[PaperWhite] How move hundreds of books from computer into a specific Collection?

[white-k]

Hi. I have a Kindle Paperwhite "2".

I would like to move hundreds of books in bulk, from my computer into a specific 'Collection' on my Kindle.

How do I do that?
Do I really need to Jailbreak my PaperWhite to do it?

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by white-k

Hi. I have a Kindle Paperwhite "2".

I would like to move hundreds of books in bulk, from my computer into a specific 'Collection' on my Kindle.

How do I do that?
Do I really need to Jailbreak my PaperWhite to do it?

If your books are in Calibre and you are transferring them via usb then you can do it simply via Calibre. Create your Collection on Kindle first then send the books via Calibre. You will then need to add them into the collection on the Kindle but if you select the Collection and do Add and Remove and have the sort as Recent you can can add in one page at a time by selection Add All on this Page.

I did this for some of my collections.

[eschwartz]

After transferring your books to the Kindle (however you do that, but probably via USB), you have two options:

1. Add each book to a collection through the Kindle interface... one at a time. You can edit a collection, though, and scroll through, checking each book to be added to the collection.
2. Use the [GUI Plugin] Kindle Collections. This must be used in tandem with a helper on the Kindle itself, which requires a jailbreak, but you can modify collections in bulk using metadata filters from calibre.

[Barbara1955]

I downloaded my Collections 1st then the ebooks! Amazingly 90% actually went into the correct collection as I downloaded them & side loaded!

[ForsCream]

Originally Posted by Katie1

I downloaded my Collections 1st then the ebooks! Amazingly 90% actually went into the correct collection as I downloaded them & side loaded!

This is interesting.

Can you provide more details? How you downloaded a collection and where you downloaded it to?

[Barbara1955]

When you get the new Kindle Go into its Archives After you reg it that is! At the top Before your Amazon ebook list it will have Down Load Collections from other devices [something like that] After that's install start you eBook DL Then Side load the rest. The only thing it saves on time is Not having to put them into collections. It will do it for you! I getting a New Touch on Monday So I feel for you ... be my 3rd kindle in 30 days ...ugh

[eschwartz]

Note: The above does not work on devices with Cloud Collections (fw5.4.2 and above).

The first time you sign in, I believe collections should be auto-imported from other devices.
You cannot import Cloud Collections to a non-CC device.

[Barbara1955]

UGH Looks like my trick does not work with the new Kindle Touch! Going to be a Longgg week Loading then straightening them into collection grrrr

[white-k]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

If your books are in Calibre and you are transferring them via usb then you can do it simply via Calibre. Create your Collection on Kindle first then send the books via Calibre. You will then need to add them into the collection on the Kindle but if you select the Collection and do Add and Remove and have the sort as Recent you can can add in one page at a time by selection Add All on this Page.

I did this for some of my collections.

Since I currently don't have time to look into jailbreaking, I tried this method, and while not perfectly ideal, it did work well enough for now.
Many thanks!
And also thanks to all others for the jailbreak-options which can come in handy when I have the time to look into that. I appreaciate it!