sd mamory card questions

artemisblossom · 05-21-2009, 07:06 PM

My 505 should be arrivng today and I am sooooooo excited!!!! I have a memory card I am dying to get ready for the reader but I don't really know if there is anything specific I need to do. I want to add some music to the card and maybe a couple books that i bought from booksonboard. Can I just make a folder and put the books in it and then make another folder and drop the music I want into it or is it more complicated than that. The books are already in the .lrf format that I will need on the reader. Also does it "confuse" the reader if I am frequently changing memory cards or anything?

FizzyWater · 05-22-2009, 01:56 AM

Sony Reader will "re-index" your card every time you take them out of the Reader or when you add books (either with Sony's software or with Calibre). So if you have lots of books on the card(s), you'll be frustrated waiting for the card to re-index.

Beyond that, I don't think the Reader will "mind" if you switch out cards regularly.

What I have noticed is, if the card doesn't have a folder named "Sony Reader" on it, the Reader doesn't seem to recognize the card at all. Once you have the folder there, even if you put the books just on the root directory (like "E:\book.lrf").

Windows has a limit of the number of files that can be in a root directory, so I wouldn't recommend it if you plan to have lots of books, but it will read books from there.

I have never tried making separate folders - these days, I mostly transfer using Calibre, so I just let it do whatever it will do.

HTH

roger64 · 05-22-2009, 02:08 AM

No problem for organizing folders on the SD card. You're free.

I have a calibre folder at root level, close to the Sony reader one. But inside, I do whatever I wish, grouping pdf and epub by types and so on

For the pdf, I take care of checking the meta-data with a freeware before uploading. I do not use calibre for it.

Once I had a problem. I destroyed the file called cache.xml and let the reader recreate it again (some minutes because I have lots of books).

To backup files, I use a Linux synchronizing tool called grsync which is very handy. I do not keep either a calibre library.

These are just personal tips I'm happy with. I don't pretend it's the perfect solution.

HarryT · 05-22-2009, 03:09 AM

I would very, very strongly advise you not to use the Reader as an MP3 player. The MP3 facilities are primitive in the extreme - there's no way of sorting music other than in alphabetical order of ID3 tag and, worst of all, there's no "stop" button - only a "pause" - the result of which is that it's extremely easy to inadvertently leave music playing, which will drain the battery completely flat it a few hours.

artemisblossom · 05-23-2009, 08:49 AM

Thanks for the tips. I got my reader yesterday and I absolutely love it. There is no stop button for the music?? I didn't realize it ws just a pause button.............so how do you turn it off?? Does it turn off when you turn the reader off?

05-21-2009, 07:06 PM	#1
artemisblossom Groupie Posts: 161 Karma: 482 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Device: Sony prs505	sd mamory card questions My 505 should be arrivng today and I am sooooooo excited!!!! I have a memory card I am dying to get ready for the reader but I don't really know if there is anything specific I need to do. I want to add some music to the card and maybe a couple books that i bought from booksonboard. Can I just make a folder and put the books in it and then make another folder and drop the music I want into it or is it more complicated than that. The books are already in the .lrf format that I will need on the reader. Also does it "confuse" the reader if I am frequently changing memory cards or anything?

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05-22-2009, 01:56 AM	#2
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Sony Reader will "re-index" your card every time you take them out of the Reader or when you add books (either with Sony's software or with Calibre). So if you have lots of books on the card(s), you'll be frustrated waiting for the card to re-index. Beyond that, I don't think the Reader will "mind" if you switch out cards regularly. What I have noticed is, if the card doesn't have a folder named "Sony Reader" on it, the Reader doesn't seem to recognize the card at all. Once you have the folder there, even if you put the books just on the root directory (like "E:\book.lrf"). Windows has a limit of the number of files that can be in a root directory, so I wouldn't recommend it if you plan to have lots of books, but it will read books from there. I have never tried making separate folders - these days, I mostly transfer using Calibre, so I just let it do whatever it will do. HTH

05-22-2009, 02:08 AM	#3
roger64 Wizard Posts: 2,608 Karma: 3000161 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle PW3 (wifi)	No problem for organizing folders on the SD card. You're free. I have a calibre folder at root level, close to the Sony reader one. But inside, I do whatever I wish, grouping pdf and epub by types and so on For the pdf, I take care of checking the meta-data with a freeware before uploading. I do not use calibre for it. Once I had a problem. I destroyed the file called cache.xml and let the reader recreate it again (some minutes because I have lots of books). To backup files, I use a Linux synchronizing tool called grsync which is very handy. I do not keep either a calibre library. These are just personal tips I'm happy with. I don't pretend it's the perfect solution.

05-22-2009, 03:09 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I would very, very strongly advise you not to use the Reader as an MP3 player. The MP3 facilities are primitive in the extreme - there's no way of sorting music other than in alphabetical order of ID3 tag and, worst of all, there's no "stop" button - only a "pause" - the result of which is that it's extremely easy to inadvertently leave music playing, which will drain the battery completely flat it a few hours.

05-23-2009, 08:49 AM	#5
artemisblossom Groupie Posts: 161 Karma: 482 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Device: Sony prs505	Thanks for the tips. I got my reader yesterday and I absolutely love it. There is no stop button for the music?? I didn't realize it ws just a pause button.............so how do you turn it off?? Does it turn off when you turn the reader off?

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