How many ebooks do you have right now?

ficbot · 08-20-2010, 10:16 AM

I am close to nearing the 1000 ebook mark and was curious how others are doing. Less than half of them are unread because some of these books are replacements for paper books I once read. A hefty portion of the unread ones are freebies which I will delete if I start reading them are they are terrible.

So, how many ebooks do you have?

HarryT · 08-20-2010, 10:27 AM

I've been collecting (and creating) eBooks for over 20 years, and the "eBooks" folder on my hard disk is currently 19.7GB in size, and contains approximately 17,000 books, by 4,400 different authors. That's 17,000 different books - most of them are stored in multiple formats.

Ben Thornton · 08-20-2010, 10:35 AM

I started off collecting lots of ebooks, but then realised that I'd rather get what I wanted to read, and then read them rather than spend my time collecting. Then my laptop broke, and I lost much of the free stuff that I'd collected. I could collect it again, but why bother? So, I've got a couple of hundred.

RDaneel54 · 08-20-2010, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I've been collecting (and creating) eBooks for over 20 years, and the "eBooks" folder on my hard disk is currently 19.7GB in size, and contains approximately 17,000 books, by 4,400 different authors. That's 17,000 different books - most of them are stored in multiple formats.

Wow, that would fill up a library!

I've got 400.

HarryT · 08-20-2010, 10:37 AM

My ebooks are my most backed-up data - it would be a personal disaster for me to lose them. I have at least half a dozen different copies of the whole lot, in several different physical locations.

shootingMaNs · 08-20-2010, 11:18 AM

I just backed mine up. 388 ebooks exactly.

trevgriff · 08-20-2010, 11:22 AM

242 purchased
100 + free from places like feedbooks, sony, B&N etc. (and no darknet stuff)

toomanybooks · 08-20-2010, 11:35 AM

8210 ebooks mostly public domain, creative commons and freebies

hols57 · 08-20-2010, 11:40 AM

I'm ashamed to say:80!

But I'm picky and I only download what I know I'm going to read/keep.

bitemeok · 08-20-2010, 11:43 AM

Well I don't trust Google books to stay free for ever, so I've downloaded a about 5,000 titles from there and elsewhere.

KenFisher · 08-20-2010, 11:47 AM

I have about 850, and that number is growing. I will be starting on scanning and converting my pbooks to ebooks this fall.

Ken

Ravensknight · 08-20-2010, 11:54 AM

852 here. Most are ebooks of books I already had in dtb form. and all new books I buy are now ebooks :-)

Rich_D · 08-20-2010, 12:27 PM

Around 400 many of them are also replacing physical copies.

Lady Fitzgerald · 08-20-2010, 12:36 PM

I recently downloaded about a thousand free e-books. Since many are from authors I have heard of but never read, I may eventually wind up tossing about half of those. I've bought only one e-Book so far. I also have over 200 (and counting; I have around a thousand to go) I have scanned from p-Books.

ficbot · 08-20-2010, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

My ebooks are my most backed-up data - it would be a personal disaster for me to lose them. I have at least half a dozen different copies of the whole lot, in several different physical locations.

Me too. Thank goodness for Dropbox, it resroed my whole Calibe database after my hard drive crash.

08-20-2010, 10:16 AM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	How many ebooks do you have right now? I am close to nearing the 1000 ebook mark and was curious how others are doing. Less than half of them are unread because some of these books are replacements for paper books I once read. A hefty portion of the unread ones are freebies which I will delete if I start reading them are they are terrible. So, how many ebooks do you have?

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08-20-2010, 10:27 AM	#2
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've been collecting (and creating) eBooks for over 20 years, and the "eBooks" folder on my hard disk is currently 19.7GB in size, and contains approximately 17,000 books, by 4,400 different authors. That's 17,000 different books - most of them are stored in multiple formats.

08-20-2010, 10:35 AM	#3
Ben Thornton Guru Posts: 900 Karma: 779635 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3, iPad 2 (but not for e-books)	I started off collecting lots of ebooks, but then realised that I'd rather get what I wanted to read, and then read them rather than spend my time collecting. Then my laptop broke, and I lost much of the free stuff that I'd collected. I could collect it again, but why bother? So, I've got a couple of hundred.

08-20-2010, 10:37 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	My ebooks are my most backed-up data - it would be a personal disaster for me to lose them. I have at least half a dozen different copies of the whole lot, in several different physical locations.

08-20-2010, 11:18 AM	#6
shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	I just backed mine up. 388 ebooks exactly.

08-20-2010, 11:22 AM	#7
trevgriff Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 1001622 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iPad Mini - Main Reader (iPad 3 backup, iPhone 4s back to my backup)	242 purchased 100 + free from places like feedbooks, sony, B&N etc. (and no darknet stuff)

08-20-2010, 11:35 AM	#8
toomanybooks Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1039424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Ipad, Ipod Touch, KIndle Fire	8210 ebooks mostly public domain, creative commons and freebies

08-20-2010, 11:40 AM	#9
hols57 hols57 Posts: 74 Karma: 42 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wales, UK Device: sony 300packed up -thanks,Sony!) Kindle	I'm ashamed to say:80! But I'm picky and I only download what I know I'm going to read/keep.

08-20-2010, 11:43 AM	#10
bitemeok Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 42 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Silver Spring, MD Device: Sony PRS-300	Well I don't trust Google books to stay free for ever, so I've downloaded a about 5,000 titles from there and elsewhere.

08-20-2010, 11:47 AM	#11
KenFisher Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 90470 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Vox, iPad	I have about 850, and that number is growing. I will be starting on scanning and converting my pbooks to ebooks this fall. Ken

08-20-2010, 11:54 AM	#12
Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	852 here. Most are ebooks of books I already had in dtb form. and all new books I buy are now ebooks :-)

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08-20-2010, 12:27 PM	#13
Rich_D Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1314896 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Device: Android phone, Kobo Glo HD, nook ST with Glo (backup)	Around 400 many of them are also replacing physical copies.

08-20-2010, 12:36 PM	#14
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	I recently downloaded about a thousand free e-books. Since many are from authors I have heard of but never read, I may eventually wind up tossing about half of those. I've bought only one e-Book so far. I also have over 200 (and counting; I have around a thousand to go) I have scanned from p-Books.