eBook owners question

forsooth · 03-17-2013, 05:06 AM

How many eBooks do you own. Give total.
total = free + pay

Asawi · 03-17-2013, 05:32 AM

I don't know! It's somewhere between 100 and 500 though.
I have "weeded out" lots of freebies. If I hadn't I might have had more than 500.

Most of my reading material comes from libraries. Overdrive and Swedish eLib.

Terisa de morgan · 03-17-2013, 05:52 AM

I don't really know but it goes in the range 2000 to 5000.

Ravensknight · 03-17-2013, 05:57 AM

Mine stays around the 1000-1300 mark, as I dl freebies, read them and usually delete them [not worth a re-read ever].

BWinmill · 03-17-2013, 06:59 AM

I said 100-500, even though I have less than 100. You can't keep library books, so those get wiped pretty quickly. I don't feel compelled to keep public domain books, since those are easy to reacquire. I don't spend much time searching for free non-public domain works. That pretty much leaves purchased books, which are few and far in between.

Ken Maltby · 03-17-2013, 08:15 AM

My SD card usually has around 7000 ebook files.

Luck;
Ken

Turtle91 · 03-17-2013, 08:17 AM

500-2000...doesn't count the Gutenberg DVD I downloaded years ago.

fjtorres · 03-17-2013, 09:12 AM

Tricky question, really.
Since I have the (cleaned-up) Black Mask Collection on DVD, that puts me in the 25,000+ bracket.

Otherwise, I'd be in the 10-25,000 bracket, thanks to the 14,000 Gutenberg titles I d/'ed, "prettified" and converted to mobi and MSReader format ages ago. (Two whole weeks I had the PC running those batch files.)
Plus, a few hundred classic literary ebooks I picked up from university ebook repositories in ages past (University of Virginia, etc). Had to keep the PDA fed...

Other than that, I have 13 years of Webscriptions and the BAEN promo CDs and a good chunk of the Free Library, say 1000 titles, a couple hundred Fictionwise legacy buys, and a couple hundred Kindle titles. Plus a few dozen titles from Powell's and Amazon from the first age of commercial ebooks. (All MSReader format, post-processed, of course.)

So, classics aside, I'm in the more reasonable 500-2000 bracket for purchased ebooks.

fjtorres · 03-17-2013, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turtle91

500-2000...doesn't count the Gutenberg DVD I downloaded years ago.

You *have* to count it.
I don't want to be alone in the top bracket.

ucfgrad93 · 03-17-2013, 10:59 AM

I'm in the 500-2,000 category.

Avalona · 03-17-2013, 11:31 AM

I think mine's in the 100 to 500 range. I don't have that many public domain books (probably around 100 total between my two devices), and the bought + free ones come in at around 300. I think. I try to keep it at a small TBR pile, not a monstrous one.

pdurrant · 03-17-2013, 11:32 AM

A little over 2,000 purchased ebooks, I think. I don't count freebies.

piperclassique · 03-17-2013, 11:43 AM

Well, more than 10,000, but probably less than 25,000.
Purchased about 800 to 1,000, and the rest are from various PD sources, mostly Gutenberg, but generous handfuls from Freereads and Manybooks, Internet Archive, U of Virginia, Baen free library, and various authors' sites. All the Baen CDs, and oddments from other free book sites.
Actually read, maybe 3,000 or so, including most of the bought ones. I expect to read a few more of the free ones, and will no doubt acquire and read more free and paid books in the future. Once I have them they stay at least in Calibre, except for the Gutenberg DVD, which I haven't transferred to the computer. I can usually download from the site more easily than finding the DVD and copying the file.
Errr. I have been reading ebooks since 1991, and tend to be a bit of a book hoarder. Our dtb library takes up the whole upper floor of the house, but at least half of those belong to my husband. Fortunately he now has a kindle as well.
Just looked in the Amazon Cloud. 1,239 titles since 2009. Mostly from Amazon, and about 75 % free books, already included in the above count. Quite modest, really.

samhy · 03-17-2013, 12:05 PM

I answered 100-500 however a little bit under 100 would be more accurate.
I am still on the fence regarding building an ebook library.
- Ebooks are still more often than not over-priced *
- I worry about the durability of all of this. If ereaders are not make anymore, sure I will be able to read ebooks on my computer, but that won't be the same.
Nevertheless, I am going towards an electronic library, one ebook at a time.
My intent is not to start a discussion which starts to get old. It's mainly to express my ambivalent feelings.

* for me that's the #1 reason to piracy (though I don't do that and don't advocate piracy in any way)

Edit: to those of you who have+2000 ebooks, do you expect to read them all?

thersites · 03-17-2013, 12:31 PM

I'm closer to the 500 end of the 500-2000 category. Not that many freebies: mostly Baen Free library, a couple of their series from CD, and a smattering of SF & classics from PG and here. I also read a good number of library books, but hey don't stay on the reader. My wife, despite my giving here a reader still prefers p-books, so I'd definitely have more on my reader if she didn't buy those.

View Poll Results: total eBooks owned free + purchase
100 to 500	34	20.86%
500 to 2,000	65	39.88%
2,000 to 5,000	33	20.25%
5,000 to 10,000	16	9.82%
10,000 to 25,000	10	6.13%
more than 25,000	5	3.07%
Voters: 163. You may not vote on this poll

03-17-2013, 09:12 AM	#8
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Tricky question, really. Since I have the (cleaned-up) Black Mask Collection on DVD, that puts me in the 25,000+ bracket. Otherwise, I'd be in the 10-25,000 bracket, thanks to the 14,000 Gutenberg titles I d/'ed, "prettified" and converted to mobi and MSReader format ages ago. (Two whole weeks I had the PC running those batch files.) Plus, a few hundred classic literary ebooks I picked up from university ebook repositories in ages past (University of Virginia, etc). Had to keep the PDA fed... Other than that, I have 13 years of Webscriptions and the BAEN promo CDs and a good chunk of the Free Library, say 1000 titles, a couple hundred Fictionwise legacy buys, and a couple hundred Kindle titles. Plus a few dozen titles from Powell's and Amazon from the first age of commercial ebooks. (All MSReader format, post-processed, of course.) So, classics aside, I'm in the more reasonable 500-2000 bracket for purchased ebooks. Last edited by fjtorres; 03-17-2013 at 09:16 AM.

03-17-2013, 11:43 AM	#13
piperclassique A garbling groftpot Posts: 974 Karma: 9234667 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Oasis, Voyage, Kobo mini, Samsung tablet, phones, whatever.	Well, more than 10,000, but probably less than 25,000. Purchased about 800 to 1,000, and the rest are from various PD sources, mostly Gutenberg, but generous handfuls from Freereads and Manybooks, Internet Archive, U of Virginia, Baen free library, and various authors' sites. All the Baen CDs, and oddments from other free book sites. Actually read, maybe 3,000 or so, including most of the bought ones. I expect to read a few more of the free ones, and will no doubt acquire and read more free and paid books in the future. Once I have them they stay at least in Calibre, except for the Gutenberg DVD, which I haven't transferred to the computer. I can usually download from the site more easily than finding the DVD and copying the file. Errr. I have been reading ebooks since 1991, and tend to be a bit of a book hoarder. Our dtb library takes up the whole upper floor of the house, but at least half of those belong to my husband. Fortunately he now has a kindle as well. Just looked in the Amazon Cloud. 1,239 titles since 2009. Mostly from Amazon, and about 75 % free books, already included in the above count. Quite modest, really. Last edited by piperclassique; 03-17-2013 at 11:49 AM. Reason: More stuff

03-17-2013, 12:05 PM	#14
samhy Wizard Posts: 1,820 Karma: 9503859 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Device: (Sony (J) PRS 650), Kobo Mini, Kobo Glo HD	I answered 100-500 however a little bit under 100 would be more accurate. I am still on the fence regarding building an ebook library. - Ebooks are still more often than not over-priced * - I worry about the durability of all of this. If ereaders are not make anymore, sure I will be able to read ebooks on my computer, but that won't be the same. Nevertheless, I am going towards an electronic library, one ebook at a time. My intent is not to start a discussion which starts to get old. It's mainly to express my ambivalent feelings. * for me that's the #1 reason to piracy (though I don't do that and don't advocate piracy in any way) Edit: to those of you who have+2000 ebooks, do you expect to read them all? Last edited by samhy; 03-17-2013 at 12:08 PM.

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03-17-2013, 05:06 AM	#1
forsooth tec montage Posts: 435 Karma: 544444445 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: harsh unforgiving places Device: kindles, lenovo, chromebook, mobiles	eBook owners question How many eBooks do you own. Give total. total = free + pay

03-17-2013, 05:32 AM	#2
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I don't know! It's somewhere between 100 and 500 though. I have "weeded out" lots of freebies. If I hadn't I might have had more than 500. Most of my reading material comes from libraries. Overdrive and Swedish eLib.

03-17-2013, 05:52 AM	#3
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,233 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	I don't really know but it goes in the range 2000 to 5000.

03-17-2013, 05:57 AM	#4
Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	Mine stays around the 1000-1300 mark, as I dl freebies, read them and usually delete them [not worth a re-read ever].

03-17-2013, 06:59 AM	#5
BWinmill Nameless Being	I said 100-500, even though I have less than 100. You can't keep library books, so those get wiped pretty quickly. I don't feel compelled to keep public domain books, since those are easy to reacquire. I don't spend much time searching for free non-public domain works. That pretty much leaves purchased books, which are few and far in between.

03-17-2013, 08:15 AM	#6
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,465 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	My SD card usually has around 7000 ebook files. Luck; Ken

03-17-2013, 08:17 AM	#7
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,094 Karma: 18727053 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	500-2000...doesn't count the Gutenberg DVD I downloaded years ago.

03-17-2013, 10:59 AM	#10
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I'm in the 500-2,000 category.

03-17-2013, 11:31 AM	#11
Avalona Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 448290 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Fire 8 (2020)	I think mine's in the 100 to 500 range. I don't have that many public domain books (probably around 100 total between my two devices), and the bought + free ones come in at around 300. I think. I try to keep it at a small TBR pile, not a monstrous one.

03-17-2013, 11:32 AM	#12
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,504 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	A little over 2,000 purchased ebooks, I think. I don't count freebies.

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03-17-2013, 12:31 PM	#15
thersites Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 707044 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Iowa, USA Device: iRex iLiad & PocketBook 360	I'm closer to the 500 end of the 500-2000 category. Not that many freebies: mostly Baen Free library, a couple of their series from CD, and a smattering of SF & classics from PG and here. I also read a good number of library books, but hey don't stay on the reader. My wife, despite my giving here a reader still prefers p-books, so I'd definitely have more on my reader if she didn't buy those.