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bookfanmd · 11-06-2009, 10:45 AM

Hi,

Does anyone feel that they get shorter battery life while reading PDF's vs. LRF or Epub? I've had my 505 since May and I love it. I also have a Kindle 2 and a Pocket Pro but the Sony is my favorite. I generally read at least 2 hours per day and frequently more. I buy a lot of books from Fictionwise in the .lit format and convert to LRF in Calibre (I don't use their LRF because I like a certain amount of white space and I can control that if I convert).

Anyway, I do have a good many books in DRM free PDF format also and I've been reading a lot of those lately. I just don't think I'm getting as much out of a battery charge as when I'm reading the other formats. I use the AC charger overnight and a day or so later I am down to 3 bars on the battery. A day after that it's half drained. I do tend to enlarge the font more on the PDFs so I'm getting fewer words per page so that may account for some of it.

I also seem to have more reboots when I'm reading PDF than LRF. I don't really have anything stored in the main memory, everthing is on the Memory stick and SD card. I load everthing to the Sony using Calibre.

Has anyone else noticed this happening?

Thanks.

11-06-2009, 10:45 AM	#1
bookfanmd Addict Posts: 246 Karma: 4476 Join Date: May 2009 Location: US - Maryland Device: Sony 300/505/T1 Nook STWG Kobo Glo Kobo Aura HD KDX iPad1 K3 KT PW2	Battery Life Reading PDF vs. LRF/Epub Hi, Does anyone feel that they get shorter battery life while reading PDF's vs. LRF or Epub? I've had my 505 since May and I love it. I also have a Kindle 2 and a Pocket Pro but the Sony is my favorite. I generally read at least 2 hours per day and frequently more. I buy a lot of books from Fictionwise in the .lit format and convert to LRF in Calibre (I don't use their LRF because I like a certain amount of white space and I can control that if I convert). Anyway, I do have a good many books in DRM free PDF format also and I've been reading a lot of those lately. I just don't think I'm getting as much out of a battery charge as when I'm reading the other formats. I use the AC charger overnight and a day or so later I am down to 3 bars on the battery. A day after that it's half drained. I do tend to enlarge the font more on the PDFs so I'm getting fewer words per page so that may account for some of it. I also seem to have more reboots when I'm reading PDF than LRF. I don't really have anything stored in the main memory, everthing is on the Memory stick and SD card. I load everthing to the Sony using Calibre. Has anyone else noticed this happening? Thanks.