Re: [Meta] Wait, you sort your books how???

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:

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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.
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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.

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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