Thread: Thinking About a kindle - But What Of My Existing Library
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Old 04-22-2012, 02:46 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by CommonReader View Post
I do not really get these recommendations of storing e-books in the cloud. I can easily put thousands of books on my reader with a SD-Card. Otherwise I backup all my e-books just like all my other files e.g. mp3s, photos etc.
I have recently bought a 2 TB harddisk that serves as an off-site backup and for this purpose it is locked securely at my office. Cloud storage solutions are so limited in size and the upload takes so much time that I don't know how this can work for most people.
Most Cloud services offer you 5 GB of storage for free (as competition heats up that is likely to increase) and 5 GB is probably more than enough for most e-book libraries. The convenience is that you can access it from anywhere at anytime, e-book files are generally small so they are fast downloads.
Just like you I keep my library on a networked TB HDD and a USB stick, but if I'm on the road I might not have access to those, but I will have access to my Cloud library.
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