PRS-350 Sony PRS 350 anyone know if possible to..

pastyann · 02-20-2011, 10:57 AM

I downloaded all my ebooks to the device but failed to save copies on computer.Now that I have read several,does anyone know how to return the files back to computer desktop(creating space for more books on Reader)as opposed to deleting them from my Reader?
This may have occurred to someone experienced but... I was NOT thinking Please any help is appreciated. I have looked and looked in User Guide but see no reference to transferring data FROM reader TO computer. Is It possible to do ?

Poppaea · 02-20-2011, 11:09 AM

Hello pastyann,

welcome to the board!

I am not sure if I understand your problem correctly. You say you loaded your 350 with all your books. How did you do that? Via drag 'n' drop? Or using the Reader Library?

1. you can drag 'n' drop them back to your computer if you want to
2. if they were loaded using the Sony Reader Library they are still in the Library on your computer
3. if you used another program like Calibre they will be stored in Calibre
4. You can load up to 1.200 books on your 350, are you sure you have to delete some to make space for new ones?

pastyann · 02-22-2011, 02:03 PM

After obtaining the books from my source and downloading to computer I simply did the "drag and drop" Do you know if it is possible to return the data from PRS 350 to a file on my desktop?
I was not aware that sooo many books could be kept in Reader,however data room is not my only problem, mild dementia is. A month from now I will not remember if I read it putting on desktop in a folder titled " Read" will help me keep track. Thank you so much for replying and I hope to heard from you again.

pastyann · 02-22-2011, 02:04 PM

After obtaining the books from my source and downloading to computer I simply did the "drag and drop" Do you know if it is possible to return the data from PRS 350 to a file on my desktop?
I was not aware that sooo many books could be kept in Reader,however data room is not my only problem, mild dementia is. A month from now I will not remember if I read it putting on desktop in a folder titled " Read" will help me keep track. Thank you so much for replying and I hope to heard from you again.

yelloguy · 02-22-2011, 02:14 PM

Please look into getting Calibre for solving this type of problem. It shows you what is on your device and would let you add those to your Calibre library. Then you can use the same interface to delete them from your device. As you library builds up, it would get more and more difficult to manage the library in file system or only on your device (as you have already noticed). Calibre solves this problem by allowing you to tag, search and manage your books a variety of ways. No affiliations. Just a satisfied user.

JSWolf · 02-22-2011, 02:18 PM

Since you dragged and dropped the eBooks into your 350, it's not possible that they are no longer on your computer. They are there someplace.

Terisa de morgan · 02-22-2011, 03:33 PM

Drag and drop in the other sense, from reader to computer. You need nothing else.

Bookworm_Girl · 02-22-2011, 03:39 PM

Another alternative is that you could also create a collection on your 350 and call it something like "Read Books". That's how I keep track of what I've read.

mikelvdb · 03-01-2011, 03:19 AM

I don't use any software to manage my books (I use Calibre only to do the necessary conversions): I prefer to use a spreadsheet (with 650 books).

02-20-2011, 10:57 AM	#1
pastyann Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Sony PRS 350	Sony PRS 350 anyone know if possible to.. I downloaded all my ebooks to the device but failed to save copies on computer.Now that I have read several,does anyone know how to return the files back to computer desktop(creating space for more books on Reader)as opposed to deleting them from my Reader? This may have occurred to someone experienced but... I was NOT thinking Please any help is appreciated. I have looked and looked in User Guide but see no reference to transferring data FROM reader TO computer. Is It possible to do ? Last edited by pastyann; 02-22-2011 at 01:54 PM.

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02-20-2011, 11:09 AM	#2
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,536 Karma: 19491715 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra 2	Hello pastyann, welcome to the board! I am not sure if I understand your problem correctly. You say you loaded your 350 with all your books. How did you do that? Via drag 'n' drop? Or using the Reader Library? 1. you can drag 'n' drop them back to your computer if you want to 2. if they were loaded using the Sony Reader Library they are still in the Library on your computer 3. if you used another program like Calibre they will be stored in Calibre 4. You can load up to 1.200 books on your 350, are you sure you have to delete some to make space for new ones?

02-22-2011, 02:03 PM	#3
pastyann Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Sony PRS 350	After obtaining the books from my source and downloading to computer I simply did the "drag and drop" Do you know if it is possible to return the data from PRS 350 to a file on my desktop? I was not aware that sooo many books could be kept in Reader,however data room is not my only problem, mild dementia is. A month from now I will not remember if I read it putting on desktop in a folder titled " Read" will help me keep track. Thank you so much for replying and I hope to heard from you again.

02-22-2011, 02:04 PM	#4
pastyann Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Sony PRS 350	After obtaining the books from my source and downloading to computer I simply did the "drag and drop" Do you know if it is possible to return the data from PRS 350 to a file on my desktop? I was not aware that sooo many books could be kept in Reader,however data room is not my only problem, mild dementia is. A month from now I will not remember if I read it putting on desktop in a folder titled " Read" will help me keep track. Thank you so much for replying and I hope to heard from you again.

02-22-2011, 02:14 PM	#5
yelloguy Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 4698 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Please look into getting Calibre for solving this type of problem. It shows you what is on your device and would let you add those to your Calibre library. Then you can use the same interface to delete them from your device. As you library builds up, it would get more and more difficult to manage the library in file system or only on your device (as you have already noticed). Calibre solves this problem by allowing you to tag, search and manage your books a variety of ways. No affiliations. Just a satisfied user.

02-22-2011, 02:18 PM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Since you dragged and dropped the eBooks into your 350, it's not possible that they are no longer on your computer. They are there someplace.

02-22-2011, 03:33 PM	#7
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,229 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Drag and drop in the other sense, from reader to computer. You need nothing else.

02-22-2011, 03:39 PM	#8
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Another alternative is that you could also create a collection on your 350 and call it something like "Read Books". That's how I keep track of what I've read.

03-01-2011, 03:19 AM	#9
mikelvdb Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 266 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Belgium Device: cybook gen3, cybook opus, sony prs-350, sony prs-t1	I don't use any software to manage my books (I use Calibre only to do the necessary conversions): I prefer to use a spreadsheet (with 650 books).

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