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Subject: Re: [Meta] Wait, you sort your books how???
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On Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:59:34 +1200, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

>On 21/07/24 09:38, rkshullat@rosettacondot.com wrote:
>> Ahasuerus <ahasuerus@email.com> wrote:
>>> On 7/19/2024 12:25 PM, rkshullat@rosettacondot.com wrote:
>>>> Ahasuerus <ahasuerus@email.com> wrote:
>>>>> [snip-snip]
>>>>>
>>>>> Indeed. I started using removable labels and word processor-based
>>>>> catalogs some decades ago. As an added bonus, you can fit more =
books
>>>>> into a bookcase if you separate hardcovers/trade paperbacks from =
mass
>>>>> market paperbacks, then double-stack them. A balanced mix of =
bindings
>>>>> can accommodate 700-800 books per bookcase.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course, e-books and e-readers have changed the equation over the=
 last
>>>>> 10-20 years, but that's a whole different can of worms.
>>>>
>>>> Hijacking the thread...
>>>> What software do you (or anyone else reading this) use to organize =
your
>>>> collection? [snip-snip]
>>> Basic word processing software like Microsoft Word, LibreOffice =
Writer=20
>>> or even Notepad scales up reasonably well. It doesn't support =
bar-code=20
>>> based automation, but it's straightforward, flexible and compatible =
with=20
>>> Kindle/other e-readers.
>>=20
>> I may give up and write my own. I really don't want to manually enter =
the
>> contents of 20 full-size bookcases.
>>=20
>>> On the e-book side, Calibre (https://calibre-ebook.com/) is a very =
nice=20
>>> tool. Perhaps the UI is not as polished as what a major company might=
 be=20
>>> able to do, but it's very powerful. It also comes with lots of useful=
=20
>>> add-ons like FanFicFare, which lets you create (and automatically=20
>>> update!) ebooks from Web serials hosted by RoyalRoad, SpaceBattles, =
AO3,=20
>>> etc.
>>=20
>> I like Calibre, although I miss the ability to back up my Amazon =
purchases.
>> (I've periodically tried, but the oldest functioning Kindle I have is =
a=20
>> 10th generation Paperwhite and I've never been able to do it.)
>>=20
>>     Robert
>
>You probably don't need to back up Amazon purchases as you can download
>them again for no cost. (I haven't done that for years and years but
>when I lost a hard disk once, it was a simple task to reload them Amazon
>using "Kindle for PC".)
>If you need to back up individual books, then do a web search for DeDRM
>Calibre Kindle (or maybe Amazon).

The "Manage Content and Devices" Page (can't find it? Pull up "Returns
and Orders", go to "Digital Orders" and find an eBook; the button
should be the right) can download files for transfer by USB. You have
to designate which device you are planning to use it on, but it
downloads to Download and from there it can be moved ... anywhere.
--=20
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"