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« on: May 29, 2010, 05:52:25 PM »
One of the most frustrating things about my Kindle is that I can't keep track of the order of books in a series. I do it on a spreadsheet, but I can't see which book is next on my Kindle menu screen. When I finish a book I can't start another until I can get to my computer. Although I suppose I could turn my spreadsheet into a PDF and send it to my Kindle...

Does 2.5 allow you to edit the book titles? Is there any other way to note the order of books on the Kindle?

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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2010, 06:32:56 PM »
2.5 won't let you edit your metadata, but you can do that with calibre. You can edit author and title and put them in order by fiddling with the published date. I did that a few weeks ago and I'm SO happy I finally took the time to do it. All I do is keep the books sorted by author and they fall right into order for me now.
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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2010, 08:06:03 AM »
I haven't changed anything on my Kindle, but I might have to check out Calibre. I'd also love to have some different screen savers...

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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2010, 09:13:22 AM »
I must be strange or stupid one...I can't figure out how to get started with calibre to save my life
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« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2010, 10:04:18 AM »
Quote from: mistyd107 on May 30, 2010, 09:13:22 AM
I must be strange or stupid one...I can't figure out how to get started with calibre to save my life

I went to their website and it looks simple enough... but that doesn't mean I'll be able to make it work. If I have any luck, I'll share!
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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2010, 10:05:35 AM »
Quote from: mistyd107 on May 30, 2010, 09:13:22 AM
I must be strange or stupid one...I can't figure out how to get started with calibre to save my life

Start with the demo video on this page.
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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2010, 10:11:17 AM »
Quote from: mistyd107 on May 30, 2010, 09:13:22 AM
I must be strange or stupid one...I can't figure out how to get started with calibre to save my life

Yeah, I had that trouble too. I'm usually pretty good at picking up new software but I tried and failed at calibre several times before finally biting the bullet and sticking at it till I got it to work. There are still some parts of it that are totally over my head, but I can at least get my authors and titles amended so everything sorts properly and thanks to tips from luvmy4brats I can also keep my notes and sort my series in order too!
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« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2010, 10:39:39 AM »
Quote from: 4Katie on May 30, 2010, 10:04:18 AM
I went to their website and it looks simple enough... but that doesn't mean I'll be able to make it work. If I have any luck, I'll share!


thx!! I may give it another shot
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