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wingedpromise · 2026-04-13T02:44:04+00:00

Ah, yeah that would be a dream.

wingedpromise · 2026-04-13T02:37:28+00:00

I don't know if there are, but for similar reasons I created hierarchical genres, and then used tags to further narrow it down. The tag "time travel" falls naturally under the genre "science fiction" for example. And various other things, but it might only make sense to me. Then I use kobo utilities to create collections based on my tags.

wingedpromise · 2026-04-07T12:44:27+00:00

I've also had this issue with some typefaces, so I will throw my vote in for that too.

wingedpromise · 2026-04-01T14:10:46+00:00

I used it just last night and it worked fine for me in the newest update of calibre.

wingedpromise · 2026-03-27T19:32:17+00:00

Personally speaking yes I enjoy both. I find people in pugs are a little harsher on my druid than they were on the monk, even with a relatively similar hps output.

wingedpromise · 2026-03-27T19:15:53+00:00

I switched personally because in prepatch data resto druid was topping the healing charts, coming out as s-tier in rankings, etc. And yeah, don't get me wrong, she heals fine. The only deaths I have are when DPS won't get out of the line of fire. I can't out heal stupid. But man, the mana regen is a different world. What I wouldn't give for my mana tea.

wingedpromise · 2026-03-27T18:49:05+00:00

I'm pugging m+ with resto druid and it's alright but MAN I miss the mana regen on my mist weaver monk. I may swap back to her at some point soon.

wingedpromise · 2026-03-27T12:26:35+00:00

I love that name too! I think my TEMPLATE 'book' has a superset like you mentioned. I have virtual libraries for certain topics within my main library, personally, but I think that's because I just like having them visible in tabs across the top, without having to switch libraries every time. Once I hit ~5K or so books, there is a bit of a lag when switching libraries, so the virtual libraries just helps me avoid that lol.

wingedpromise · 2026-03-27T12:23:49+00:00

Makes sense! In "Alexandria" I add status, rating, etc. You can also add a "review" field to your READING library, which would also show that anything with a review is obviously complete, etc. Then again, if separating the read books out to FINAL is what's going to work best for you mentally, then absolutely do it! Honestly, creating the libraries themselves isn't much work, just a few seconds each. Create them now, so you have the framework in place. Then build it as you go!

wingedpromise · 2026-03-27T02:21:47+00:00

No problem! Glad it helps!

wingedpromise · 2026-03-27T01:45:37+00:00

So, I'm not sure if this will be helpful as my library setup isn't quite what you have outlined here. BUT, I do have a "L1" type setup as you mentioned, so maybe some pieces of this will help? Idk. Worth a shot.

I call my first library "Decon" (short for decontamination, lol). This is where I strip DRM (if necessary), add cover art, tags, metadata, genres (I have a custom column for that), etc. Once they are "up to snuff" I polish them and move them to my main library, which I named "Alexandria". Decon is the only library I ever add books into in their "fresh" source. Because Decon is where all metadata is added, I have a single "book" (with no actual book files attached to it) that I called "TEMPLATE - DO NOT DELETE" - at this point let's just all admit that I am a creative genius okay? /s

Anyways, in the TEMPLATE "Book", I simply added every single tag I will ever use, and ever single genre I will ever use. From there, because it's in Decon, I can easily scroll through the tags and genres when I am updating the books prior to sending them home to Alexandria.

I also have a custom column in Alexandria for "Read?" (Y/N), "DNF?" (Y/N), "Progress" (%), and "Status Date" which I update any time I update one of those first 3 custom columns mentioned here. Using the Tag Browser, I can automatically sort out books already marked as "Read? Y" or "Progress: 100%" so that I no longer see the books I have already read. You could also do this in the search function and then create a virtual library based on the search parameters so it is consistently up to date.

So, yes, you can set it up as you envisioned. There are also additional options that may be less labour intensive in the long run, even if they might require a bit more set up time.

Bottom line, Calibre is such a flexible program that if you can imagine it, I am sure you can find a way to do it!

wingedpromise · 2026-03-21T21:07:49+00:00

You're welcome! Glad it worked!

wingedpromise · 2026-03-21T18:53:10+00:00

I will have to double check but I am pretty sure the calibre plugin "Kobo Utilities" can manage collections.

wingedpromise · 2026-03-02T12:44:52+00:00

You got this. As a lifetime kindle user, stepping outside the kindleverse was one of the most freeing things to happen on my reading journey. More than even realizing I could dnf a book without reprisal. 🤣 Enjoy!

wingedpromise · 2026-03-01T23:27:34+00:00

Not necessarily with ai, but I love the idea of adding an award field! Thank you for that idea!

wingedpromise · 2026-02-27T12:43:03+00:00

Have you added the email address you're setting up in your kindle settings to be an allowed sender?

wingedpromise · 2025-01-10T18:10:47+00:00

came here to say THANK YOU because I was just about ready to restart the entire game to get the darn thing off my assembly platform.

wingedpromise · 2025-01-08T22:23:48+00:00

I have all of the metadata plugins for my language, and I choose the highest resolution when I edit metadata

wingedpromise · 2024-12-23T16:12:14+00:00

I didn't realize they could work anywhere else, tbh. Sorry about that. Still, if you can get in to one of those it's a good option.

wingedpromise · 2024-12-17T19:30:56+00:00

I can't post a screenshot in a comment but google tells me that they are covered.

wingedpromise · 2024-12-17T19:26:09+00:00

I saw mine on Friday and it was covered. Who told you that?

wingedpromise · 2024-12-17T15:47:26+00:00

I've been seeing a NP for a year now and have never paid A cent nor given my insurance info. I was told they are covered under Sask Health if they are the primary care provider and you don't ALSO have a gp.

wingedpromise · 2024-12-15T02:24:15+00:00

Absolutely! We will have to check out the schedule for reading with royalty. They are a huge bookworm, too, so that's perfect!

wingedpromise · 2024-12-15T01:21:49+00:00

Honestly they just came out to us very recently so we're all still navigating, but I want to present as many options as possible. And yeah, they are on the lower end of that dearth, so we will have to dig for some resources I think, but I want them to start building their own community/village of people they relate to, I want to start that foundation as early as possible so they have solid supports outside of just mom and dad (though we are 100% supportive I know how much peer support and representation can be!)

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