Content How to sort side-loaded eBooks on KPW3

rabe3ab · 12-07-2015, 05:20 PM

Good evening everybody, I am getting a new kindle paperwhite 3 and I am new to the e-Readers stuff. I have read that starting from the fw update of KPW2 you can't jailbreak the device unless you do the serial mode and I don't want to mess with my kindle so early.
I have a big collection (about 500) of eBooks on my calibre library of different formats. my questions is what is the best way to copy the eBooks and sorting them on the kindle?

susan_cassidy · 12-07-2015, 06:42 PM

Convert any other formats to mobi or azw, then copy over via USB. Sorting is done the same no matter the source of the books. There is a sort by menu item on the home page. You can sort by most recent, title, author, or collections.

eschwartz · 12-07-2015, 07:16 PM

Just send with calibre, calibre will automatically handle sending the right formats.

You can use a metadata plugboard to e.g. prepend series info to the title in the exported copies. Then you could sort by title and get series for free.

That would be "sorting".
For "collections" you will have to get an older Kindle, risk the serial port, or buy a Kobo.

12-07-2015, 05:20 PM	#1
rabe3ab Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	How to sort side-loaded eBooks on KPW3 Good evening everybody, I am getting a new kindle paperwhite 3 and I am new to the e-Readers stuff. I have read that starting from the fw update of KPW2 you can't jailbreak the device unless you do the serial mode and I don't want to mess with my kindle so early. I have a big collection (about 500) of eBooks on my calibre library of different formats. my questions is what is the best way to copy the eBooks and sorting them on the kindle?

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12-07-2015, 06:42 PM	#2
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Convert any other formats to mobi or azw, then copy over via USB. Sorting is done the same no matter the source of the books. There is a sort by menu item on the home page. You can sort by most recent, title, author, or collections.

12-07-2015, 07:16 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Just send with calibre, calibre will automatically handle sending the right formats. You can use a metadata plugboard to e.g. prepend series info to the title in the exported copies. Then you could sort by title and get series for free. That would be "sorting". For "collections" you will have to get an older Kindle, risk the serial port, or buy a Kobo.

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