Giraffe Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 How do you organize your Kindle? Do you have Collections? What categories do you use? How do you keep track and not "lose" books? This comes as a result of the recent free books and audiobooks from Amazon/Audible. I'm overwhelmed with books, audiobooks, SWB lectures, and PDFs. Every now and then I go through the collections I have set up and find books I forgot I had. I have downloaded Calibre but have not had time to figure it out - and it's on the PC, not the Kindle itself. And does Calibre handle audiobooks, PDFs, etc? Help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I have no idea! But I hope to find out, I have the same problem. (sorry, absolutely zero help!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in Austin Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I have collections. Here's how they work: BOOKSTORE: free samples NIGHTSTAND: things I am currently reading SHELF: books I have purchased that I haven't read yet ARCHIVE: books I have read CHURCH BAG: scriptures, manuals, etc. for church and scripture study FREEBIES: free books I probably won't ever read HEBREW/GREEK: a bunch of PDFs I use for studying the languages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I'm a minimalist, so my collections are: To Read Reading Read Frogged I wish they let me put my magazines in a collection, I hate having them just hanging out loose on my Kindle. Yes, I have issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Ok, so how do you set up collections? I am normally pretty savy at that kind of stuff, but can't figure it out. Oh, wait...just looked, I use the iPad kindle app. I don't think I can use collections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Mine are: Currently reading ( I try to keep fewer than 20 in here) Favorites (that I reread if I can't find anything else to read) Kids books (all stuff that is suitable for kids so I can help them find something appropriate to read if I need to) books for older kid - (stuff I bought for older dd but she hasn't read yet - just a quick reference for me) books for younger kid - (younger dd currently shares my kindle) cookbooks books for work unread -- I delete from my device everything I've read but don't think I'll reread - it stays in my archive unless it is unfit to read again then I permanently remove it from account so no one else gets tortured with it. I share my kindle account with 4 or 5 family members, and we have a large library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn&charles Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 My collections are: Biography and memoirs Children's books Christian Classics Cooking Culture and philosophy Education Fantasy Fiction - general Fiction - historical Fiction - literary Finance Games Health and psychology History Holiday Home and Garden Humor Instructional and reference Latin Library books Marriage and parenting Nonfiction Science Science fiction and dystopia Short stories Thrillers, adventure & mysteries Travel Writing Young Adult Fiction Then I always keep my current book outside of the categories so it's easily found. I don't put all my books on my Kindle though. For the rest of the "mess" I just look at the Kindle online reader to choose something I want (because I can see the book covers) and then download it to my Kindle. I really wish there was a way to organize everything online like virtual bookshelves where you can drag and drop stuff, etc. Maybe someday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I had collections. Fiction Non Fiction Series Bookclub Misc Cooking etc I cant explain how to set it up on the keyboard. You use the 5 way while the title is highlighted. Then it will say Add To Collection. But to set up a collection i think theres an option in the Menu? I havent done it in awhile and I dont have my Keyboard anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I had collections. Fiction Non Fiction Series Bookclub Misc Cooking etc I cant explain how to set it up on the keyboard. You use the 5 way while the title is highlighted. Then it will say Add To Collection. But to set up a collection i think theres an option in the Menu? I havent done it in awhile and I dont have my Keyboard anymore. Thanks! I just figured out how to do it on my Kindle Touch based on your instructions. I didn't even realize it was an option to create collections. Phew, now I don't have to scroll through 200 books just to find something at the end.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Am I the only one who is too lazy to get organized? My books are a jumbled mess and it seems overwhelming to try to put them in any kind of order. The only thing I do is try to put all of the fiction on my regular Kindle, non-fiction (but without too many photos) on the Kindle Fire, and cookbooks or heavily illustrated books on one of the iPads. But beyond that, I am a disorganized mess. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I have most of my collections by author as I tend to like more than a few books by each author. For the rest I have genre collections and I have one of kids books. Things I have not read yet are not placed into a collection until I have read it. If I didnt like it at all, I delete it at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I've been slowly building my collections based on what I'm reading. So far I have: Classics Memoir Orthodox Fantasy Science Fiction I'll probably add more as I read from those genres. I like some of the other ideas I'm finding here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma aimee Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Thanks! I just figured out how to do it on my Kindle Touch based on your instructions. I didn't even realize it was an option to create collections. Phew, now I don't have to scroll through 200 books just to find something at the end.:lol: ok and for the clue-less among us -- help -- i have a kindle fire (3 actually) -- and i'd looooove to make collections for me, my mom (one of the fires is her's), classics for school and children books. i can't puzzle it out -- i see how to add books to "favorites" but that is all i can figure out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 ok and for the clue-less among us -- help -- i have a kindle fire (3 actually) -- and i'd looooove to make collections for me, my mom (one of the fires is her's), classics for school and children books. i can't puzzle it out -- i see how to add books to "favorites" but that is all i can figure out ACK! I don't know how much help I'll be. I don't have the Fire, just the Touch. Let me explain how to do it on mine and maybe it'll help you. K, I go to my home page, where all the books are listed. All 200 of them (eep!). I click the "Menu" button. A new screen pops up and I hit the "Create New Collection" button. Then I name the new collection, I did one for Children's Read Alouds, then hit "OK". To sort the books into the collections, I go back to my home page, and instead of tapping my finger on a title to open the book, I hold my finger on the title and a new menu screen pops up. "Add to Collection" is the option I want, so I click that then choose the collection(s) I want. And just keep adding books to collections or creating new ones. Hope that helps, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma aimee Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 ACK! I don't know how much help I'll be. I don't have the Fire, just the Touch. Let me explain how to do it on mine and maybe it'll help you. K, I go to my home page, where all the books are listed. All 200 of them (eep!). I click the "Menu" button. A new screen pops up and I hit the "Create New Collection" button. Then I name the new collection, I did one for Children's Read Alouds, then hit "OK". To sort the books into the collections, I go back to my home page, and instead of tapping my finger on a title to open the book, I hold my finger on the title and a new menu screen pops up. "Add to Collection" is the option I want, so I click that then choose the collection(s) I want. And just keep adding books to collections or creating new ones. Hope that helps, maybe? :( I don't have a menu option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma aimee Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 i emailed Amazon; it is not possible on the Fires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I keep my collections pretty simple: Fiction Non-Fiction Religion Self Help Reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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