[Elsi]

The PRS 505 User's Guide clearly states that one loads books onto the Reader and deletes books using the eBook Library software. I know that Calibre offers an alternative for managing the content on the Sony Reader.

But -- is there any way that I can just manage book files outside of either library system? I now have several hundred files in BBeB format for the Sony Reader and I'd really like to just put them onto the device and remove them using normal file movement from my PC to the "mounted disk" that the Sony Reader appears to be when connected with the USB cable. I see no value in putting any of these books into the database used by either piece of software and if I do put them in the software database, the book then takes up 2x the storage on my PC disk.

I was all ready to do this when I saw this statement in the User's Guide: "Do not delete files in the folder under "database," and files in "database," using Windows Explorer. Perform data management using eBook Library."

It doesn't say that you can't add books, but cautions about removing books. But now I'm worried about how I can or cannot manage the book files in a safe manner.