collections via usb

hotwired · 01-28-2019, 02:26 PM

Is there a way to "manually" drag books into and out of collections on an e ink kindle via USB? Sort of like you would with files and folders in windows explorer? There doesn't appear to be "folders" for collections, only a "Documents" folder ... it sure would be nice!

Thanks all.

HarryT · 01-28-2019, 02:40 PM

Please use the forums correctly - you’ve been a member more than long enough to know the right place to ask questions.

Answer: No. Collections are not folders.

hotwired · 01-28-2019, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Please use the forums correctly - you’ve been a member more than long enough to know the right place to ask questions.

Answer: No. Collections are not folders.

Correcting someone the way you just corrected me serves little value beyond making you "right" and me "wrong." Like many of the people on ANY online forum, I've posted 2-3 times in the 10 years (?) I've been a member. If I did something wrong, I'm certainly open to direction, if you've anything to offer.

BookCat · 01-28-2019, 06:47 PM

If your kindle is registered, you can create Collections on the kindle itself, even with the wifi switched off. Just put your books onto the reader, in the documents folder, then create desired Collections on your kindle and put the books into the collections (the kindle will direct you how to do this).

To create a Collection just go to the home page, tap the three dots at the upper right, this should bring up the option to create a new collection.

Your kindle MUST be registered to do this.

NiLuJe · 01-28-2019, 08:31 PM

Short answer: no.

Long answer: indirectly, but only on a Jailbroken device, and with a two-step process. c.f., Kindle Collections Plugin & LibrarianSync.

Technical reason: Collections are stored in a SQLite database that happens to live in a system partition, not the one exported over USB (unlike on, say, Kobos).

01-28-2019, 02:26 PM	#1
hotwired Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: kindle hdx 8.9	collections via usb Is there a way to "manually" drag books into and out of collections on an e ink kindle via USB? Sort of like you would with files and folders in windows explorer? There doesn't appear to be "folders" for collections, only a "Documents" folder ... it sure would be nice! Thanks all.

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01-28-2019, 02:40 PM	#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	Please use the forums correctly - you’ve been a member more than long enough to know the right place to ask questions. Answer: No. Collections are not folders.

01-28-2019, 06:47 PM	#4
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	If your kindle is registered, you can create Collections on the kindle itself, even with the wifi switched off. Just put your books onto the reader, in the documents folder, then create desired Collections on your kindle and put the books into the collections (the kindle will direct you how to do this). To create a Collection just go to the home page, tap the three dots at the upper right, this should bring up the option to create a new collection. Your kindle MUST be registered to do this.

01-28-2019, 08:31 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Short answer: no. Long answer: indirectly, but only on a Jailbroken device, and with a two-step process. c.f., Kindle Collections Plugin & LibrarianSync. Technical reason: Collections are stored in a SQLite database that happens to live in a system partition, not the one exported over USB (unlike on, say, Kobos).

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