Do you load all of your books at once or only the ones you are reading

dengar · 12-04-2010, 08:32 PM

Just curious. When I was using my Ipod only for audiobooks I would only load the book I am currently listening to. I just made it easier to find since its only 1 book. When I finish I remove it and load the next one from Itunes.

Now that I have the Kindle I find myself doing the same thing. I just dont like going through the whole list to find my book again if I turn if off or reset it.

caleb72 · 12-04-2010, 08:43 PM

For the moment I have everything. However, that will change if I run out of memory.

Regards
Caleb

ImogenRose · 12-04-2010, 08:47 PM

I tend to just have a few books on my Kindle at a time. The one that I am reading and the next five or so in my TBR list.

lilac_jive · 12-04-2010, 08:50 PM

Once I read a book I will remove it (usually in batches with others). But all of my unread books are on my Reader.

terraskye · 12-04-2010, 09:14 PM

I have about half of my TBR books on my reader. The rest I have sorted in Calibre which is especially helpful since I'm rereading all of the Discworld series from 1st to current.

I find it nice if if I get bored with a book I'm reading and like to have another on the go too.

Wait_For_It · 12-04-2010, 09:18 PM

I don't have many books right now but I load everything up on my Kindle.

Marc Johnson · 12-04-2010, 09:22 PM

I upload all the books I bought on my Kindle. I also read two books at a time on there and 1-3 more books elsewhere. On my phone, I upload one, maybe two books.

beespeckled · 12-04-2010, 09:28 PM

Since I exclusively use free downloads from my library's website I only download what I think I can read within 3 weeks. I have had a max of 4 titles at one time. I'm always on hold for hard copy titles too, so I try to carefully pace my downloadables

toddos · 12-04-2010, 09:30 PM

For day-to-day reading, I'll just keep the book(s) I'm currently reading on my device, and perhaps the next book I want to read if I'm nearing the end of the one(s) I'm reading.

For travelling, I'll take more of a selection but still not my entire unread backlog.

Personally, I don't really jump between books all that often. Usually I'll read only one book at a time. Sometimes I'll have two going at once. I almost never have three or more being read simultaneously. Thus I don't want to clutter up my reader's library interface with a lot of books I'm not currently reading and don't plan to read next. Finished books get deleted off my device (but not from my Calibre library) as soon as I'm finished reading them.

Lemurion · 12-04-2010, 09:36 PM

I use my device like a portable bookshelf - so of course I keep too many books on it.

hgwlackey · 12-04-2010, 09:36 PM

I have all my books on my iPad, but on my Sony (which is what I primarily read on), I only have the books I plan to read this month.

issybird · 12-04-2010, 09:50 PM

I have most of my books on my Nook, but I delete or archive them as read. It's like a security blanket, knowing that I have choices, new books, old favorites and so forth, on tap.

I don't have as many books on my Touch although it includes some I don't have on the Nook, but I download/sideload anything I'm likely to be reading. I'm one happy chick now that Bluefire lets me load my library books on the Touch.

SeaBookGuy · 12-04-2010, 10:03 PM

I have all of my modest assortment of books on an SD card in my reader, where I transfer them from Calibre. I'm considering taking the card out and only keeping a few at a time on the device itself, unless I'm travelling.

I have three audio devices (Cowon, Sansa and Creative), so there are some on each, as well as unread ones on my hard drive and not-yet-downloaded from Audible. Don't iPods display a list of books by title? All of my mp3 players do.

KarenH · 12-04-2010, 10:05 PM

I've always kept my entire library on my reader, but I'm considering changing that to just the book I'm currently reading and the top 20-30 on my TBR list. Sorting and finding books was never a problem on my EZ Reader, but now that I have a Kindle and don't have folder support it's more of a pain to find what I'm looking for. I know it would be easier if I would just bite the bullet and get my collections set up, but with approximately 1,000 books in my library it's a bit of a daunting task, and every time I pick up the Kindle to start, I end up just reading instead!

As far as audiobooks go, when I first started listening to them my mp3 player didn't have the capacity to hold more than a few books, so I developed the habit of just having the one I'm currently listening to, and a very small selection (sometimes up to maybe 10 books now, but generally closer to 5) to choose from when I finish my current book.

DiapDealer · 12-04-2010, 10:06 PM

I keep a handful of books on my eReader at any given time.

12-04-2010, 08:32 PM	#1
dengar Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 2810 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: PW2, K3, Ipad 4, Kindle Fire	Do you load all of your books at once or only the ones you are reading Just curious. When I was using my Ipod only for audiobooks I would only load the book I am currently listening to. I just made it easier to find since its only 1 book. When I finish I remove it and load the next one from Itunes. Now that I have the Kindle I find myself doing the same thing. I just dont like going through the whole list to find my book again if I turn if off or reset it.

12-04-2010, 09:28 PM	#8
beespeckled Zealot Posts: 148 Karma: 80874 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pacific NW USA Device: KOBO Aura One; Kindle Oasis 3	Since I exclusively use free downloads from my library's website I only download what I think I can read within 3 weeks. I have had a max of 4 titles at one time. I'm always on hold for hard copy titles too, so I try to carefully pace my downloadables Last edited by beespeckled; 12-04-2010 at 09:29 PM. Reason: deleted word

12-04-2010, 10:05 PM	#14
KarenH Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 37762 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NW Washington State, USA Device: K3	I've always kept my entire library on my reader, but I'm considering changing that to just the book I'm currently reading and the top 20-30 on my TBR list. Sorting and finding books was never a problem on my EZ Reader, but now that I have a Kindle and don't have folder support it's more of a pain to find what I'm looking for. I know it would be easier if I would just bite the bullet and get my collections set up, but with approximately 1,000 books in my library it's a bit of a daunting task, and every time I pick up the Kindle to start, I end up just reading instead! As far as audiobooks go, when I first started listening to them my mp3 player didn't have the capacity to hold more than a few books, so I developed the habit of just having the one I'm currently listening to, and a very small selection (sometimes up to maybe 10 books now, but generally closer to 5) to choose from when I finish my current book. Last edited by KarenH; 12-04-2010 at 10:14 PM.

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caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	For the moment I have everything. However, that will change if I run out of memory. Regards Caleb

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ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	I tend to just have a few books on my Kindle at a time. The one that I am reading and the next five or so in my TBR list.

12-04-2010, 08:50 PM	#4
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Once I read a book I will remove it (usually in batches with others). But all of my unread books are on my Reader.

12-04-2010, 09:14 PM	#5
terraskye Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 9738 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Device: Mine:Kindle 3(wifi)Sony PRS-300(died)His: Sony Prs-300	I have about half of my TBR books on my reader. The rest I have sorted in Calibre which is especially helpful since I'm rereading all of the Discworld series from 1st to current. I find it nice if if I get bored with a book I'm reading and like to have another on the go too.

12-04-2010, 09:18 PM	#6
Wait_For_It Member Posts: 23 Karma: 3960 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire	I don't have many books right now but I load everything up on my Kindle.

12-04-2010, 09:22 PM	#7
Marc Johnson Member Posts: 22 Karma: 124 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA Device: Kindle	I upload all the books I bought on my Kindle. I also read two books at a time on there and 1-3 more books elsewhere. On my phone, I upload one, maybe two books.

12-04-2010, 09:30 PM	#9
toddos Guru Posts: 695 Karma: 822675 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Nokia Lumia 920 (Freda)	For day-to-day reading, I'll just keep the book(s) I'm currently reading on my device, and perhaps the next book I want to read if I'm nearing the end of the one(s) I'm reading. For travelling, I'll take more of a selection but still not my entire unread backlog. Personally, I don't really jump between books all that often. Usually I'll read only one book at a time. Sometimes I'll have two going at once. I almost never have three or more being read simultaneously. Thus I don't want to clutter up my reader's library interface with a lot of books I'm not currently reading and don't plan to read next. Finished books get deleted off my device (but not from my Calibre library) as soon as I'm finished reading them.

12-04-2010, 09:36 PM	#10
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I use my device like a portable bookshelf - so of course I keep too many books on it.

12-04-2010, 09:36 PM	#11
hgwlackey Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 9550 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee, USA Device: Kindle Touch, HTC Thunderbolt	I have all my books on my iPad, but on my Sony (which is what I primarily read on), I only have the books I plan to read this month.

12-04-2010, 09:50 PM	#12
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,224 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	I have most of my books on my Nook, but I delete or archive them as read. It's like a security blanket, knowing that I have choices, new books, old favorites and so forth, on tap. I don't have as many books on my Touch although it includes some I don't have on the Nook, but I download/sideload anything I'm likely to be reading. I'm one happy chick now that Bluefire lets me load my library books on the Touch.

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12-04-2010, 10:03 PM	#13
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I have all of my modest assortment of books on an SD card in my reader, where I transfer them from Calibre. I'm considering taking the card out and only keeping a few at a time on the device itself, unless I'm travelling. I have three audio devices (Cowon, Sansa and Creative), so there are some on each, as well as unread ones on my hard drive and not-yet-downloaded from Audible. Don't iPods display a list of books by title? All of my mp3 players do.

12-04-2010, 10:06 PM	#15
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,547 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I keep a handful of books on my eReader at any given time.