestions!

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10-17-2016, 08:18 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,167 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Have you looked at Kobo_Shelves_and_Collections in the MobileRead wiki?

10-17-2016, 09:04 PM	#3
up2echo Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One	Thank you for suggesting, but I did check out that page already. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to answer my question (let me know if I missed something). It seemed to be focused on earlier Kobo ereaders and I didn't see the offered solution work for the Aura One.

10-17-2016, 09:26 PM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,167 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	All kobo eInk eReaders run the same software.

10-17-2016, 10:07 PM	#5
up2echo Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One	I took another look at that wiki link you provided, but I don't seem to be techie enough to understand all steps that are needed to send books from calibre to the Kobo collections. FYI, I did create a custom column, but instead of setting it up in csv format, I selected "text, but with a fixed set of permitted values." Is that my error? I also put the lookup name (#tags) in the plug-in customization. When I send the books to the KA1, though, they don't make it into the Kobo collection. I'm obviously missing steps, but I don't know what? Thank you for any and all tips.

10-18-2016, 01:27 AM	#6
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	The "Collection Columns" is a list of columns in the calibre library. The values in those columns are used as the collection names and the books will be put into those collections. You can use one or more columns and they can be of any type. Common choices are: - "tags" - all the tags you have for the books will be used as the collection names. - "series" - put the books into a collection for the series the books are in. - "tags, series" - both of the above. Your custom column should work. You probably need to have the "Create Collections" options selected. Then, the most common mistake is not to set the "Metadata management" option to automatic. This is on the "Sending books to devices" page of the calibre preferences.