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

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:

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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.

 
I may give up and write my own. I really don't want to manually enter the
contents of 20 full-size bookcases.
 

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 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
10th generation Paperwhite and I've never been able to do it.)
 
    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).