JUNE 2020 PCWorld 121Launch the app
and tap Library
from the toolbar.
Long-press a
book you want to
add to a
Collection. A new
toolbar slides
down from the
top of the screen
showing Share, a
‘+’ sign, and
three-dot icons.
Tap + and, in the
window that
pops up, check
the box next to
the Collection to which you want to add the
book. Tap Done to return to your library.
Regardless of which option you use, all
your Collections will remain in sync across all
of them.
USING THE CALIBRE OR
KINDLIAN DESKTOP
ORGANIZERS
There was a time when you could manage
the books on your Kindle device using one
of several third-party desktop organizers.
That’s no longer the case, as Amazon has
since closed off its firmware. But these tools
can still help you get a handle on your library.
Two of the best are Calibre (go.pcworld.
com/calb) (compatible with Windows, Mac
OS, Linux) and Kindlian (go.pcworld.com/
kdln) (Windows only). You connect your
Kindle to your computer via USB, and the
desktop organizer scans your devices library,
displaying the books in an elegant, full-color
interface. You can edit your ebooks’
metadata, and organize them by author,
format, rating, tags, and other criteria.
Your entire library stays neat and
organized—albeit only on your computer,
not the Kindle itself. Still, many users,
including this one, find they make your
library more visually appealing and easier to
parse than in Amazon’s own tools. You can
also use them to move books to and from
your Kindle, and side-load eBooks you get
from places other than Amazon.Desktop organizers like Calibre offer an elegant interface for editing eBook
metadata and organzing books by formats, ratings, and tags on your computer.
Unfortunately, you can’t sync this information with your Kindle.