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Originally Posted by HarryT
Unfortunately, though, if you have more than a few hundred books on a Sony the library scan that occurs every time you add new books makes the system essentially unusable.
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"Unusable"? To you maybe.
I just added 4 books to my memory stick, which was already loaded with 2,199 books. Yep, it took a whole 15 minutes for the reader to rebuild its book list. So I did a "snack run" and topped off my soda. Checked email. Took a quick look here to see what's new.
Then I went back to my very usable reader and opened up the book I wanted and started reading.
Yes, I make a choice between truly "instant access" and the greedy and selfish desire to have such a large selection of books on hand at any time. So I generally choose to load books at the end of the night, right before I go to bed (I charge the reader at the same time).
But it's my choice - and I'm glad to have it.
Quite a few people at work have come to me, asking for "which is the best reader", because they see me reading on my reader at lunch time.
And I give them an overview of the various readers and ask them what they want from their reader. And I try to steer them toward the one(s) that best meet their needs/desires. Because I don't think there
is a "best reader" - I think there's a "best-for-me" reader.