{"id":30924,"date":"2025-07-02T09:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30924"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:26:00","slug":"how-to-organize-your-e-books-on-kindle-apple-and-google-and-nook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30924","title":{"rendered":"How to Organize Your E-Books on Kindle, Apple and Google and Nook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">If the e-book app on your phone or tablet is overflowing and full of outdated files, use these tools to tidy it up.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Is your e-book library a hot mess of random <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/books\/best-sellers\/\" title>best sellers<\/a>, audiobooks, ancient sample chapters and abandoned titles?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Deleting old files helps, but if you also want better organization, consider sorting your content into \u201ccollections\u201d or \u201cshelves\u201d (depending on your app\u2019s terminology). These groupings work like albums for your photos: You can divide your sprawling library into labeled sections. You can still see the unsorted titles in \u201clist\u201d or \u201cgrid\u201d views, but displaying them in Collections or Shelf view adds a sense of order. And you can rename or remove the groupings without deleting the books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s a guide for five popular apps.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-1ff27e12\">Amazon Kindle<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/devices\/kindle-app-guide\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle mobile app<\/a>, tap the Library icon at the bottom of the screen to see all the e-books and other content you have acquired. In the Android version, press to select a book and tap the + icon at the top of the screen to add it to a collection. To delete the book, tap the three-dot icon to open the menu of options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the iOS version, press on a book cover on the screen to open a menu that lets you add it to a collection, delete it or perform other actions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-3\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-d754w4 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\">\n<div class=\"css-nwd8t8\" data-testid=\"lazy-image\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\" style=\"height:267.44444444444446px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">From the menu in the iOS version of the Amazon Kindle app, you can select a book and add it to a new or existing collection that groups titles in a more organized way. Tap the arrows icon on the right to view all your collections.<\/span><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Amazon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If you select Add to Collection, the app takes you to a screen of existing collections you can select. 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These groupings work like albums for your photos: You can divide your sprawling library into labeled sections. You can still see the unsorted titles in \u201clist\u201d or \u201cgrid\u201d views, but displaying them in Collections or Shelf view adds a sense of order. And you can rename or remove the groupings without deleting the books.Here\u2019s a guide for five popular apps.Amazon KindleIn the Kindle mobile app, tap the Library icon at the bottom of the screen to see all the e-books and other content you have acquired. In the Android version, press to select a book and tap the + icon at the top of the screen to add it to a collection. To delete the book, tap the three-dot icon to open the menu of options.In the iOS version, press on a book cover on the screen to open a menu that lets you add it to a collection, delete it or perform other actions.From the menu in the iOS version of the Amazon Kindle app, you can select a book and add it to a new or existing collection that groups titles in a more organized way. Tap the arrows icon on the right to view all your collections.AmazonIf you select Add to Collection, the app takes you to a screen of existing collections you can select. To create and name a new collection, tap Create (Android) or the + button in the upper-left corner (iOS).We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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