Did you fill your eink reader? - Page 4

DuskyRose · 05-26-2011, 11:48 AM

Oh, yeah, I tend to fill up all my electronics just to see what the realistic limit is. I don't always leave all the stuff on them, but I have filled up my Sony's several times.

They seem to do better with at least a half gig of space left on the device. Otherwise they seem to reboot a lot.

But for my PRS-650 I use an 8 gig card, over half full, and 1 gig used in the main memory.

graycyn · 05-26-2011, 12:42 PM

I was coming very close to filling my original Nook... I think I had about 25% left of the internal memory when I caved and got a memory card for it. I certainly would have had it filled at some point. I have a ton of books in PDF form on the computer that I've not yet gotten around to adding to Calibre and adding to my Nook yet. Those alone would have likely sufficed to fill the rest of the reader memory.

While the average ebook is not that large, I like some illustrated ebooks, where file sizes can get much, much larger than average. Books with photos can also be large.

I'm definitely one of those who loves the concept of having a full library on tap for reading at whim. So I probably would not consider a reader that didn't allow for memory expansion. I don't need it for music either... never use my reader for that. Just books. I read fast, I read often, I re-read.

GraceKrispy · 05-28-2011, 01:11 AM

Every time I read this this title, I keep thinking "is this a joke?" I read it as did you fill the ink in your eink reader.

I have ~ 400 books on my reader, and I delete as I read.

CWatkinsNash · 05-28-2011, 01:07 PM

Until recently, I did have over 1000 books on my K3. I just went through last weekend and removed any that I've finished but forgot to remove, and reference books for work that I don't need on there any longer. I also took off some that need to be cleaned up and put back on later. Now I have just over 900. Since then I've acquired about 20 books that need to be put on there. But it's not even close to full - I have just over 2gb free.

I don't really have any problems finding what I'm looking for. I have 63 collections; the majority (about 50) are genre collections, the remainder are more prolific or favorite authors, two series, and a collection for my Kindle games. "High priority" titles are in a "Next Reads" collection, but I still jump around quite a bit if I'm in a particular mood and nothing on that list fits the bill.

I'm one of those weird "but what if I'm aaaaallll the way out on the back porch and want to read a book that's not on it?!?!" people that feels more comfortable having nearly everything on the Kindle. It's not a problem now, but if I ever get to the point where I fill the Kindle and have to carry two ereaders with me to make sure I have everything, I promise I will seek professional help.

ficbot · 05-28-2011, 09:23 PM

I load all unread books onto the reader and then delete as I read. The only exception is series books; I only load the most recent one I have not read. So, if I have ten in a series and have not read any, I will load book 1 only, then later on load book 2 when I finish the first one.

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05-26-2011, 11:48 AM	#46
DuskyRose Guru Posts: 726 Karma: 9209502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Boox Palma, Kdle Scribe & Paperwhite, Kobo Eclipsa 2e & Libra 2, Ipads	Oh, yeah, I tend to fill up all my electronics just to see what the realistic limit is. I don't always leave all the stuff on them, but I have filled up my Sony's several times. They seem to do better with at least a half gig of space left on the device. Otherwise they seem to reboot a lot. But for my PRS-650 I use an 8 gig card, over half full, and 1 gig used in the main memory.

05-26-2011, 12:42 PM	#47
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,496 Karma: 11250344 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Kindle Oasis 2, Sony PRS-T2	I was coming very close to filling my original Nook... I think I had about 25% left of the internal memory when I caved and got a memory card for it. I certainly would have had it filled at some point. I have a ton of books in PDF form on the computer that I've not yet gotten around to adding to Calibre and adding to my Nook yet. Those alone would have likely sufficed to fill the rest of the reader memory. While the average ebook is not that large, I like some illustrated ebooks, where file sizes can get much, much larger than average. Books with photos can also be large. I'm definitely one of those who loves the concept of having a full library on tap for reading at whim. So I probably would not consider a reader that didn't allow for memory expansion. I don't need it for music either... never use my reader for that. Just books. I read fast, I read often, I re-read.

05-28-2011, 01:11 AM	#48
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	Every time I read this this title, I keep thinking "is this a joke?" I read it as did you fill the ink in your eink reader. I have ~ 400 books on my reader, and I delete as I read.

05-28-2011, 01:07 PM	#49
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	Until recently, I did have over 1000 books on my K3. I just went through last weekend and removed any that I've finished but forgot to remove, and reference books for work that I don't need on there any longer. I also took off some that need to be cleaned up and put back on later. Now I have just over 900. Since then I've acquired about 20 books that need to be put on there. But it's not even close to full - I have just over 2gb free. I don't really have any problems finding what I'm looking for. I have 63 collections; the majority (about 50) are genre collections, the remainder are more prolific or favorite authors, two series, and a collection for my Kindle games. "High priority" titles are in a "Next Reads" collection, but I still jump around quite a bit if I'm in a particular mood and nothing on that list fits the bill. I'm one of those weird "but what if I'm aaaaallll the way out on the back porch and want to read a book that's not on it?!?!" people that feels more comfortable having nearly everything on the Kindle. It's not a problem now, but if I ever get to the point where I fill the Kindle and have to carry two ereaders with me to make sure I have everything, I promise I will seek professional help.

05-28-2011, 09:23 PM	#50
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I load all unread books onto the reader and then delete as I read. The only exception is series books; I only load the most recent one I have not read. So, if I have ten in a series and have not read any, I will load book 1 only, then later on load book 2 when I finish the first one.

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