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taming · 11-14-2010, 05:03 PM

The main memory should hold close to 1000 Kobo formatted books. I'm guessing most people will replace the reader before they buy that many--and who knows how much internal memory we will see on future readers. Most folks seem fine loading ePUB and PDF files (from Kobobooks and elsewhere) on cards and using main memory for their synced proprietary formatted books. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with wanting it the other way, of course.

In the event that someone does actually purchase too many books for the reader main memory, there are a few different choices. You can delete older books, and rely on the fact that you can download them again from the purchased list on the Kobo site.

It is also possible to backup your sqlite and images file and start fresh with re-downloading only the books you currently want. That seems really complicated, but that's me. For myself, even if I am reading a Kobo formatted book, I download the ePUB for archive purposes. Not that I expect Kobo to misplace my purchased list, or go out of business, but it does make it easier in case I decide to change readers or do not have access to Kobobooks.com at some point in the future.

The new wifi Kobo stores what they call kepub files outside of the sqlite Db in a folder within the .kobo directory. I have no idea what would happen if you moved them to the SD card to make room for a really big synced library.

11-14-2010, 05:03 PM	#5
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	The main memory should hold close to 1000 Kobo formatted books. I'm guessing most people will replace the reader before they buy that many--and who knows how much internal memory we will see on future readers. Most folks seem fine loading ePUB and PDF files (from Kobobooks and elsewhere) on cards and using main memory for their synced proprietary formatted books. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with wanting it the other way, of course. In the event that someone does actually purchase too many books for the reader main memory, there are a few different choices. You can delete older books, and rely on the fact that you can download them again from the purchased list on the Kobo site. It is also possible to backup your sqlite and images file and start fresh with re-downloading only the books you currently want. That seems really complicated, but that's me. For myself, even if I am reading a Kobo formatted book, I download the ePUB for archive purposes. Not that I expect Kobo to misplace my purchased list, or go out of business, but it does make it easier in case I decide to change readers or do not have access to Kobobooks.com at some point in the future. The new wifi Kobo stores what they call kepub files outside of the sqlite Db in a folder within the .kobo directory. I have no idea what would happen if you moved them to the SD card to make room for a really big synced library. Last edited by taming; 11-14-2010 at 05:23 PM. Reason: more thoughts ;)