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From: BillGill <tonisdad215@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Meta] Wait, you sort your books how???
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On 7/19/2024 3:01 PM, Ahasuerus 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 
> or even Notepad scales up reasonably well. It doesn't support bar-code 
> based automation, but it's straightforward, flexible and compatible with 
> Kindle/other e-readers.
> 
> On the e-book side, Calibre (https://calibre-ebook.com/) is a very nice 
> tool. Perhaps the UI is not as polished as what a major company might be 
> able to do, but it's very powerful. It also comes with lots of useful 
> add-ons like FanFicFare, which lets you create (and automatically 
> update!) ebooks from Web serials hosted by RoyalRoad, SpaceBattles, AO3, 
> etc.
I have Calibre and it is a good program.  The only problem
with it is that there is no longer any way to break the Kindle
coding, so it can't handle Kindle books.  I do use it when I
digitize books, because it makes it easy to convert text from
a word processor to EPUB.  Then it can be sent do any device
that has a program that can read EPUB (tablet, phone, or whatever).

Bill