08-02-2024, 10:58 PM | #1 |
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New to Calibre and confused...Need step by step.
I am confused about what the following means...
"The commonly-provided requirements for subgroups such as genres are: A subgroup (e.g., a genre) must contain (point to) books, not categories of books. This is what distinguishes subgroups from calibre user categories." I cannot find out what a user category is. I cannot distinguish subgroups from user categories since I don't understand what a user category is. I want to do something to put the books by genre. I know they cannot be put in folders like in a PC. I have read about subgroups and hierarchies and virtual libraries, but I don't know which one is the one I need to categorize my books. Maybe there is a better way to do this? Thanks for any advice. |
08-03-2024, 01:50 AM | #2 |
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The simplest way is to create a custom column.
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08-03-2024, 02:25 AM | #3 |
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Sub-group in calibre is same as tagging i.e. put a label at a book.
User categorie is a bit like other direction and not only for books i.e. you add books but also authors and more to a created category. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=118934 There are different but also some similar features to tags and user category. My recommendation: start with tagging. |
08-03-2024, 02:37 PM | #4 |
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Thanks.
I could not figure out which one to check when creating custom columns so I could have genre, but I created a column called Unread. I will try using tags. Should be much easier. I use shelves on my Fire and Nook. thanks. |
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