PRS-700 How to use the Collection feature...?

icebear · 03-31-2010, 09:32 AM

yeah, i admit its probably a really stupid question but i don't know if what i thought it was and what it really is might be two totally different things and that is why i can't use it as i'd like to.

i have had my ebook for a while and it works great but i'd sure like to figure some things out since its there.

i thought the Collection section was where i could sort books by subject perhaps, but when i click on 'collections' and then 'options' i don't get anything that i had expected, like a sorting menu... that 6'x3' multiple fold manual that the reader came with has long since been filed away and i couldn't possibly spread and read it between kids and cat being attracted to it.

i have over 150 books now, so i have plenty of items to play with...
but is the collection feature something i can sort things into?
by author, or subject or source....?

or do you buy books in some predefined collection and that is where they sit?

i assumed at first that it might be a self sorting thing, like books bought through the sony bookstore might set themselves.

i don't know. i guess i'm just lost, life is hectic and this is just another small thing i am trying to figure out.

grooks · 03-31-2010, 11:05 AM

The Collections will need to be created from your computer as opposed to the Reader itself.

If using the Sony Library:
* Open Sony Library then connect your Reader
* Under the Reader click on Collections
* Select the 'Add +' in the bottom left of the screen and this should create a new collection. You should be able to change the name of the collection.
* Drag and drop ebooks from your Reader to the collection

If use Calibre:
* Next to each ebook in Calibre, double-click on 'Tag' and enter one or more tags you wish to add to each book.
* Each tag must be separated by a comma (e.g. Mystery, Suspense, Sci-Fi)
* Copy ebooks to Reader and Collections will be created for every tag listed.

icebear · 04-14-2010, 07:04 PM

sorry i never got back to this...

i tried it just as you said and it worked perfectly, thank you!

03-31-2010, 09:32 AM	#1
icebear rank noob Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maine, USA Device: PRS 700	How to use the Collection feature...? yeah, i admit its probably a really stupid question but i don't know if what i thought it was and what it really is might be two totally different things and that is why i can't use it as i'd like to. i have had my ebook for a while and it works great but i'd sure like to figure some things out since its there. i thought the Collection section was where i could sort books by subject perhaps, but when i click on 'collections' and then 'options' i don't get anything that i had expected, like a sorting menu... that 6'x3' multiple fold manual that the reader came with has long since been filed away and i couldn't possibly spread and read it between kids and cat being attracted to it. i have over 150 books now, so i have plenty of items to play with... but is the collection feature something i can sort things into? by author, or subject or source....? or do you buy books in some predefined collection and that is where they sit? i assumed at first that it might be a self sorting thing, like books bought through the sony bookstore might set themselves. i don't know. i guess i'm just lost, life is hectic and this is just another small thing i am trying to figure out.

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03-31-2010, 11:05 AM	#2
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	The Collections will need to be created from your computer as opposed to the Reader itself. If using the Sony Library: * Open Sony Library then connect your Reader * Under the Reader click on Collections * Select the 'Add +' in the bottom left of the screen and this should create a new collection. You should be able to change the name of the collection. * Drag and drop ebooks from your Reader to the collection If use Calibre: * Next to each ebook in Calibre, double-click on 'Tag' and enter one or more tags you wish to add to each book. * Each tag must be separated by a comma (e.g. Mystery, Suspense, Sci-Fi) * Copy ebooks to Reader and Collections will be created for every tag listed.

04-14-2010, 07:04 PM	#3
icebear rank noob Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maine, USA Device: PRS 700	sorry i never got back to this... i tried it just as you said and it worked perfectly, thank you!

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