And if you have only few books on Kindle - you have no problem with their organization.Īt the same time you can organize the backed up Kindle library on your computer. The idea is that all books from Kindle are backed up to your computer and only these books that you read now - remain on the device. But now when Amazon closed the Kindle firmware, the developers released Kindlian 4, which offers very elegant way to organize books and collections. In the past it was one of the Kindle collection managers. Moreover, these programs allow to move books between computer and device, open (not DRM protected) books in the desktop viewer.īut probably the best option is Kindlian. ) in the virtual library on your computer. But you can organize your books by various parameters (genres, authors, tags. They can't organize collections on Kindle (for the reason described above), so you still have chaos on the device. They work like this: you connect Kindle via USB and the book organizer scans your device and displays your library. In particular - Calibre (Windows, Mac, Linux) and Alfa Ebooks Manager (Windows only). There are some good desktop ebook organizers that can work with Kindle. And even if the miracle happens, and they will sync, still you won't be able to sync collections with your own books (not purchased from Amazon). So all of these programs don't work now.īut what about Kindle Desktop? Of course, we forgot that Kindle has its own desktop client for Windows! It's beautiful and comfortable! And yes, it features collections! But what a Bummer! These collections are not synced with Kindle ereader or even with Kindle Cloud. But then Amazon decided to end the party and closed the Kindle firmware from third-party applications. You could create and edit collections on your computer and then sync them to Kindle. If you search on Google, you may find a couple of desktop programs, that are positioned as Kindle Collection Managers. And, probably, this situation won't change, because Amazon wants you to read only purchased books.ģ. But the major drawback is that in Kindle Cloud your own books are separated from books purchased from Amazon, so you won't be able to organize them to collections. Checkboxes rule, no covers, no drag-n-drop. But the cloud interface - is still awful. Cloud collections are synced with collections on your device. Thankfully, Amazon has recently added the opportunity to organize collections in your online account. If you have a lot of books and collections - it's a nightmare.
You have to open each book and check boxes in order to select collections that you want this book to appear in. Second, you can't drag-n-drop a book (and even more several books) to collection. First, it's black and white, so forget about color covers. Because Kidle's e-Ink screen (even if it's touch screen) is very poorly suited for displaying and, especially, for organizing electronic library. But as you get more books, create more collections, the beauty fades out. You create several collections, put books to them and your library looks nice. When you just bought your Kindle and have 1, 2, 3. Looks like everything is fine, but what happens in practice? Ok, in some cases it's even better, as one book can be included in several collections, such as "What to read next" and "Adventure Books". Instead of folders Kindle offers collections to organize books. Or rather, you can create folders and put ebooks to them, but on the device screen books still will be displayed in a single list (with no folders). From the very first model, Amazon has decided not to support folder structure for electronic books. However, organizing books on this device - leaves much to be desired. Kindle - is the best and most popular ereader in the world.
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