To create a column, CTRL/CMD + P (This opens Preferences). If so, then you’ll want to create your own metadata fields.

For instance, maybe you want to be able to search/sort information based on where you purchased the book or perhaps why you bought the book. If the default metadata information is not enough for you, then you’ll want to create your own columns. If the information here is sufficient for you to create sortable TBR list, then move to Step 3. Once the book is imported, depending on the publisher or author’s metadata capabilities, the book information can be sketchy: Much of this information can be obtained automatically by authorizing Calibre to pull information from various sites like Amazon, Goodreads, Fantastic Fiction and many others.Īdd a book either automatically or manually. Calibre comes with columns for Title, Title Sort, Author, Author Sort, Date of Publication, Date (that you add the book to Calibre), Size of the file, Rating, Tags, Series, Publisher, Description. The first thing you want to do is create columns that will be used to sort your information.

Determining how you want to sort your content.

Finally, you can use plugboards to organize your content automatically (this is what I use). Second, you can sync your Goodreads account. First, you can create collections for Kindle and Kobo that sync with your digital reader. I need an organizational tool for my digital books.īut if all you did was buy at Amazon and you have a small book hoarding problem like me, then you also need an organizational tool to manage your To Be Read (TBR) pile.Ĭalibre offers you a couple of ways to organize your TBR pile. Plus, I have over a 1,000 books I bought before Amazon really got up and running.

I shop primarily at Amazon but if I have coupons or see deals at other sites, I’ll buy there as well. For long time readers of this blog, Calibre is an indispensable tool for tracking my reading library.

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